1. Google Calendar

2. Table of Contents What IS Google Calendar Purpose Logging In Setting up your Google Calendar Using Google Calendar with your classes

3. What Is Google Calendar?

4. What Is Google Calendar Similar in function to MS Outlook's Calendar Time / task management program that integrates with the Google Apps suite Designed to encompass all planning needs for an individual or group of individuals

5. Purpose

6. Keep track of events and plans through an easily accessible / online source Share information regarding your plans with individuals or groups of people quickly and easily Aid in planning your day / week / month through visual aids and email / SMS reminders

7. Logging In

8. Open browser and go to IPS homepage

9. Select the proper login from the Quicklinks pulldown

10. Enter your username, password, and click "Sign in"

11. Setting Up Google Calendar

12. From the main Gmail screen, click the 'Calendar' link to open Google Calendar.

13. The main Google Calendar screen will look something like this.

14. Alternate view can be accessed from the upper right. This is the "month" view...

15. ...and this is the "day" view.

16. Creating a New Event

17. First thing we're going to do is create a new event. Click the 'Create Event' button in the upper left.

18. The 'Create event' main screen

19. The actual event details

20. The 'Guests' section

21. The options section

22. Fill in the event section with Tim Blackmer's birthday. Click 'Save' when done to create the new event.

23. When the event is created you will notice a confirmation at the top of the calendar.

24. If you were to try and cancel your event, you would notice a dialog warning you.

25. Creating and Using a New Google Calendar

27. The 'New calendar details' screen appears.

28. Enter the following details for your new calendar

29. New calendar will appear underneath 'My calendars'

30. For additional settings, click the arrow to the right of the calendar you wish to change.

33. Modifying Events

34. Click the all day event we created earlier for Tim Blackmer's birthday.

35. When the event details screen appears, change 'Calendar' to 'Birthdays / Holidays,' then click 'Save'

36. Tim Blackmer's Birthday event is now placed under the Birthdays / Holidays calendar.

37. Create another new event (details to follow)

38. Enter the details for today's Google Training event. When done, click 'Save'

39. The new event appears on your calendar. But oops! We put it on the wrong day / time!

40. Click and hold the dark colored bar on the event, and then drag it to the desired location.

41. Sharing Your Calendars

42. LIVE EXAMPLES

43. Real World Scenario's

44. #1 A calendar for each class keeps the questions away.

45. #2 Share with people what's going on in YOUR life, so YOU don't have to!

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