Google+Calendar

toc The calendar included in your Google Apps account is a very useful tool. This year you will set up your calendar with your classes, use it for meetings and appointments, and import the school calendars that apply to your section.
 * __Working with your Google Calendar__**

=Adding Events= You can add events to your calendar by clicking on a time block and recording your event.



Editing Events
If you would like to add more details to the event, click on Edit event details and add a name for your event, change the times, date, decide whether or not the event will repeat, add a location, a description and even attach a file. (You can also drag events around on the calender to relocate them to a different day and time.)



Reminders
Below this section you will see the Options, which includes reminders. You can have your calendar remind you about events via email or pop-up windows. You decide when and how you want to be reminded.

Tasks
You can also monitor your tasks from Google Calendar.

Inviting Others
Google Calendar allows you to invite others to your events. To do so just type in their email address and click save. You will then have the option to have Google Calendar send an invitation via email to your Guests.

You can view guest calendars if they are using Google Calendar and have allowed you to view theirs.



= = =**__Adding Public Calendars__**= You can add public calendars to your calendar, by copying the url into your calendar or by searching through Google Calendar's lists.

To add a new calendar click on Add in the Other Calendar section of the left sidebar.

Browse Interesting Calendars
Choose to browse interesting calendars, or to add by url.

Add Calendar by url
Find the Calendar you want to add and copy and paste the url into the box. To add these two school calendars, just right click and copy the link. Then paste it into the box. The ABC Whole School Calendar The ABC Secondary School Calendar

=Creating New Calendars= You can create new calendars easily as well. Say you wanted to create a calendar for family vacations for example, or birthdays, Just click on Add in the my calendars section of the sidebar and create your new calendar.

=Sharing Calendars=

You can share your google calendar with a friend or family member as well. (You can change the colour of your calendar blocks by clicking on the colour of your choice.)

When you add a person to your calendar you can allow them different privileges as listed below.

== =Customization= You can also customise your calendar settings to fit your needs. Click on Settings

Use Labs to add attachments and other features to your calendar.



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=Appointment Slots=

You can choose to create an appointment calendar and invite guests to sign up for a slot.

This will generate a URL that you can share as well.

= __**Main Activity 1**__ = Add your Homework Timetable (which is in your planner) to your Google Calendar and make the HW activities repeat weekly for 35 instances. == **Remember that you can also assign different colours to different events.** = = =__**Main Activity 2**__=

=Homework= You must finish off adding your homework timetable to your Google Calendar for next lesson.
 * Add the ABC Whole School and Secondary School calendars to your calendar.Spend this lesson adding your homework timetable to your calendar, repeat the events and determine the time for which they will repeat.
 * Set reminders, add attachments.
 * Practice sending and accepting invitations to events with other students in the class
 * ABC Bell Changes
 * Tutor Time || 7:00-7:17 ||
 * Period 1 || 7:20-8:05 ||
 * Period 2 || 8:08-8:53 ||
 * Period 3 || 8:56-9:41 ||
 * Break || 9:41-9:57 ||
 * Period 4 || 10:00-10:45 ||
 * Period 5 || 10:48-11:33 ||
 * Lunch || 11:33-12:14 ||
 * Period 6 || 12:17-13:05 ||
 * Period 7 || 13:08-13:50 ||