West Des Moines Community Schools Technology

When are we Going Google?

What are the significant dates for when STAFF ACCOUNTS are being moved to Google?

Friday, June 5th  12:01am   All staff Google accounts (that use @wdmcs.org for their account) will be disabled.  During the next week, we’ll be doing work behind the scenes to prepare for all email to be moved into Google.  During this time, you will not be able to log into Google Drive, access your Google documents or anything else related to your Google account.

Friday, June 12th or sooner –   All staff Google accounts (including Google Drive, Docs, and other associated apps requiring log in) will be ready to use again.  However, email will not , we will still be using Outlook for a couple of additional weeks.  In order access your Google account after June 12th, you will need to reactivate your Google by resetting your password.  We will provide directions/steps for this once we reach this date.

Friday, June 19th starting at 5pm:  NO E-MAIL WEEKEND.  Starting at 5pm, your cell phone / computer / smart device will NOT be able to access your @wdmcs.org email account.  Over this weekend, we’ll be moving all of your existing email and folders over to Gmail.   Any email sent to you during this weekend will be  directed into your email account and will NOT be lost or bounced.  As soon as the move is completed, we will provide directions for how to access your email and how to reconnect your personal devices.