Note : Each week will have 5 classes and each class’ duration will be one hour and forty-five minutes.

LEVEL 1 – Beginner 

Learning Goals:

• Understand what Google Drive is and why it’s useful
  
• Learn how to create, upload, and organize files and folders
  
• Develop comfort navigating the Drive interface

Topics:

• What is Google Drive? 
  • Cloud basics
  • File Management
  • Sharing & Collaboration
  • Google Apps Integration
  • Access from Anywhere
• Logging in & exploring the Drive interface
• • Top Bar (Includes Search bar & Settings, Account options)
  • Side Panel (Navigation Area – Includes New button, Home, Recent, Starred, Bin, Storage)
  • Main Workspace (File Area) 

• Creating and naming folder and files
  
• Uploading files & folders
  
• Moving, renaming, and deleting files
  
• Searching for files using keywords

Tasks:

The above learning objectives and topics will be effectively achieved through the completion of structured, hands-on practice tasks of level 1.

LEVEL 2 – Intermediate (Sharing, Collaboration & Permissions)

Learning Goals:

• Learn how to share files and folders with others safely
  
• Understand permission types (Viewer, Commenter, Editor)
  
• Practice working collaboratively in shared folders

Topics:

• Sharing a file with people and setting permissions
• • View
  • Commentor
  • Editor
    

• Sharing entire folders
  
• Understanding link sharing (“Anyone with the link”)
  
• How to remove access or stop sharing

Tasks:

The above learning objectives and topics will be effectively achieved through the completion of structured, hands-on practice tasks of level 2.

LEVEL 3 – Advanced (Organizing, Managing & Maintaining Drive)

Learning Goals:

• Learn efficient organization and file management habits
  
• Use Drive tools to find, sort, and prioritize files
  
• Keep Drive clean, color-coded, and easy to use

Topics:

• Using “Starred” Section
  
• Sorting by file type, owner, or last opened
  
• Folder color-coding
  
• Managing Trash and storage space
  
• Drive settings (offline mode, notifications)

Tasks:

The above learning objectives and topics will be effectively achieved through the completion of structured, hands-on practice tasks level 3.

Final Project : My Dream Life Drive

Goal

Students will create a personal Google Drive folder system that represents their dreams, interests, and goals while demonstrating key Drive skills learned throughout the course.

Project Instructions

1. Create Your Main Folder

• • Create a main folder named “My Dream Life – [Your Name]”.

2. Create Sub-folders

Create the following four sub-folders:

1. • Dream Places to Visit
   • My Future Goals
   • My Favorites (like movies, food, music, games)
   • Skills I Want to Learn

3. Add Files

• • Upload at least one file to each subfolder (image, Google Doc, or PDF).
  • Rename each file clearly.

4. Organize Your Drive

• • Change each subfolder’s color
  • Add two important subfolders to Starred.
  • Delete one file and then restore it from Trash.
  • Turn on Offline Mode.
  • Check your Storage to see how much space is used.

5. Share Your Work Safely

• • Share one sub-folder with a trusted person using Viewer access.
  • Remove access when you are finished.

Planting Seeds of Transformation