Google Shared Drives and Common Folders

Barrington 220 will be discontinuing the use of district “Common Folders” beginning January 1, 2020. If you have not worked here at Barrington 220 for more than four or five years, you may not know what I am referring to because these folders are seldom used. Our “Common” folders are server-based file storage areas that once provided each building a central file repository to share files with other building staff members. These server folders now see very limited use and most of the 250,000 files on them are dated and unused.

Common Folders will be discontinued beginning January 1, 2020.

The standard file repository for Barrington 220 shared files will continue to be Google Drive. Staff and students create, store, and share their files within their personal Google Drive, or they can create “Google Shared Drives” for teams of people. The Google Shared Drive storage offers a particular advantage to staff, in that files within the shared drive remain in place, even after the file creator has retired or left the district.

For those of you who are interested in learning more about Google Shared Drives, here is a good place to start.