Network

Student Folders

Mapping Drives

Avoiding Byte Hog Status

Public Drive Use

P:/TURNIN

Students must COPY files to the student folder. Since this is the TURNIN folder we do not want students to have access other than saving in this folder so they cannot see, edit, delete, or write over a file already on the drive. The problem is created with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) which save a temporary file before saving the final file. This temporary file becomes READ ONLY so students cannot save over the top of it. Even though they can’t see it, it’s there.

If they attempt to save they cannot later try to copy the same file (remember the temporary file?). If that happens, they must rename the file then save it again. I have my students save the file as a new version number (e.g., change stupid.ppt to stupid01.ppt) with Save As to their drive then copy it to Public/Turnin.