End of Year Tech Tips

Brookline has not renewed the District Seesaw platform for SY25-26. Teachers are encouraged to explore Book Creator as a parent communication tool. 

• Teachers should send out instructions on how caregivers can download their child's  journal.  Caregivers will lose access 60 days after the class is archived in late August. 

  • Instructions for Students and Families to Download an Archive of Student Work

• Teachers can download student journals by following these directions: How do teachers download student journals?

• Please contact the Digital Learning Specialist if you have questions about the transition from Seesaw. 

Your Google Classroom will remain active through the summer and beyond. It's strongly advised that teachers complete the simple End of Year tasks outlined in the presentation below. 

Please contact sandra_sicard@psbma.org or Jenny_murphy@psbma.org if you have any questions about Google Classroom  End of Year Tasks

Your Canvas courses will remain intact and you will retain access to all the assignments and resources in your current courses.

Some Key Points:

• Be aware of the term end dates listed below and Communicate the dates with students.

• Record Keeping: Export your grades from the grade book. Best practice is to export each Quarter for your records. 

• Your Courses will end automatically. You don’t need to do anything. Do not use “Conclude” course link!

• You’ll have access to your previous courses and you’ll be able to import everything into your new SY25-26 courses. However, you won’t be able to add content or change grades in your SY24-25 courses after July 30. 

• You most likely have a “Sandbox” course (MyFirstCourse or Master course in the Default Term). Use that course to build content over the summer. You can easily import any modules into your SY25-26 course when it’s created in late August. If you need a Sandbox course contact bob_thomas@psbma.org.

Please contact bob_thomas@psbma.org or lisa_francescon@psbma.org if you have any questions about Canvas End of Year Tasks

1. Return your Town issued Macbook and any other peripherals. 

   • School-based items like keys and swipe cards, should be returned to the main office

   • Teacher issued devices (laptops, ipads, chromebooks) should be returned to the IT Service Desk located in the Health Building on School Street (Town Hall parking Lot). Please email the Service Desk to schedule a drop off time. 

   • Before returning, prepare your Macbook. The Tech staff will erase all the data to prepare for another user. 

     1. Transfer any locally saved documents to your Google Drive.

     2. Transfer any locally saved photos  or music to an external Drive.

     3. Sign out of all accounts:

        • iTunes

        • iCloud

        • Messages

        • Chrome browser

2. Preserve your important Google Documents.  Carefully choose the files you need to take with you. Be selective when saving Google Documents. Be careful not to take any documents with student data.  Learn more here.