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We've looked at that in the past and the time delay caused by logging in at out of Google drive is just too much with the way ios is structured. Plus it doesn't generally function like a simple drive location.
Finally on top of all the storage access complications , most apps dont save as actual files that can be saved to a destination folder, as ios doesn't have a traditional file system. Usually you only get that kind of option with export, and then on ios it frequently is a preset list of destinations like email or airdrop. I haven't seen a open send to so I can't use mega.co or owncloud or others that I would like.
I totally admit I am not an apple expert, just a school technician that has tried to fit teacher/admin needs into establishing inflexible work flows with difficulties .
Just spitballing an idea. Along the lines of airdrop, does the instructor have a machine that the kids can send their music to when they’re done? This would create a backup, which the instructor could then organize and upload to a server (google drive?) that can be shared with the iPads as read only, so the kids could redownload the file again if need be.
Oooh, excellent idea. I'll look into viability of airdropping. Most of our current machines at work are windows machines, so.. while it probably could work, ease of use is also an important aspect when so many of the teachers are a step below tech savvy.
Not to mention ease of use for the pupils who are often even more tech illiterate.
I'll look into it. Thank you!
I don’t know this for sure but getting airdrop to work on a win machine might not result in the most stable solution - it looks like most of the solutions are open source projects which are fun but idk if I would personally trust them to be working 100% of the time when you need it at the end of class.
I think it’s a decent option to consider if you can get your hands on an actual Apple device to test with, imho. Airdrop is fairly proprietary and made hard to integrate with by Apple on purpose in my opinion. The other thing to consider is how big the files are - if you use an airdrop receiver you will need enough space on it to hold everyone’s files.
I really liked the email idea someone had too - if the students have their own email addresses they could email their projects to themselves. Same consideration there though, if the files are too big you might piss off the IT guy.
Two more spitballs-
Do the students have any network storage that the IT guy could help get mapped on the ipads?
Does the school have any remote learning type software that students can turn assignments in electronically? Could see if that software has an ipad app that adds a “share to” option when exporting a project? Long shot but maybe
Upon further inspection; The music teachers already have a Mac there, so setting up AirDrop is honestly a wonderful idea that we'll look further into. Thank you so much!
Or even if there is an email account set up on the iPad, the students could email the file to their own email.
Ooh, i like making them airdrop it to a host machine, that’s one-way. Only deal is that you have to manually order and expose it via network, or restore it later manually both of which are a little untenable 🤔