Last updated on 11 February 2025
DropItToMe is an online service that will allow you to Collect your students' work directly into your DropBox account.
I was talking in a recent article aboutInterest in using online file storage and sharing services as part of the school. Among these services, there are DropBox who is conquering the place of leader. One of the reasons for this is the possibility to allow third-party applications and services to interact with your DropBox account.
This is the case for DropItToMe, which will allow your students, for example, to send files directly to your DropBox account without giving them access to all the content of your online storage and backup space. DropItToMe, once linked with your DropBox account, will provide you with a unique URL This will allow your students to upload their files directly.
The use is simple. DropItToMe is free. First, create an account on the site. Please note that the password must be different from that of your DropBox account and then allow access to your DropBox.
Once the two services are synchronized, DropItToMe provides you with a unique URL that you will be able to broadcast to your students. You must also specify a password, which can be very simple, that your students will have to type in to be able to upload a file.
URL and password should be provided to people to whom you want to offer the possibility to upload files directly to your account. By following the URL, the student will have to type in the password. It will then be asked by DropItToMe to choose a file to send. The file size is limited to 75 Mb. In your hard drive and in the MyDropBox folder will appear a new DropItToMe folder in which will nest the files sent by your correspondents. File also available on your DropBox online.
Convenient, you will be notified by email each time you receive a new file.
On the security side, you can cut off access and disable the URL with a single click whenever you want. You can also change the URL password as many times as you want.
In the classroom.
DropItToMe is a service that can be very convenient for collect, for example, work requested from your students. This will allow you to unclog your mailbox with bulky attachments. You can also use it for collaborative work with other people or Install it on a class blog to collect documents or files from your visitors directly in your DropBox.
Link: DropItToMe
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