Resources for the Last Month of School

As we near the end of the school year, we are sending out some guides and reminders in this newsletter so that you can reference them as you are ready. As always, please feel free to submit a Helpdesk ticket if you would like support with any of the processes described below.

PowerSchool Grading Reminders

SBG Guides for Families
Share the Family Standards-Based Grading Information webpage with families who would like to learn more about SBG in ECSD or are looking for guides/tutorials on how to navigate PowerSchool.

Elementary Gradebook Guide
Please use this Elementary Guide for Standards-Based Grading as a reference when reviewing your end-of-semester grades and comments.

Final Grade Submission
When you are finished entering all your grades/comments, follow this Final Grade Submission process to let your registrar know that your grades are complete. NOTE: The Elementary Guide shows a slightly different process to submit final grades; either way will work.

Wrapping up the Year in Schoology

Schoology courses will automatically archive 24-48 hours after the last day of the term: May 30, 2024. You will still be able to access your materials from the Archived Courses screen, but Schoology recommends that you use the “Save Course to Resources” option so materials are more easily accessible next year.

Leaving the District?

Saving Your Google Drive Files
If you are leaving the district and would like to save files in your Google Drive onto your own device, please download those files to an external hard drive by June 1. You can then upload the files to your personal Google Drive or onto your personal device.
NOTE: Please be judicious in determining which files are appropriate for you to download. It is illegal to take any files that contain student data or ECSD intellectual property.

Moving Files to a Shared Drive
If your colleagues need access to your files after you leave, we recommend moving files to a Shared Drive that you share with colleagues.

Archive Your GoGuardian Classrooms

Please Archive Your GoGuardian Classrooms at the end of the school year. It only takes a few seconds and will prevent you from accidentally blocking students with your scenes as they move into new classes next school year.

Google Takeout for Seniors

(HIGH SCHOOLS ONLY)

The following link provides instructions from Google on how STUDENTS can use Google Takeout to copy content from a school account to a personal account:

Google Takeout: Copy Content from Your School Account to a Personal Account

Please post the above link in your Schoology course for students to access! We encourage giving your students time to do this in class to ensure that all seniors have completed this process before leaving ECSD. Their accounts will be disabled when they graduate.

In addition, here is a blog post from an EdTech Coach that details the above process with screenshots and videos, which may help some students: Eric Curts’s Guide to Google Takeout.

NOTE: In order for students to use Google Takeout, they will need access to their personal Google account (Gmail) on a device other than their ECSD Chromebook (i.e. phone, tablet, laptop, etc.). If they do not have access to a personal device, there will be a Chromebook set up in the front office to allow them to log into their personal Google account. This Chromebook will be available later this week until the end of the school year.

Additionally, please also encourage students to download any projects they’ve created using their school account on applications such as WeVideo, Canva, Adobe Express, etc. Once their Google account is disabled, they will no longer be able to log into these applications using their school account.

Google Certified Educator: Earn Lane Change Credit AND Boost Your Tech Skills

If you're looking for opportunites to earn lane change credit and deepen your understanding of how to utilize Google Workspace tools in the classroom, consider signing up for one of the self-paced Google Certified Educator courses. Already earned your certification? You might be able to apply those hours for lane change credit as well. Click the links below to learn more!

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Resources for the Last Month of School

PowerSchool Grading Reminders

Wrapping up the Year in Schoology

Leaving the District?

Archive Your GoGuardian Classrooms

Google Takeout for Seniors

(HIGH SCHOOLS ONLY)

Google Certified Educator: Earn Lane Change Credit AND Boost Your Tech Skills

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