Google Calendar can be an excellent tool to help students keep track of class deadlines and homework assignments.Tips for Teachers
- Create a new calendar (do not use the default calendar provided by Google calendar). Give it a short, but appropriate name.
- Adding events, reminders, deadlines:
- Set the Event Date as the due date or event date. Avoid adding times unless necessary as they may clutter the view.
- Enter basic information into the Description box.
- Attach related documents to the event.
- Embed the calendar to your class wiki or web page.
- Invite students to subscribe to the calendar using their Google Apps account. (students may also incorporate the calendar on their personal device, see here for basic guidelines).
Tips for Students
- Log in to their school Google Apps account.
- Visit the class page, click +Google calendar image to subscribe.
- Students will now have the homework calendar accessible through their Google calendar account.
- Encourage students to set reminders for this calendar. The notification settings will only apply to the individual student, not anyone else who subscribes to the calendar.
- Students who wish to receive reminders via SMS will need to register their phone with Google calendar (process takes less than one minute).
- To set reminders for all calendar events, click the down arrow next to the calendar name.
- Choose Reminders and Notifications
- At the top of the page, select Add a Reminder, select Email, Popup, or SMS.
- Reminders for full day events (how most deadline and homework events will appear) are sent at 5pm the day before the event. So a reminder set for 10 minutes before the event will be sent at 4:50pm the day before.
Suggested Lab to Enable
- Use 'Event Flair' paired with 'Event Attachments' to let students know when there is attachment with an event.
Note regarding iCalendar
Subscribing to a Google calendar can be a bit tricky when using iCalendar. Visit this useful Google guide to find step by step instructions.
