You can now host web content on Google Drive
Feb 05, 2013
By
Will Findlay
[Update: Sadly Google dropped this capability in 2016]
This was announced today:
I did some testing to see if I could upload Articulate files, and it worked! So now, (like you could do with Dropbox) if you want to test your content, or put it up temporarily for a client, etc... you can use Google Drive!
I wanted to see if it would work with swf files, so I uploaded some simple content, and was pleasantly surprised to see it worked (this is a simple quizmaker example):
https://googledrive.com/host/0B-O7fJS2J5CHOFlEQmZuV0RjbkU/quiz.html
Also see this article:
At first I thought it might be limited to html, css, and js files, but uploading swf, xml, and image files worked as well!
9 Replies
Good find Will. Was there any noticeable lag similar to using Dropbox?
Good question - I didn't notice any lag, but then I tested a very simple example. It would be worth doing to some heavy testing (with video files for example).
If you install DriveNotepad you can even edit your HTML files directly in the cloud:
http://drivenotepad.appspot.com/
You just saved my life! No really! I am in a grad program and the class requires us to create elearning but I was floundering finding a way to host the thing so that the professor could view it!
Denise, you might also like to check out SCORM Cloud too. It's free (for the basic package) but is designed specifically for hosting (and tracking) SCORM content.
Simon, thanks for pointing out Scorm Cloud. I have been meaning to check it out and looking at it now I am really impressed.
It's a pretty good piece of kit for hosting demos etc. Not sure how user-friendly it is for something more commercial or L&D-centric. The only really flaw I've found is that invitations (to courses) sometimes expire randomly - anything from seconds to weeks after you're created them. Other than that, the delivery aspect, e.g. to the reviewer, is very solid.
Has anyone posted a Storyline file on Google Drive yet? Is it like Dropbox where you upload the entire output file and then link to Story.html?
Hi Natalia! Yes Google Drive is like Dropbox where you upload the entire output. The difference is that you rename the story.html file to index.html and getting the URL for the link isn't quite as easy..but not too bad.
I've posted the steps here http://community.articulate.com/blogs/taylor/archive/2013/08/26/how-to-share-your-e-learning-course-for-free-with-google-drive.aspx
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