Episode 26: End of the Year Tech Tips

The school year has come - or is coming - to a close. Beth and Billie Jo talk through their top tips for closing out your year so you're ready to jump back into teaching with technology in the fall.LinksFiltering Gmail in 40 secondsJoin us at the DOT Conference - August 7-8, 2023Timestamps0:00 Intro1:45 Clean up Gmail with filters and labels4:00 Don't mark things as read when you filter5:20 Filter emails by date to separate summer stuff6:38 Delete "Untitled" stuff from Google Drive7:00 Sort files by size and remove big stuffClick on "Storage" in the bottom left corner of Google Drive8:00 Color-code folders for critical stuff8:35 Use Gmail's vacation responder9:15 In general - if you don't use it, delete it9:40 Set up annual Google Drive folder archives10:30 Brainstorm one way to learn something new for the fall