If you're unable to connect to Google Drive from within Schoology (or some other application) here is the fix:

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Having trouble accessing your Google Account from Schoology, Notability, or some other application? Here is the fix.
Intended for
Employees and Students
Categorized under
RCS software and services
Maintained by
Matt Ringh
in need of review.


Removing Access

  1. In your Google account, click the grid in the upper-right.
  2. Select "Account".
  3. Select Security
  4. Under the heading "Third-party apps with account access", select "Manage third-party access".
  5. Under Apps connected to your account, open "Manage Apps".
  6. Under "Third-party apps with account access" select the app that is giving you trouble (e.g. Schoology) and click "Remove Access".

Granting Access and Reconnecting

If the issue was with Schoology, go back to Schoology, and connect again: For Teachers:

  1. In your course, click Add Materials.
  2. Select Add Assignment.
  3. Launch the Google Drive Assignment app.
  4. Connect to your Google account.

For Students:

  1. In your course, go to the assignment.
  2. Select Submit Assignment.
  3. Connect to your Google account.