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The ability to share a document with fellow teachers or administrators is an important part of our job. Online file storage helps solve some of the shortcomings of current file management techniques. For instance, when a draft exam is shared among colleagues, any revision must necessarily be re-sent to all other colleagues before any further revisions are done. Otherwise, duplicate revisions or incompatible revisions will occur. Enter online storage: a group of teachers could set up a free joint account, then make revisions and upload their changes. The next user would simply continue where the last user finished, making revisions and uploading his or her changes. Of course, all users could keep copies of their own revisions should any disagreement arise about any particular version.One begins to see how online file management can help to tackle barriers of time, place, and money in the school. Since faculty and administrators can't always meet one another on a daily basis, they often don't have the opportunity to participate fully in collaborative efforts. Sharing an online storage space can be an excellent way to work collaboratively on a variety of tasks. For instance, curriculum documents or unit plans could be developed efficiently by a number of colleagues from separate web-enabled computers. And with online hard drives that allow files to be viewed as part of a Web site, online publishing can be an affordable, convenient alternative to paper-based documents, which require extensive photocopying and reprinting if revisions are required.
