Students - How to upload images from your phone to the school computers via OneDrive
Guide Updated On: 20th November 2024
Step 1 - Connecting to the school Wi-Fi:
Connect to the school's BYOD Wi-Fi network on your device by using the below guidance:
GRY - Connect to BYOD : SAST IT Services
Step 2 - Downloading the OneDrive App:
After connecting successfully to the Wi-Fi open up your phones app store. For iPhone users this will be the App Store, for Android users this will be the Google Play store.
Search for the OneDrive app and download it. The store page should look like this:
Step 3 - Logging into OneDrive and Uploading Images:
After the OneDrive app has been installed successfully open it up and log into it using your school email and password.
For example:
After logging in, you will be able to upload files. To do this, click on the + icon in the top-right hand corner.
After this, click on the upload button that will appear in the middle of your screen.
Alternatively, create folder where you want to upload the photos to, and then continue to upload the photos as instructed.
From here, select photos from gallery/camera roll, and allow any access the app has requested.
After you have selected all of the images you want to upload, click select and upload. Do not close the app while they are uploading.
Depending on the amount of images you are uploading, this could take anywhere from 10 seconds to several minutes.
After they have finished you will be able to access them on your school computer.
Step 4 - Viewing the images on the school computers:
After the files have been uploaded to your OneDrive, you will be able to view them on your school computer.
To do this, open up your workspace and then click on This PC.
You will see a mapped drive called 'My OneDrive (M:)'. Open this, and you will be able to see all of the photos you have uploaded from your phone.
