Keeping your school Google files!

 Transfer Drive Google Content

At the end of the year, we get a lot of questions on how to move your Google files to your own account. This can be done one of two ways, either sharing your documents with another account and then making a copy or by using Google Takeout. 

The Easy Way

Here is a link to the video and blog post by Alice Keeler on how to share the documents with yourself and then making a copy. It also includes how to use her sheet to make a copy of the whole folder at one time (there is a cost but may be worth it if you have a lot). You do not need the sheet from Alice Keeler but it is a HUGE timesaver for someone who has a lot of files to transfer.  

More Complicated Way

The other option is Google Takeout but those files are not Google Files. The Google Classroom export is a JSON file. (What is that?) You can not upload that into a new Google Classroom. 

 WHAT FILES DO YOU OWN?

Just a reminder, things you create on your school computer and/or on your school Google account you do not own. They are the property of your school district. Also, student data is protected so only move things that do not contain student data!

 Zoom Immersive View

The latest update of Zoom has an awesome new feature: Immersive View! Immersive View will allow you to choose and place participants into a scene in your Zoom. 

Step 1: Update Zoom

Open Zoom on your Desktop. Log in with Google, if necessary. Click on your profile picture and click on Check for Updates.

If the Zoom update loads and installs, move on to step 2. 

If you have a new YCSD issued Lenovo laptop and you get an error message stating that Zoom Updates are blocked by Admins, follow these directions:

1. Search Add or Remove Programs in the Taskbar then click Open
   
   
   
2. Scroll to the bottom, click on Zoom & click Uninstall then click Uninstall 

   

   
   
3. To reinstall Zoom, click on this link
4. Click Keep 

   

   
   
5. Click the arrow, then click Open 

   

   
   
6. Click Sign in, then click Sign in with Google & choose your email account

    

    

   

   
   
7. Note: You will need to add any custom Zoom Backgrounds again if you choose to use them.

Step 2: Update Zoom Settings

Go to Clever (or YCSD Staff Logins) and log in to Zoom. Click on Settings on the left side. 

Either scroll down to In Meeting (Advanced) and find Immersive View or click Ctrl+F and type immersive in the search box. Toggle Immersive View ON. 

Step 3: Turn on Immersive View in Zoom

Start a Zoom meeting then click on View in the top right corner. Now in addition to Gallery View and Speaker View you have the option to choose Immersive Scene.

Once you click on Immersive Scene, you will have the option to choose the scene you want to use. 

You can see that in the bottom right corner of each scene it will show you how many people will fit in each Immersive Scene. You also have the option to Automatically place participants into the scene or Manually place participants where you want them. Anyone who has Zoom updated to 5.6.3 or higher will see the Immersive Scene that the host has set. Everyone else will see a regular Zoom view. 

To add your own Custom Immersive Scene:

As always, let us know if you have any questions or need any help. Feel free to drop into our Virtual Office Hours or send us an email. 

End of the Year Clean Up!

Create a template course

Are you teaching the same subject or grade level next year? Make your life easier by creating a template course for the following year by copying your Google Classroom. All of your topics, syllabus, and assignments will copy over as drafts and your Google Classroom will be ready for the following year. Students cannot see drafts on their end, so you can push out the assignments when you are ready next year.

Making a copy is as easy at 1-2-3:

1. Go to Google Classroom

2. Click on the 3 dots on the class card

3. Click copy

Archive your Google Classes!

There are a few ways to clean up your Google Workspace before you leave for the summer. One of the most important is to ARCHIVE your Google classroom. It is important because students can still communicate through Google Classroom even if you are not actively using it. This makes archiving is VERY important!

Eric Curts' blog CTL ALT Achieve gives great directions on how to archive an old class:

When you are done with a class, a good way to clean up Classroom is to archive the old classes. Archiving is a process that:

Removes the class from your main Classroom home page (making your page cleaner and easier to navigate).

Freezes the class so no new changes can be made to it (especially helpful if you choose not to remove students from the old classes)

Still allows you to copy and reuse old posts and assignments from the archived class in your new classes.

Don't worry if you ever need to un-archive a class, you can!

 Sticker Mania Chrome Extension

The Sticker Mania Chrome extension lets you put stickers over sites across the web. Just click Add to Chrome then Add Extension. You can find and pin this Chrome extension under the puzzle piece at the top right of your Chrome browser. 

