1. Mae Vaughan Chilson Tech Support, Siskiyou COE

2.  Why use Google Calendars?  Set up Preferences  Set up your Preferences  Add  Add events to a calendar  Delete  Delete events  Invite  Invite people to events  Accept  Accept an invite to a shared calendar  Share  Share a calendar

3.  Isn't the paper calendar good enough?  What are the benefits of moving to an electronic calendar?

4. Easily schedule appointments Google Calendar sends invitations and manages RSVPs. Overlay multiple calendars to see when people are available. Integrate with your email system Google Calendar is integrated into Google Mail and even works with other popular calendar applications Google Calendar is integrated into Google Mail and even works with other popular calendar applications. Share project calendars Calendars can be shared school-wide or with select co-workers. A range of sharing permission controls help maintain security and privacy. Access with your mobile device View and edit event details, add new events, and invite guests on mobile devices like the iPhone or BlackBerry.

5.  Keep track of school events, meetings, and important school dates  Posting day-by-day assignments, homework, for students and parents to access  Have separate calendars for each class  Sync with Smartphones

6. location  Set location weather  Set weather invitations  Set invitations keyboard shortcut  Set keyboard shortcut Save  Click Save

8. Calendar  From the top, click Calendar  Your default calendar view will appear (week view)

9. http://services.google.com/apps/resources/overviews_breeze/Calendar/index.html Add a new event – Video

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NdV7UYn-Hk

11. February 17th 1:30 to 3:30 PM  Find February 17th, click & hold your mouse button while dragging from 1:30 to 3:30 PM.  A pop up window will be displayed ! Google Apps Workshop  Enter event for What: Google Apps Workshop Create event  Click Create event default calendar  Today’s event is inserted into your default calendar.

12. calendars  Make multiple calendars in a single Google Account  Work  Work or Class Calendar  Private  Private Calendar iGoogle  Embed in iGoogle or other web sites  Share  Share calendars with others  Class  Class calendars with students  School  School events with co-workers

13. Create additional calendars to stay organized. Add  Click the Add button on the left of your main calendar page. Createa new calendar  Select Create a new calendar from the menu. Calendar Details  Enter relevant information on the Calendar Details page. namedescription.  Give your calendar a name & description.  Click Create Calendar.

15. guests  Click on the event to which you’d like to invite guests. edit  Click the edit event details link. Guests  In the Guests box on the right: emailaddresses  Enter the email addresses of the people you're inviting contactscontacts list  Choose from contacts link to see your contacts list. controllevel  Select control level for your guests Save  Click Save. Your guests will be able to respond to the event and have the option to leave comments in the event details.

16. invitation  When a invitation is received, it will appear on your calendar with a “ ” (Different browsers may display these events in a variety of ways.)  Click on the event will appear on your calendar. (Different browsers may display these events in a variety of ways.) Going  The event will ask if you are Going ? responses  Click one of the responses !

18.  Open Calendar Settings right  Open Calendar Settings using the gear on the top upper right Calendar Settings  Select Calendar Settings, Calendars  Select Calendars tab Share this calendar  Click Share this calendar Shared: Edit settings  If you have already created more than one calendar you will select a calendar by clicking on Shared: Edit settings sharingpreferences  Set your sharing preferences  Click Save  Your calendar is now ready to share!

19.  EVENTS  Select  Select event you wish to delete Delete  Press the Delete key  CALENDARS CalendarSettings Calendar  From the Calendar Settings menu, select Calendar tab. Delete  On the far right of the calendar, click Delete

21. public  If every teacher at your school did their scheduling on Google Calendar, parents and students could subscribe to shared class calendars or if it is a “public” everyone could view it.  Wouldn't that be a great service for your students or co-workers?

22. Big Spring Elementary School  Link to Big Spring Elementary School public calendar  Subscribe  Subscribe to other people's events /or calendars as a whole

25.  From the top menu, explore the More drop down explore some of the Apps available.  Share with the group some of your favorites?

27. Calendar views Adding events Setting Preferences Importing & Exporting Sharing calendars Notifications

28.  Understanding the features of your Google Calendar  Set basic account preferences  Successfully navigate within the calendar

29.  Click the gear/flower  Click settings

30.  Set time zone date, & time formats  Set work week  Set default & custom views

32. Month  Click Month, from the upper right corner views. today’s date  Click today’s date  A pop up window will be displayed ! What  In the dialog box next to What: 1: 30 PM Google Apps at DES Computer Lab  Enter 1: 30 PM Google Apps at DES Computer Lab Create event  Click Create event  Today’s event is inserted to default calendar.