Sandy Russo works for SPELD SA www.speld-sa.org.au and be contacted through the website email contact.

1. Creating a shared Google calendarby Sandy Russo

2. Why have an online calendar? An online calendar provides a graphical view. It can be viewed as a daily, weekly or a monthly calendar with the click of a tab A shared calendar can help the school community be aware of key dates learn to be organised time manage assignments learn important life skills open lines of communication act as a backup for the school diary

4. mobile phones

5. i pods

7. sync with MS Outlook

8. multi calendar view

10. home

11. office

13. Step 2: Sign in to your Google account You would have received an email asking for verification. You will need to activate the account before you can use any features. Your Google Account gives you access to Google Calendar and other Google services. Once you have created your account you can sign in to manage it at anytime. Bookmark the link below https://www.google.com/accounts/ManageAccount Or your account can be accessed on the top right hand corner of your Google homepage

14. Step 3: Create your calendar When you log in to your account click on the calendar link you will now see under my products. (as above) You will then see your initial calendar. 

16. Create events

17. Manage sharing

19. Start adding events Adding an event is easy Click on the date and time of the event on the calendar Fill in the details and choose which calendar the event belongs to Click create event The event now shows on the calendar

20. Adding details to an event To add details to an event Click on the event in the calendar and a pop will show Click on edit event details Fill in the details on the form Click save

21. Sharing your calendar There are levels of sharing Calendar Address is the main calendar address. It is important to keep this address private, as any with access to this URL who knows the username and password will be able to edit the calendar. Embed This Calendar allows you to publish the calendar on your website. Private Address allows you to share your calendar with specific people. To allow a person to see your calendar you need to add their email address to the permissions box. You can add 75 users per day. Two ways to edit your permissions In the calendar list on the left, click the down-arrow button next to the appropriate calendar, then select "Share this calendar“ and follow the prompts. You can do the same through clicking “settings" at the bottom of the calendar list.

22. Accessing your calendar sign in through your Google homepage (as in slide 5) download the Google toolbar http://toolbar.google.com/T6/intl/en/index.html extra buttons can be added to the toolbar by right clicking the tool bar and selecting the buttons you need get a gadget that sits in your sidebar http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/gdcalendar.html have the calendar email you events through the settings link The above are the most popular ways to access your calendar but a Google search on the internet shows many other ways are available

23. Syncing your calendar Google calendar can be synced with your MS Outlook calendar. Information can be transferred both ways. You can also keep a backup of the Google calendar on your desktop. This allows you to access the calendar should the net be offline. To find out more Go to the Google getting started guide http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=97699