Download Google Docs from Google Drive in a zip file

The option Download files in Google Drive is very useful. It can download certain file or folder. It can be used if you would like to download all of the documents. The only think that should be done to collect all Google Docs and Folders under one Folder.

Downloading files is very easy. If you would like to know how, please continue reading.

Log-in to your Google Drive.

Collect in one folder files and folders that you would like to download. In my case it will be the highlighted one.

Right click to that folder.
Pick Download.

 The process of downloading starts and you can see how it goes in the right bottom corner of the window.

 When the process of zipping is complete you see the downloaded files.

You can find them in Downloads folder on your computer.

 

Get Notifications when Google Form is filled out

When you create a Google form, a Google Spreadsheet with the same name appears in your Google Drive.

Open the spreadsheet before to send the form to people. Set-up notifications in the spreadsheet following these steps:

Step 1: Go to Tools > Notification Rules – “Set notification rules” window appears with two sections.

1^st section is when to have notifications, 2^nd is how often.

Step 2: Setup Notification Rules depend on how the Form is created.

1^st section: Notify me at <my email> when ...

Any changes are made – if your form is setup with options: Allowing more than one response per person or/and allowing responders to edit responses after submitting

A user submits a form – if the previous options are not allowed

2^nd section: Notify me with ...

Email – daily digest will be once per day

Email – right away will send e-mails in every change of answers or submission of the form.

When you are ready with the setting: click “Save”, followed by “Done”.

Now you are ready to send the form for replenishment.

You will receive message in your email when the form is edited by someone.

How to make backup file of course in Moodle

Reason to have backup file of Moodle course:
- to have saved copy of the course;
- use it to create the same course in other Moodle;
- use file to import it in other LMS (learning management system);
How to make our backup file? Follow the simple steps.

1. Login Moodle.
2. Go to the course that you would like to have backup.

3. Be sure that the Moodle course is in "Topics format: not in "One Topic format" (How to set format: Settings block -> Edit Settings -> Format: Topics format -> Save Changes) otherwise you won't have the correct backup file. Espetially if you will use the file to import in other LMS. Some of them doesn't support backup file in other format.

4. Settings block -> Backup -> check all check-boxes without the 1st one and click Next.

5. Check everything that you would like to use (by default everything is checked) and click Next.
6. Give name of the file in field Filename or leave the default and click Perform Backup.

7. When it is complete you will see: The backup file was successfully created.

8. Click Continue.

9. In section User private backup area you will see the file that you just created.

10. Click Download.

11. Save file. If it doesn't ask where to save the backup file should be in the Download folder in the computer.
12. Now you can use it.