In my last post "Create your calendar", I mentioned that to prepare yourself throughout the semester you will be creating events on your calendar to keep yourself on track. I also mentioned that you will have to click on the red "Create" button to create an event. Once you click "create" a form will appear like the image below. This form will be used for you to resort to day by day. It will contain information of what you need to do and when to do it.In this post ill show you what this form has to offer you and how you can apply it to your studies throughout the semester. Below is an image of the form which will appear when you plan to create an event on your calendar.
- At the top of your form you will have three options, to either go back a step, save or discard. Below the three options, you can give your event an title. As a name for a title, I suggest you use the name of the class that this form represents, i.e: German, Math, Philosophy, and Political Science. Reason for using your class as a title is because each event will contain information for that particular class, as well as the date and time you will be working on the event scheduled. In the future you will be creating an event whether it be for required readings, assignments, due dates or even meetings for group projects.
- Below the title you have the options of planning the time and date you plan to work on the event that you created. This is important because when you schedule yourself you are making a commitment to yourself and to your studies to accomplish the preparation you need to do to keep up with the work of the semester. At this point I think of it as if it was my job. When the event starts I am reporting for work and when the event is finished I know I can leave from work.Sometimes I have to do some overtime. When you plan an event and you are not ready to plan a date and time you have the option of check marking "all day". Google saves the event on your calendar as an "all day" task, therefore in the future you have the opportunity to plan a time and date that best fits you.
- Below the time and date you have the option of where you plan to work on the event scheduled. I mostly use this option if I am attending a presentation in a certain place, meeting with a professor or when I am meeting with a group for a group project.
- Below the "where" option you will see an option that is labelled "calendar" with a drop down arrow to the right. As you click on the drop down arrow you will see a list of the sub calendars that you created for each of your classes. As you plan an event for each class make sure to change your calendar settings to the class that the form represents, that way when it appears on your calendar it will appear the color you color coated it as. For example, if I am creating an event for Philosophy ill change my calendar setting to Philosophy because that is what the form is representing.
- Below your "calendar" settings you have a description box. In this description box you will write notes to yourself of what goals to accomplish in the time frame of the event you have given yourself. This is where your preparation comes into action. The description box will be there to help you plan your steps to successfully make a leap over the stick ahead of you.
- Below your description box you have the option of changing the event color. Don't worry about changing the event color because when you change your calendar settings to the class the form represents the color will change to the color that you associated with that class.
- Below your event color your have an option to "add a reminder". This is useful because Google will send you an email reminder within either minutes, hours, days or weeks before. Whatever best suits you. If you are on a computer, have a smart phone or a tablet you can use the "pop up" option to send you reminders minutes, hours, days or weeks. I usually use the pop up option while I'm studying throughout the day to keep me on track of the timing of my studies.
-If you take a look to the right of the form you will notice that you can add guest. If you are working on a group project and your classmates also use Google calendar you can add them as a guest. You have this option to the right side of your form by simply typing in their email and adding them. Once you add them and they have accepted the event will appear on their calendar.
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