Google Backup and Sync

It is that time of the year for you to backup any documents, videos, or images. Google Backup and Sync allows you to back up your hard drives safely. 

This contains step by step processes on how to use Google Backup and Sync to automatically backup your documents to Google Drive. 

Here is a quick video.

Let's get started: 

1.  Please download Google Backup and Sync app.

2.  Install  Google Backup and Sync app to your computer 

3.  Click the "GET STARTED" button 

4.  Sign in to your google account

5. Choose the folders you want to backup and you can even select the quality of the photos Google will store

6. Select Sync My Drive to this Computer

7. Backup and Sync

Now you can access your files online from anywhere!

Note: Remember this is for a hard drive backup 

For more information visit our KIC page! 

Cleaning Up Your Digital Class.. Google Classroom

It's that time of year - time to clean up, pack away, send home artwork, and say good-bye to the precious faces of your class. 

But, WAIT... that looks very different this year. Many of you are on your campuses right now packing up the contents of desks or lockers and handing out bags of students' personal items curbside. 

This year, you may have a digital environment to 'clean up' as well. In this post we will address what to do with GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

👩‍🏫When you have completed activity in your GOOGLE CLASSROOM and are ready to 'clean up':

1. Go to your Google Classroom DASHBOARD and choose the correct Google Classroom
2. Click the 3 dots on the Classroom card and choose ARCHIVE

👨‍🏫That's it, easy peasy, lemon squeezy! The archived class will continue to live in your ARCHIVED CLASSES section of Google Classroom and can be located by:

1. Clicking on the 3 lines at the top left of your Classroom DASHBOARD and
2. Scrolling to the bottom and choosing ARCHIVED CLASSES
   (Archived classes can be distinguished from other classes by the diagonal lines through the header image on the class card.)

After archiving a class, you will still have access to 

• RECALL and RESTORE the class to full use (using the 3 dots menu on the archived class card) if needed for any type of activity
• REUSE any of its posts
  
  
  ______________________________________________________________

☝more thing! You may want to COPY your Google Classroom class for using next year. (This can be done from the dashboard prior to archiving or from the archived folder after archiving.) 

A copied CLASSROOM will:

• Contain all CLASSWORK items which will be reverted to DRAFT mode for easy assigning in the future
• NOT contain the STREAM announcements from the prior class
• NOT contain the PEOPLE from the prior class

To COPY your Google classroom:

1. Click on the 3 dots on the Classroom card
2. Choose COPY

Icons made by ultimatearm from www.flaticon.com.

MEET-ing your Virtual Needs with Google Meet

Setting up a Video Meeting in Classroom

1. From Google Classroom, select the preferred class
2. Click 
3. In the MEET section, select VISIBLE TO STUDENTS to make the link visible to students
   

Starting a Video Meeting in Classroom

1. From Google Classroom, select the preferred class
2. Find the MEET LINK at the top of the STREAM page or click MEET at the top of the CLASSWORK page
   NOTE: Students can join the meeting as soon as you click MEET (even prior to clicking JOIN NOW)
   
   

Copying a Video Meeting Link in Classroom

1. From Google Classroom, select the preferred class
2. Click 
3. Click the DOWN ARROW next to the MEET LINK and PASTE into an email, Google Classroom assignment, announcement, etc.
   

Scheduling a Meeting from Google Calendar

1. While in Google Calendar, double-click in an empty space inside the calendar to open a new event
2. Complete the NEW EVENT form
3. Select ADD CONFERENCING
   
4. SAVE

Joining a Meeting from Google Calendar

1. While in Google Calendar, click the event
2. Select JOIN WITH GOOGLE MEET
   

Starting a Meeting from Meet

1. From a browser, navigate to https://meet.google.com
2. Click 
3. Create/enter a NICKNAME for the meeting
4. Click CONTINUE
5. Click JOIN NOW
   

Inviting Others to a Meeting from Meet

Complete one of the following:

• Click  and PASTE into an email, Seesaw, Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.
• Click ADD PEOPLE in the meeting and select a name enter an email address, click SEND INVITE

Additional Help

Learn how to use Hangouts Meet basic video
Start a video meeting for education (Teachers)
Joining a video meeting for education (Students)

KISD Google Meet Quickstart

Google Educational Extensions

Scrible Toolbar is another way to increase collaboration for teachers and students while students are researching and exploring the internet.

Scrible allows the students to:

• Highlight
• Bold
• Underline
• Read text 
• Add Sticky Notes 

It is FREE for Students and Teachers with a basic account. Click here to start downloading scribe to your toolbar. 

 

Kami allows you to take any existing document, including scanned PDF's, and write, draw, annotate, comment, attach, enhance, and otherwise make it come alive- inside your browser. Plus, it works really well with Google Drive and Google Classroom. 

Kami has a free Version for educators. Click here to use the free version of Kami.