Home Drive vs. OneDrive & Online vs. Desktop Apps

Activity A — Organize in OneDrive

Objective: Create your cloud folders so you can work at school and at home.

1. Go to sd44.ca and click on Mail and sign in with your SD44 account.
2. Click on the "waffle" then open OneDrive.
   
3. Create a new folder named ICT 8.
How to create a folder in OneDrive
1. Click + New (top left).
2. Choose Folder.
3. Type ICT 8 → press Enter.
   
4. Inside ICT 8, create folders for each unit we will do.
• 1. Essential Skills
• 2. Digital Media
• 3. Game Development
• 4. Web Development
5. Now organize all the other files in your OneDrive.
• Move any files that you created in Elementary School to a folder called Elementary School.
• Create a Grade 8 folder.
• Create subject folders for each subject you are taking this year.
• Move any files you have for this year into the correct subject folder.
• Move your ICT 8 files into your Grade 8 folder.

All work created in Unit 1 should be saved in your 1. Essential Skills folder.

Activity B - Organize Home Drive

Objective: Create your network folders so you can work at school

1. Go to File Manager and click on This Computer and double click on your H: drive.

2. Create a new folder named Grade 8.
How to Create a New Folder in File Manager
1. Open File Explorer
   • Click the yellow folder icon on your taskbar (bottom of the screen),
   • or press Windows + E on your keyboard.
2. Go to the Location You Want
   • In the left sidebar, click This PC → your H: Drive (student drive),
   • then open the folder where you want to create your new folder.
3. Create the Folder
   • Option A: Right-click on a blank area → New → Folder
   • Option B: Click New (or New Folder) on the top toolbar
   • Option C (shortcut): Press Ctrl + Shift + N
4. Name Your Folder
   • Type the name (for example: ICT8_Game_Project) and press Enter.
5. You're Done! 🎉
   • Double-click the new folder to open it.
   • Save your files here from now on.
3. Inside your Grade 8, create your ICT 8 folder and a folderfor each unit we will do.
• 1. Essential Skills
• 2. Digital Media
• 3. Game Development
• 4. Web Development
4. Now organize all the other files in your H: drive.

Activity C — Download & Save Files

Objective: Practice moving a file from the website/Teams to your computer, then into OneDrive for editing in Office Online

1. Download the 1.2 Essential Skills Web Quest document
2. Save this file in your 1. Essential Skills folder on your OneDrive.
3. Complete the tasks in the document. Make sure you do them all!

Activity D — Download & Extract a ZIP Folder (Game Assets)

Objective: Download a ZIP file from a website, extract it, move it to the correct folder, and document the process.

1. Go to the download page
   Open Microsoft Edge and go to:
   https://kenney.nl/assets/space-shooter-redux
2. Download the ZIP file
   • Scroll down and click the Download button.
   • When Edge asks what to do, click Save.
   • The file will download to your Downloads folder.
3. Find the ZIP file
   • Open File Explorer.
   • Click Downloads on the left.
   • Look for space-shooter-redux.zip.
4. Extract the ZIP file
   • Right-click on space-shooter-redux.zip.
   • Click Extract All…
   • A dialog box will appear asking where to extract the files.
   • Do not change anything — just click Extract.
5. Locate the extracted folder
   • A new folder called space-shooter-redux will appear.
   • This is the folder you will use (not the ZIP file).
6. Move the folder to your Game Development folder
   Move the space-shooter-redux folder into:
   ICT 8 → Game Development
   Ways to move the folder

   • Option A: Click & Drag
     Click and hold the folder, drag it to your Game Development folder, then release.
   • Option B: Right-click → Cut / Paste
     Right-click the folder → Cut
     Open your Game Development folder → right-click → Paste
   • Option C: Keyboard shortcuts
     Click the folder once → press Ctrl + X
     Open your Game Development folder → press Ctrl + V
7. Take a screenshot
   • Take a screenshot showing the space-shooter-redux folder inside your Game Development folder.
   • Add this screenshot to your 1.2 Essential Skills Webquest.

Final check: the folder should NOT end in .zip.

Activity E — Handing In Your Work

Objective: Learn how to find your files and attach them to a Teams assignment

1. Go to teams and find 1.2 File Management Assignment
2. Attach the following documents:
• 1.2 Essential Skills Webquest.docx located in your OneDrive
• 1.2 Essential Skills Webquest.pdf located in your H: Drive

One is a Word document and the other is a PDF.

3. Press the Hand In button to submit your work.