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Google | Google Drive can serve both as a repository from which users can "pull" files they need for their course and also a [[Google Docs portfolio|portfolio]] into which they can "push" files they want to keep. Both options need to be enabled by the administrator before they are available for teachers and students. | ||
==Enabling the Google | ==Enabling the Google Drive repository== | ||
Note: In order to use either the Google | Note: In order to use either the Google Drive or Picasa repositories (also the Google Drive or Picasa portfolios) an administrator must register their Moodle site with Google, as described in [[Google OAuth 2.0 setup]], and obtain a client ID and secret. The client ID and secret can then be used to configure all Google Docs and Picasa plugins. | ||
# Log in as an administrator and go to '' | # Log in as an administrator and go to ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage Repositories'' | ||
# Activate the Google | # Activate the Google Drive repository by selecting 'Enable and visible' in the dropdown menu | ||
# Configure the Google | # Configure the Google Drive repository by entering the client ID and secret | ||
# Save changes | # Save changes | ||
==Getting ("pulling") your files from Google | ==Getting ("pulling") your files from Google Drive== | ||
* From the file picker, click on the Google | |||
[[File:newgoogledocs.png]] | * From the file picker, click on the Google Drive link and a prompt to log in will appear: | ||
* If it is your first time, the click the "Allow access" button to log in | |||
{| | |||
| [[File:newgoogledocs.png|thumb|Log into your account]] | |||
| [[File:newgooglepermission.png|thumb|Allow access]] | |||
|} | |||
* Your files will display for you to choose from. | * Your files will display for you to choose from. | ||
*You can view them in three ways by clicking one of the options at the top right. | *You can view them in three ways by clicking one of the options at the top right. | ||
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==Repository capabilities== | ==Repository capabilities== | ||
There is just one capability, [[Capabilities/repository/googledocs:view|View | There is just one capability, [[Capabilities/repository/googledocs:view|View Google Drive repository]], which is allowed for the default authenticated user role. | ||
[[Category:Site administration]] | [[Category:Site administration]] | ||
[[de:Google | [[de:Google Drive Repository]] | ||
[[es:Repositorio Google Drive]] |
Latest revision as of 13:37, 3 February 2016
Google Drive can serve both as a repository from which users can "pull" files they need for their course and also a portfolio into which they can "push" files they want to keep. Both options need to be enabled by the administrator before they are available for teachers and students.
Enabling the Google Drive repository
Note: In order to use either the Google Drive or Picasa repositories (also the Google Drive or Picasa portfolios) an administrator must register their Moodle site with Google, as described in Google OAuth 2.0 setup, and obtain a client ID and secret. The client ID and secret can then be used to configure all Google Docs and Picasa plugins.
- Log in as an administrator and go to Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage Repositories
- Activate the Google Drive repository by selecting 'Enable and visible' in the dropdown menu
- Configure the Google Drive repository by entering the client ID and secret
- Save changes
Getting ("pulling") your files from Google Drive
- From the file picker, click on the Google Drive link and a prompt to log in will appear:
- If it is your first time, the click the "Allow access" button to log in
- Your files will display for you to choose from.
- You can view them in three ways by clicking one of the options at the top right.
Repository capabilities
There is just one capability, View Google Drive repository, which is allowed for the default authenticated user role.