Your NEW Chromebook and GAFE Google Drive Account

Directions for transferring ownership of files from your old Gaggle account to your new Google account are at the very bottom of this page. (slideshow) 

Chromebook Do's and Dont's

Click here to read the Student A-Z guide of all you need to know about your new Chromebook and 1:1 procedures at Piedmont. Questions? See Ms. Gurthie or Ms. Newburger in the Media Center.

DON'T carry with one hand or transport through hallways without a protective bookbag!

DO: Always hold the Chromebook with two hands. Make sure to put it in bookbag for proper transport in hallways.

DO: Pack your Chromebook in your bookbag- use protective sleeve if you have one (as in this photo). Close your lid carefully. If your backpack is too full, carry a book in your hand, not the Chromebook. Better yet, use your locker!

DO: Enjoy using your Chromebook for learning!

DO: Wear your backpack with both straps like Ms. Unicorn does!

Google Drive and other Apps for Education will help you enjoy 1:1 learning.

1:1 New Google Drive Accounts

NOTE! You must go to your old gaggle account and make your NEW GAFE account the OWNER if you want to keep the tranferred work forever!

Congratulations!

Your new Chromebook comes with a new Google Apps for Education account and email. It will be a CMS managed account just like your old Gaggle account. 

This post will help you port over your existing files into your New google Drive Account.  


Begin by signing into your old Google Drive account (the same way you sign into the old Chromebooks) 
then look at the two photos below. If your screen looks like the first photo BELOW, follow the OLD DRIVE steps. If your screen looks like the second photo, scroll down to the new drive steps.


Note that anything you do under your OLD gaggle address login (Google Classroom or other) will not be in your new account unless you throw it into the oldies/transfer  file before June. 
You will also need to "add to my drive" any shared or incoming items you wish to save. 

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Student Deployment Video- Initial Login and File Transfer Instructions:

Written Instructions (as seen in the video) 


Follow these steps if you have the old Drive (scroll down if you have NEW Drive)

• Select MY DRIVE (Click the words "my drive" on the left)
  
• check the checkbox next to the word Title
  
• All files should be checked
  
• Check the Red Create box
  
• Create FOLDER
  
• name the new folder "oldies"
  
• everything should still be checked Except the oldies file you just made. IF not just check next to title again and then uncheck oldies.
  
• Select More at the top
  
• Select Move To
  
• Select the folder "oldies
  
• select move
  
• You should now see only one file. "oldies" 
  
• Share that file with your new GAFE address. Check the checkbox and click the share icon or right click to share.
  

Sign in with your new GAFE email (your full student idnumber@student.cms.k12.nc.us ) to make sure Oldies is there. 



Follow these steps if you have the NEW Drive:

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Please follow these video instructions plus the info in the AZ Guide and written instructions below to transfer files to your NEW GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Google Drive Account, login, and to keep up your files.

If you are watching this video because you were absent on deployment day, please note that you must do this in the media center with Ms. Gurthie or Ms. Newburger to receive credit. you can come at Healthy Kids or with a note from your classroom teacher.  You may open a new tab and pause the video so that you can do the steps at the same time as the video to be sure you did it right.

• Select MY DRIVE (touch the words my drive on the left)
  
• hit Control A on your keyboard- you will see all the files highlight
  
• Press the three vertical dots (next to the trash can)
  
• Select "MOVE TO"
  
• click the folder icon at the bottom right of the pop-up box
  
• name the new folder "Oldies"
  
• Click "MOVE" 
  
• Higlight the file name and right click or click the share icon to share that file with your new GAFE address.
  

Sign in with your new GAFE email (your full student idnumber@student.cms.k12.nc.us ) to make sure Oldies is there. 

Thank you. This completes your intro part one.


Teacher and Student A-Z file adapted with thanks from the extensive Carmel Middle School's Chromebook A-Z form they shared.



INFO BELOW THIS LINE IS NOT PART OF THE ABSENT STUDENT TUTORIAL:
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How to transfer Ownership so you don't lose your files: (thanks to Jake Standish)

You must be logged in to your CMS Google Drive login to view this.

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