Teachers and students can now create Google and Microsoft files like Docs, Sheets, and Presentations, directly within Toddle. Instead of switching between platforms, you can draft documents right where you’re working, whether in announcements, assignments, or portfolio posts. All files are automatically saved to your connected Drive account. Let’s explore how this works!

Previously, to add a new/blank document, you had to navigate to your Google or Microsoft drive, create a new document there, and then upload it in Toddle. Now, you and your students can create a new document directly within Toddle, saving time and reducing steps.

Wherever you see the option to attach files from your connected Drive, you’ll now see options to create new documents as well, based on your school’s cloud integration. For example, when adding an attachment to an announcement, you'll see one of these options:

2. Create from Microsoft OneDrive – Choose to create a Word document, Excel workbook, or PowerPoint presentation

Clicking on any option will prompt you to name your document before it is created.

Once you enter a name and click ‘Create’, the selected document type will be automatically added to your post as a link.

💡Please note that documents created through Toddle are always added as links, ensuring real-time access and live updates to all who it is shared with.

You can click on the document to open it in the same tab and begin editing, just like you would in Google Docs. The document gets automatically added to your connected Drive.

💡 Please note that embedded editing is supported only for Google Docs. If you’re using Microsoft OneDrive, you’ll see an icon to open the document in a new tab. Clicking it will redirect you to Microsoft Word, where you can begin editing.

When adding a submission template to a task, you will have the same experience. Depending on your school’s connected cloud service, you’ll see one set of document creation options, either Google or Microsoft.

Let’s say your school is integrated with Google Workspace, you will see options such as create a Google doc, Google sheet, or Google slide.

So, if you choose to create a new Google Doc (or Microsoft Word document, depending on your integration) to use as a submission template, you’ll first be prompted to name your document.

Once the document is created, you’ll be asked to choose how it should be shared with students (a common copy for all students or an individual copy for each student). Make your selection and click ‘Done’.

The document will be added to the task as a linked submission template. Just like other submission templates, you can use the three-dot menu to rename or delete it.

💡 Once a document is created in Drive, it cannot be renamed from within Toddle. You can only rename how the attachment appears on the platform; this will not affect the file name in Drive.

Once a submission template is added to a class task, students can access it directly from their portal. The way it appears depends on the sharing option selected by the teacher: either each student gets their own editable copy, or all students collaborate on the same file.

As shown below, students will find the template under the ‘Your response’ section. They can click ‘Add’ to add their response.

In the same tab, they can begin adding their response in the template. If the template is copied for each student, this copy is auto-saved to the student’s shared Drive folder. Students can access this copy from the ‘Shared with me’ section in their Drive.

After the student submits their response, the copy they worked on will be stored in your(teacher’s) connected Drive. The student’s name is included in the file name.

If a student chooses to create a new document as their response (instead of using a template), they will see options to create Google or Microsoft documents, depending on the integrations enabled by your school.

💡Students can also create new documents using Google or Microsoft tools in other modules, such as when adding posts to the class portfolio or uploading evidence in goals.

The created document will automatically be added to the student’s Drive.

Whenever you or your students create a document from Toddle, it’s automatically saved in your connected Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. The exact storage location depends on the module or context from which the document is created on Toddle. Let’s walk through the different scenarios:

💡Please note that the new folder structure applies only to tasks created after this update. For older tasks already assigned or added in unit plans, the previous folder structure will continue to apply. You can still add a new document to such tasks; it will be stored in the older folder.

When you create a document from a module that is not linked to a specific class, for example, an announcement, the file will be saved to the root Toddle folder in your connected Drive.

If you create a document for a portfolio post or teacher resource from within a specific class, it will be saved under that class’s folder:

My Drive/My Files → Toddle → Classes → Class name (e.g., Year 1 Design) → Documents

For submission templates, any new document you create will be saved within a specific class folder

The template is saved under a general Templates folder for that academic year:

My Drive/My Files → Toddle → Classes (2024–25) → Templates

Once you assign the task, a shortcut to the same template is created inside the assigned task folder:

My Drive/My Files → Toddle → Classes (2024–25) → Class name (e.g., Year 1 Design) → Task name (e.g., Design of everyday objects)

💡 You’ll notice that Toddle class folders in your Drive are labelled by academic year, such as Classes (2024–25). After the academic year transition in Toddle, newly created classes will appear under a new academic year folder (e.g., Classes (2025–26)). Any new documents created in those classes will be saved accordingly. Documents from earlier years will remain in their original folders and will not be moved automatically.

Once a student submits their response using the submission template, A copy of the doc (with the student’s name in the filename) will be saved in your Drive here:

My Drive/My Files → Toddle → Classes (2024–25) → Class name (e.g., Year 1 Design) → Task name (e.g., Design of everyday objects)

If students decide to create a new Google or Microsoft doc while submitting their response, it gets saved in their own connected Drive:

My Drive/My Files → Toddle → Classes (2024–25) →Class name(e.g., Year 1 Design)→Task name(e.g., Design of everyday objects)

That's all for now. We will continue to innovate and improve to make your Toddle experience better each day!