2 - How To Create "Download" Links In A Blog Post

I know that one issue we will have is our students who will rely on our WiFi to access our assignments/activities. If the assignment document, video, image, or audio clip cannot be downloaded onto their devices or their screenshots of our blogs are not very sharp, they will have to stay in front of our school for a MUCH longer time to get their work done. I have found a way (albeit a multi-step way) of allowing our students to be able to download and save assignments onto their devices. This will be forced on anyone who attempts to view the document, video, image, or audio clip. If they don't download and save the file, they will not have access to it. They can delete it at a later time.

Your file must be uploaded to your Google Drive.

1. Right-click on the file and select "Share". A pop-up window will appear.

2. In the "Get Link" section, click on "Change to anyone with the link" to change who can access it. The permission will change from "Only people added can open with this link" to "Anyone on the Internet with this link can view".

3. Click "Copy link". Click "Done".

4. Open the Notepad app and "Paste" the link into the blank document. Strike "Enter" two times.

5. Copy this link into the same Notepad document.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=REPLACE_THIS_PART

6. In the first link, copy the section after "d/" and before "/view" and paste where "REPLACE_THIS_PART" is in the second link.

i.e https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cG7GL1NlyPS6JWnpAwsHSY5Biqzzl5jN/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1cG7GL1NlyPS6JWnpAwsHSY5Biqzzl5jN

7. Copy the new link.  Highlight the word (download) and click the "Link" button.

8. Paste the link into the "To what URL should this link go?" area. Click on the option "Open this link in a new window" and then "Ok".