Bits & Bytes

As the end of the school year quickly approaches, we wanted to provide you with important information on end of year procedures with regards to technology. This newsletter focuses on the following:

• District & Grade Level Specific
• Password Management
• Google Classroom
  
• Google Take Out
• GoGuardian
• Summer Play

If you need assistance with anything stated in this Newsletter or would like to learn more, please feel free to contact Debbie Matchett or Ed Duclos for support.

Have a relaxing and restful summer!

The Ed Tech Team

Please click on the link below to view both district wide procedures as well as the ones specific to your academic level.

End of Year Technology Procedures

Self-Service Password Management System

• If you have not already done so, please enroll in the self-service password management system.
• This service will allow you to reset your network password, unlock your network account and change your password without the assistance of IT.
• CLICK HERE to learn how to enroll today.

Student Work

• If you want to keep any student work as exemplars, make a copy of their work and place it in a folder in Google Drive so that you can have access to the work at a later date.

New Classrooms

• Automatically created Google Classrooms via LittleSIS will be pushed out during the summer on Monday, August 5, 2019.

Copy a Class

• If you would like to make a copy of your class for next year, CLICK HERE to view how.
• NOTE: Rostering will not be automatic if you copy a class. You will need to invite/add students to you class and remove students manually. Additionally, if your school uses Google Classroom Summaries, you will need to invite parents manually.

Archive Classes

• Make sure to archive your classes. CLICK HERE to view how.

Google allows you to migrate content out of your SWPS Google Apps account.

• When preparing to leave SWPS, you can take all or some of the work you have produced or stored within Google Apps with you.
  

Click on the link below to view instructions based on your need:

• Transfer to personal Google Account - CLICK HERE
• Need to download (no personal Google Account) - CLICK HERE

Your account will be removed on August 2, 2019, files will not be accessible after this date.

• Make sure to archive your classes. CLICK HERE to view how.

Take some time over the summer to try out one of the tech tools listed below. Click on the name of the app to view more information.

• EDpuzzle - Application that enables you to make instructional videos more engaging for students.
• Google Tour Builder - Create a story using maps.
• Pear Deck - An interactive presentation tool used to engage students.
• Screencastify - A tool that enables you to record your screen activity for creating tutorials.
• WeVideo - An online video editor that that can be used on any device.
• QR Codes - An easy way to boost student engagement during classroom activities.