Lesson 2 - Using OneDrive

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Digital Literacy

OneDrive

Cloud Storage

Extension

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Name as many devices
as you can that store data

Storage Devices

Many of you will think of real devices

• Computers, phones, cameras, laptops, tablets etc...

Some of you will put the actual storage device

• Hard drive, USB stick, SD card, DVD

USB STICK

HARD DRIVE

SD CARD

DVD

Cloud Storage

• Data is stored online and not on your device
• 24/7 access from around the world
• Need an internet connection

Our School File System

• Is a cloud based system
• Your files are never actually in school - they are online
• You can access them anywhere with a web browser
• You use your school email and normal password 

eg:

[e-mail]

I do, You do

1. Show logging in to office.com and then clicking Onedrive
2. Making a folder
3. Making a Word file and opening it
4. Moving the file to another folder
5. Delete the file
6. Open Word from the start menu, save a file, then close it
7. Open the file in Word through office.com

Exercises - ISL

1. Log in to office.com and click Onedrive
2. Create folder for Computer science and other main subjects
3.  Create "new" word document, edit in browser and save to Maths folder with the name "File Test"
4. Move this file to English folder
5. Delete the file
6. Open word from start menu
7. Save to S:\Onedrive and close word
8. Go back to browser and re-open this document, make a change and save it again
9. Delete the file on the S: 

Cloud storage is where files are stored on your personal devices

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

What is the drive letter called in school which is a clone of your cloud storage?

1. X:
2. C:
3. S:
4. Y:

What is the name of our cloud drive service called?

Which of these is the correct email for your school address?

1. [e-mail]
2. [e-mail]
3. [e-mail]
4. [e-mail]

You have to install office.com in order to access your files at home

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Final thoughts

• It is easy to access your files from home through a web browser, or on your phone.
• Practice this important life skill.  It will help you to be more successful in your GCSEs and further education.
• It will also help you to be successful in the career you choose to do.