Google Calendar

THE WHY

With Google Calendar Links to an external site. you can schedule single events or recurring events and add reminders; share calendars or create team calendars; keep track of tasks; organize a meeting with RSVPs, location, and attached agendas; provide appointment slots for visitors to use to sign-up; schedule and conduct a virtual meeting; sync your calendar on all your devices; reserve conference rooms; and more.

Google Calendar facilitates communication and collaboration. It provides an easy way to communicate events and reminders to parents and students. Students can utilize shared calendars when collaborating with others on projects to schedule tasks, due dates, etc. They can also use it when working on big projects to break down the necessary steps and create a plan.

When teaching students how to use their Google Calendars it is important to include lessons on privacy and security.

THE WHAT

Learning Outcomes

1. Instructors and students (as age appropriate) will use Google Calendar to schedule events, set up reminders, sent calendar invites, set up appointment slots, share their calendar and access other shared calendars.

Classroom Application

• Create a Curriculum Planning Calendar. Links to an external site.
• Create a course/class calendar to share with students, parents and patrons. This could include assignments with attached documents.
• Share your calendar with your department or team to efficiently schedule meetings and events.
• Create appointment slots to schedule parent-teacher conferences or tutoring sessions.
• Teach students to use the calendar to plan, prioritize, track, and schedule items. 
• Schedule and conduct meetings efficiently or send yourself a daily agenda of events and tasks. Links to an external site.

THE HOW

Use these resources to learn about Google Calendar, watching and reading just what you need to utilize Google Calendar.

Google Workspace Learning Center

Google Workspace Learning Center: Google Calendar Training and Help

The New Google Calendar - 2018 Tutorial

Additional Resources

• Google Calendar Help articles Links to an external site.
• Syncing School Calendar with iOS Calendar App Links to an external site.

EARN THE BADGE

See the attached rubric to know how your submission will be assessed (click 3 dot Options menu at the top and choose Show Rubric). To earn the badge, you must obtain 4 of the possible 5 points.

1. Apply what you have learned in your classroom, either by using Google Calendar yourself for instruction, or by having your students use Google Calendar.
2. Click Reply below and reflect on the use of Google Calendar.
   • Describe how you or students used Google Calendar.
   • Was the use of Google Calendar successful? What will you do differently next time?
   • Share an artifact in the form of a shared link, screenshot Links to an external site., attached file Links to an external site., or embedded image Links to an external site.. 

Once you've posted your reply, you will be able to view posts from other teachers. Feel free to like or comment on others' submissions.

FACILITATOR

Janetta Garton  Coordinator of Instructional Innovation