AS YOU PREPARE TO LEAVE ....

How to Migrate Information from your

COCISD Google Account to a personal Google Account.

As students and staff use the school provided Google Apps accounts more, there's a lot of emails, writings, presentations, and more that graduating seniors and students leaving the district as well as non- returning staff would like to "take with them". Google doesn't yet have a simple way to transfer everything from one account to another, but there are a few easy ways to get the information you want transferred over to a personal Google Account before leaving Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD.

Upon leaving the school district (i.e. student graduation, student transfer, teacher leaving the district), the user’s Google Apps account is suspended and eventually deleted.

Below are some instructions, links, and resources that will assist you in transferring your data to your new home.

IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT COCISD INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST MISSY EICHMAN. meichman@cocisd.org or 936-653-1188.

Good luck in your future endeavors!

How to Transfer Google Drive Documents, Gmail, Blogger Posts, Contacts, and More

Link to How To Video (teachers)

Link to How To Video (students)

1. Login to your existing COCISD Google Account
2. Visit Google Takeout and create an archive of your account data
3. Download the archive (which may be large depending on how much work is there)
4. Create a new personal Google Account or login with an existing personal Google Account
5. All Google Drive archives can be re-uploaded to your personal account, Contacts can be imported to the new account, and other information imported or uploaded to the new account

For questions, answers, and more information about Google Takeout, visit this frequently asked questions page.

How to Transfer Google Sites

Link to How To Video

1. Login to your existing COCISD Google Account and visit the Sites homepage.
2. For each Google Site you want to transfer, visit the homepage of each site and perform the following:
   • Click the SHARE button in the upper right hand corner of the site.
   • Share the site with your personal Google Account, making sure to select Is Owner when sharing.
   • Copy the web address of the site (found at the top of the Sharing and permissions window you're currently in).
   • Logout of your COCISD Google Account using the menu in the upper right hand corner of the window.
   • Login with your personal Google Account.
   • Paste the web address of the site into the location bar of your web browser.
   • Click the MORE actions drop-down in the upper right hand corner and select Manage Site.
   • Select GENERAL in the 'Site settings' section.
   • Click the COPY this Site link next to 'Site Actions'.
   • Enter a new site name, and click Copy site.

FAQ - frequently asked questions

about downloading your data.