In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff and welcomes JP Prezzavento) and Susan Vincentz) onto the podcast to discuss 7 ways to get your Google Drive organized as Tech Coaches. For many Tech Coaches, digital organization is a daily habit, but at the end of the year, it can be difficult to keep everything where you need it to be.
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- **How Do Tech Coaches Get Themselves Organized For The Summer**
Why is it important to get organized?
When should you start getting organized?
GmailClean Your Inbox!
Organize Labels
Create filters
Delete Stuff you don't need
Send Everything to Archive
Google ChromeBookmarks / Bookmarks bar, etc.
Delete Old bookmarks
Organize current bookmarks into categories
Google DriveSearch and Remove “Untitled”
Clean Out “My Drive”
Remove Unwanted “Shared With Me” Files
Rename Items To Similar Titles
UnStar Your Docs
Organize by color coding or using symbols to name and order
Keeping shared with me uncluttered by organizing what is needed right away
Adding files to multiple folders when needed
Google ClassroomArchive Old Classrooms
Classroom Google Drive FilesMake an “archive” folder for those old files to declutter the classroom folder
Return all Google Classroom classwork to your students so that THEY are the owner of the documents
Delete what you don’t need
Google CalendarRemove archived Classroom calendars
Check Resources for updates and retirements
Archive Current Year’s ResourcesCurate website content
Mark outdated resources to be updated
Prepare for everything to be different when you come back in September
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