Choose from the large existing sticker library in Sticker Mania, or add your own stickers (even GIFs). Stickers remain until you right-click on them to remove them (or Clear them in the extension). This can be fun for remote or hybrid learning or for increasing the engagement of your scholars. Keep them guessing and add a little fun to your day by adding the Sticker Mania Chrome extension!

Sticker Mania FAQ

Google Drive- Organizing it!

 Google Drive can seem like a black hole.

You think you have it all figured and organized. 

You go to look for "that document" in Google Drive, 

and can't find it. Sound familiar? 

There are many ways to combat that problem. 

CLICK EACH STEP AND FOLLOW THE VIDEO...

                 

Other Links for Organizing Google Drive: 

Make Google Drive Pretty

Game Changing Google Drive Tips

13 Tips to Organize Your Google Drive

Great Tips for Organizing Your Google Drive

Resource Roundup: May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

Since 1977, May has been the month to celebrate the heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). It is especially timely to celebrate AAPI Heritage and contributions to our collective history and culture during this time of increased turbulence and anti-Asian violence. #STOPAAPIHATE

Asian Americans Series on PBS

This PBS film series shows "the history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans." Although the series is five hours long there is a lot of awesome information that would be awesome when shared as clips. 

Asian American Advancing Justice's K-12 Curriculum

Although labeled as a K-12 curriculum, only the grouped Episodes 1-5 Elementary Education contains informative lessons for grades 1-6. Otherwise, the separated Episodes 1-5 contain lessons for grades 6-12. There are videos, lesson plans, vocabulary, and student activities for each lesson that contain some great historical information about the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience in the USA.

Social Justice Books: Asian Americans 

Numerous books from Early Childhood through Young Adult levels to help teach/learn about Asian American Heritage. 

Anti-Defamation League's Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Resources

AAPI Heritage Month lesson plans, children's books, and educational resources from the ADL. 

Discovery Education's Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Channel

Discovery Education provides a wealth of full videos, video segments, images, lesson starters, SOS lessons, and other resources to help you celebrate AAPI Heritage Month. You can use these resources in DE Studio to create personalized content for your class. Let us know if you would like assistance with this. Note: log in to Discovery Education with Google using your district email address. 

The Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Center

The Smithsonian has included anti-racist information as well as AAPI activities, videos, resources, and content to complement social studies/history units (including interviews, biographies, and learning labs). 

Pear Deck's #StopAsianHate Teaching Resources

Pear Deck resources including templates for discussing hard topics and middle and high school resources addressing recent Asian American discrimination.

Learning for Justice's Addressing Anti-Asian Bias

Resources to address anti-Asian bias specifically regarding the coronavirus. 

Educate to Empower's #STOPAAPIHATE Resources

This is Educate to Empower's Linktree that has many great resources including a #STOPAAPIHATE Educator's Guide, AAPI history resources, video and podcast links, and other resources. I really like the project-based Finding the Story in History unit as it supports student voice and focuses on community interviews. The My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States lesson is also really amazing. 

Dr. Noreen Naseem Rodriguez's Asian American History Curriculum

Curated resources including lessons to help bring Asian history into the classroom. Dr. Naseem Rodriguez also includes a list of recommended Asian American children's literature books. 

Zinn Education Project's Asian Americans in the People's History of the United States

Explore over 20 Asian Americans who are of note as a launchpad for further learning and exploration.

A Different Asian American Timeline 

This timeline centers the Asian American experience within the broader context of American culture, politics, and capitalism rather than as isolated incidents. 

Share My Lesson's Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage

General AAPI resources are available as well as AAPI Heritage activities by grade level (elementary, middle & high school).

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month's Teacher Resources

View the exhibits and collections, watch/listen to the audio and video, and peruse the selected resources for teachers.  

U.S. Department of Education's 12 Ways to Enrich Kids' Appreciation of Asian-Pacific American Culture

The U.S. Department of Education offers a variety of cross-curricular activities to celebrate AAPI Heritage. 

Densho

Densho provides information, resources, digital archives, and a Learning Center about Japanese Internment during World War II.

The Orange Story

The Orange Story is an awesome four-chapter interactive experience that helps you learn about the experience of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor including their imprisonment in internment camps. 

Center for Asian American Media's 20 Things to Watch & Listen to in Celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islanders

Here are 20 very interesting things to watch/listen to and learn about some awesome Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. Hope you enjoy it!

Do you have any incredible resources for AAPI Heritage Month that you are willing to share? If so, please share in the comments below.