Journal 7: "Calendars"

For the Classroom 2.0 assignment I chose to pick a tool under “Calendars”. Google Calendars was a tool that I was unfamiliar with that was discussed and brought up in almost every discussion that I read. Administrators and teachers used this tool to share information about what’s going on in that particular time period such as holidays, events, and schedules which are accessible to parents, students, teachers, other administrators, etc., online. Google Calendars lets you keep track of your own events as well as others. Calendars can be shared amongst people and it allows one to manage personal and professional calendars. Events can be added, and multiple calendars can be made and shared. For example a work calendar can be made and a home one as well. After you make your calendars you can share them and make them accessible to others or left private. A G-mail address is not necessary, but is prefered for sharing this tool. Reminders can be set so that important dates or events are ensured they are not missed. Reminders can be sent to your cell phone, and through email as well. It is great for scheduling tasks and a great way to stay organized. I was really drawn to this tool and I could definitely see myself using it as a future teacher or administrator. I definitely see myself using this now! There were so many different posts in the discussion threads about programs accessible online that are free and easy to use that are great planning tools to in order to share upcoming events with others. I am the type of person that loves to be organized and plan ahead and I was very drawn to the idea of using a program like Google Calendars. It can be a fun and interactive way to mark important dates and advertise upcoming events within a school. I think Google Calendars brings a community or school district together by ensuring that everyone is on the same page, and people are able to see well in advance upcoming events that they might be interested in so that they can personally mark it on their own Google Calendar.

Here is the link to the discussion thread I followed on Classroom 2.0
http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=calendars

In this assignment I went to the Classroom 2.0 website. I created an account with Classroom 2.0 and signed in. I picked a "tool" on the right side of the web page. There were many different tools to choose from. I picked a tool called "Calendars". Once I picked this tool, I then researched about this specific tool by reading on two different discussions posted under this link. In my blog I wrote about how this tool works, and what I learned from doing research on this tool.