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Introduction: Google Calendar is a free web-based productivity tool that helps you keep track of events on a calendar. You can create, update, share and remove events from your online calendar at anytime on any computer. This tool making it easy to manage your time by organizing multiple calendars in one central location. Google Calendar can be used in the classroom to support student learning by allowing you to embed or link a student assignment calendar to a Web page, (The Source). This access will help your students keep up with assignment details and due dates. Sign up for a  Google account by going to google.com.

Examples

Google Calendar in Announcement section

Google Calendar in the Links section

Things to Consider:

• Google Account is free and required
• Two ways to access Google Calendar
  1. If you have Gmail you already have access to Google Calendar.
  Sign in to Google Calendar using your Gmail username and password. Gmail account is not required
  2. If you don’t have Gmail, create your Google account
  You can use your Seattle School District email and create a new   password
• One Google Calendar can have multiple colored calendars with color cordinating events.
• Copy one event to multiple calendars
• Move around events by dragging and dropping  from one day to the next
•  ”Quick Add” lets you quickly add an event by typing “What” and “When”. For example – Vocabulary Activity at 11:00 AM
• Two ways display calendar in the Source
  1. Announcement
  2. Link
• When you update your Google calendar it automatically updates to the embeded or linked calendar on your Web Page

Getting Started
1. Create a Google Account (PDF)
2. Re-name your first calendar (PDF)
3. Create a New Calendar (PDF)
4. Add Events to Your Calendar (PDF)
5. Embed Google Calendar on The Source(PDF)
6. Add a Link to Google Calendar on The Source (PDF)

Resources
Event publisher guide - share your events or calendar with individuals or groups
Calendar Support - Information about Google Calendar, getting organized, access options, sharing & invitations, notifications and troubleshooting
Calendar Labs - Play with Googles Latest Ideas 
Creating Events – Google Calendar Video
Quick Add - Quickly create events (Video and Tutorial)
How to Use Google Calendar- Basics of getting started
How to Use Google Calendar Effectively -Color coordinating events and using automatic reminder emails.
How to Embed a Dynamic Calendar on Your Webpage Using Google Calendar
Embed Google Calendar on your Source class page as an announcement or link for your students to view