 #EdTech Update June 2022

Monthly Newsletter from Instructional Services on the latest in EdTech

#EdTech Monthly Update 

You can roll your entire year into next year or single classes if you prefer. Chalk has provided the following guide to using the Rollover feature in Planboard/Semester. Watch this video provided by Michael at Chalk and if you have any questions or need any assistance with the process, either I can help you, or click on the chat with Chalk bubble and they can also help.

Just like you clean up your classroom each year, it pays to also clean up your digital space each year. Google Classroom and Google Drive can get very disorganized and if you've ever tried to find something in Drive and can't or reuse old Google Classroom material and can't find it you know what I'm talking about. This video I put out last year to clean up your Google Spaces is a great place to start in getting organized online. When I recorded this video Schoolytics wasn't on the radar. Now that you can use Schoolytics to reuse Google Classroom material even easier this is even more important. Every year follow these steps for a more organized and less cluttered Google life. Reach out if you have any questions or need any help!

<a href="https://youtu.be/e1KWW7mlU5o">Chalk Rollover Guide</a>

<a href="https://youtu.be/FLIkbp6iQIM">Clean Up Google Guide</a>

<a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/lG6vPPmNSXOY_xZMZsLqQA">September E-Book</a>. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-o9oSJtfA">September Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/e9Fr9HnnTAeqOQyuYFvl8Q">October E-Book</a>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aByDR4T5WQM">October Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/FKwv10YsSlS3uMdD1Z-dKA">November E-Book</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://youtu.be/03roCcq_tPA">November Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/in81r8TXRhqhFoXl-NbioQ">December E-Book</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT70-SeN-FQ">December Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/9uuYuP0nTqq70FMl5tqEqw">January E-Book</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz3D7P4un80">January Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/92hLPXT5QQSE8AKX-2JwGQ">February E-Book</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbWgaqespP8">February Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/yi_zHhDoToOS9isJj_4NtQ">April E-Book</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://youtu.be/tixuipE8j3I">April Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://read.bookcreator.com/lK8mnY5MnvOKyClc1c8FHYgd3693/feKQJ7zFRlm4FH2AeXT_AQ">May E-Book</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz_2_erJAhA">May Video</a> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June E-Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

June is here and Summer just days away. You all have been amazing this year! Your dedication to this profession is nothing less than heroic and you have my deepest thanks for all you do. Before you button up this year please take some time to close out the year clean with the tips I've laid out in this issue so you can come back to it all done and ready to go for next year. "Don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today" B.F. The tomorrow you will appreciate today you taking it off their plate :) I hope I'll see each of you before we break, but in case I don't have a wonderful break and I will see you back here in September! Kind Regards, Dan Gallant

One of Schoolytics most powerful upgrades to Google Classroom (THIS IS FREE FOLKS) is the Reuse Content ability. Google Classroom has a Reuse Post button but finding the content you want to reuse can be a real chore, even if you've cleaned it up as discussed earlier. The "Content Library" Section of Schoolytics gives you powerful search and apply functionality to the reuse process. You can filter by class, by hashtag, and more. No more endless scrolling to find that assignment you used this time last year. Not only that, it puts it into the current Google Classroom you are sending it to in draft format so you can edit it. Check out the link on the right to Alice Keeler's deep dive into what can be done with the Content Library at Schoolytics.

<a href="https://youtu.be/Fd-G7TNmK4Y">Reuse Content with Schoolytics</a>

Happy June to you! The weather has finally turned though I'm not really sure what happened to Spring. Thank you all for your hard work this year. In this issue I will go over some of the housekeeping tips you'll want to knock out before you close the books on 21-22 school year. How to clean up Google, and Roll Chalk content over. If you need help with any of this please reach out to me! - Dan Gallant

Chalk Rollover Features Chalk goes over the different ways you can roll your content from this year into next. Cleaning up your Google Spaces for Next Year A longer video guide by me to help you clean up your digital space in much the same way you clean out your physical classroom each year. Schoolytics Content Library - Reusing Assignments in Google Classroom next year. THIS IS A MUST SEE TOOL! If you're not using this Schoolytics tool with your Google Classroom you are wasting your very valuable time and energy. Google Takeout Reminder to 12th Grade Students If you haven't already done so please remind Seniors to use Takeout on all their material.

Chalk UI Update, Google Takeout, other updates

<a href="http://takeout.google.com/transfer">Transfer Gmail/Drive</a>

Teachers of Seniors, please inform your graduating seniors that they should transfer all of their student Google content out by the end of the school year. As of September they will lose access to these accounts. There are two excellent tools provided by Google for this. Google Takeout Transfer is first. This will transfer all your gmail and drive files to a personal account. Google Takeout Download is second. This will create a zip file of all content across all parts of the Google Account that can be downloaded and unzipped into a personal account. Guides to both of these are in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBXet3by4SU">this YouTube Video</a>. Please post this video to your Google Classroom for Seniors and perhaps a reminder again when closer to graduation. Thanks!

<a href="http://takeout.google.com">Download all Google</a>

Transfer your Gmail and Drive with Google Takeout for Schools

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