We ask our students to use the agenda to keep track of their due dates, etc. Some use it, most don't. I don't know about you guys, but I keep track of my appointments, deadlines, etc. using google calendars. If we had wireless, we could train students to use online tools for managing their time and deadlines, which are so much more powerful than a pen-and-paper agenda. Also might be an easier sell to students to get them learning how to manage their time.
I don't know if I can comment on this there is no link. This is not in our paradigm to have free ranging conversations, I think we need to vote Len off the island.
Actually that it is a good idea, do you set up a special teacher account for Google and then let students subscribe to it? When I first discoverer google calenders and how easily it syncs with my iPhoneI tried to pitch the admin on getting the school calender on google but it fell flat, how about now Jim?
(btw - maybe that should be one of our projects for next year when we apply for collaboration/inquiry time!)
you wouldn't even need to set up a separate account... just create a new g-calendar and share/make settings for it as a public one (keep the settings on your personal one private).
(i created a calendar for our group and it shows up on my list of calendars as a different color. i think all of you are shared on it? but you can't see my own personal calendar.)
to take that idea further, i mentioned the need for an agenda app to jim... get rid of our paper agendas and make an app for all that info. make it cheaper, to help pay for initial software development.
students with dumb-phones can still buy a paper agenda.
provide instructions on how to set-up a widget to a google school calendar.
maybe create a staff handbook app while we're at it.
Actually that it is a good idea, do you set up a special teacher account for Google and then let students subscribe to it? When I first discoverer google calenders and how easily it syncs with my iPhoneI tried to pitch the admin on getting the school calender on google but it fell flat, how about now Jim?
(btw - maybe that should be one of our projects for next year when we apply for collaboration/inquiry time!)
you wouldn't even need to set up a separate account... just create a new g-calendar and share/make settings for it as a public one (keep the settings on your personal one private).
(i created a calendar for our group and it shows up on my list of calendars as a different color. i think all of you are shared on it? but you can't see my own personal calendar.)
to take that idea further, i mentioned the need for an agenda app to jim... get rid of our paper agendas and make an app for all that info. make it cheaper, to help pay for initial software development.
students with dumb-phones can still buy a paper agenda.
provide instructions on how to set-up a widget to a google school calendar.
maybe create a staff handbook app while we're at it.