☁️ Google Tools for Students · Lesson 1 of 7
Google Drive and folders
Where files are saved, a folder for each subject and uploading files.
What is Google Drive?
Drive is your cloud storage: a place on the internet where all your files live — documents, slides, pictures. Go to drive.google.com (or the grid of dots ⋮⋮⋮ at the top right of any Google page) and sign in.
A folder for each subject
- Click “+ New” > “New folder”
- Name it, for example “Science – 5th grade”
- Make one folder for each subject
- Drag files into the right folder
Uploading and finding files
“+ New” > “File upload” brings a file from the computer into Drive. You can also drag files straight from the computer into the Drive window. The search box at the top finds any file by name, or even by a word inside it.
Useful places
| My Drive | Files and folders you created |
|---|---|
| Shared with me | Files others shared with you |
| Recent | What you opened lately |
| Starred | Files you marked with a star |
| Trash | Deleted files stay here for 30 days |
Tip
💡 Give files clear names: “Science – Water cycle – Jan 12”, not “Untitled document (7)”.
✏️ Practice: your turn
- Open Google Drive
- Make a folder for each of your subjects
- Upload one file from the computer
- Star a file you use a lot
🧠 Quick quiz
Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.
0 of 4 correct
All lessons in Google Tools for Students
- 📁 1. Google Drive and foldersWhere files are saved, a folder for each subject and uploading files
- 📄 2. Google DocsA new document, formatting, voice typing and version history
- 🤝 3. Sharing and group workViewer, commenter or editor, a link, and working together live
- 💬 4. Comments and suggestionsComment on a sentence, suggesting mode, and tagging a friend
- 📊 5. Google SheetsA table, your first formula, sorting and a chart
- 📝 6. Google FormsA survey, a quiz with points, and answers that land in a sheet
- 🏫 7. Google ClassroomJoin a class, open an assignment, attach a file and turn it in