I'm leaving Westerville City Schools, now what?

Over the past years we've been creating, sharing, and learning using Google's G Suite of products (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.). These products have been an amazing tools in the educational setting. However, the products were all used using a Westerville Google account that was created and owned by the district. So what does someone do if they are leaving the district (i.e. graduation, retirement, etc.)

This is where we introduce you to Google Takeout!

Google Takeout allows individuals to either download or transfer all of the content they own within G Suite so they can use that material with a different account outside of the Westerville domain.

Google actually makes the process pretty easy. Just follow the steps they provide in their help center.

If you are not sure if you will be using a personal Google account with this material later, use Google Takeout to download all of the content to be uploaded/converted into whatever product you will using later. This downloads an archive of all your material to be saved on an external storage device (i.e. flash drive). Once a new account has been created, these files can be uploaded and converted into that account's format. NOTE: some formatting may not stay consistent in the conversion.
You can find Google Takeout HERE.

If you plan on using this content with a personal Google account later, use Google Transfer. This will simply take all of the material in the Westerville created account and transfer it to a personal Google account.
You can find Google Transfer HERE.

Westerville Central's own Amy Farris has put together some amazing directions specific for Westerville students. You can read them HERE!

We hope this helps! If you have any questions or need some help, don't hesitate to reach out to your building's Ed Tech Coach!

And if you are using either of these products, the WCS Ed Tech Department just wants to say...