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Use Google Calendar as a Homework Calendar

Introduction.

Keeping track of homework assignments can be a daunting task for students , especially with multiple subjects and deadlines. A well-organized homework calendar can make a significant difference in managing schoolwork effectively. Google Calendar offers a free and accessible tool for creating a comprehensive homework calendar that helps students stay on top of their assignments and plan their study time efficiently. In this guide, we’ll show you how to set up and use Google Calendar as a homework calendar to streamline your child’s schoolwork.

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Why Use a Homework Calendar?

A homework calendar provides a centralized system for organizing assignments, tests, and study sessions. Here’s why a Google Calendar homework calendar can be particularly beneficial:

1. Centralized Organization

• One-Stop Solution : A homework calendar consolidates all assignments and deadlines in one place, making it easier for students to keep track of their responsibilities.
• Visual Overview : The calendar view provides a clear visual layout of upcoming tasks, helping students plan their time more effectively.

2. Accessibility

• Multi-Device Access : Google Calendar can be accessed from computers, tablets, and smartphones, allowing students to view and update their homework calendar from anywhere.
• Real-Time Syncing : Changes made to the calendar are instantly synced across all devices, ensuring the most current schedule is always available.

3. Customization and Reminders

• Personalized Alerts : Students can set custom reminders for upcoming assignments and tests, helping them stay on top of their deadlines.
• Recurring Tasks : Regular tasks like weekly study sessions or project milestones can be set as recurring events, minimizing manual updates.

4. Integration with Other Tools

• Google Apps Integration : Google Calendar integrates seamlessly with other Google apps such as Google Classroom and Gmail, making it easy to import assignments and deadlines directly into the calendar.

Setting Up Google Calendar as a Homework Calendar

Here’s how to set up and use Google Calendar to manage your child’s homework effectively:

1. Create a Dedicated Homework Calendar

• Step 1 : Open Google Calendar and go to the settings by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner.
• Step 2 : Select “Add calendar” and choose “Create new calendar.”
• Step 3 : Name the calendar (e.g., “Homework Calendar”) and set the appropriate time zone. Click “Create calendar.”

2. Organize by Subject or Task Type

• Step 1 : Assign different colors to subjects or types of tasks to easily distinguish between them (e.g., red for Math, blue for English). Match the color-code on your homework calendar to the colors of your binders .
• Step 2 : Use these color codes consistently to maintain a clear and organized layout.

3. Input recurring events

• Step 1: Fill in holidays and major events, like exam weeks.
• Step 2: Fill in regular recurring events, like sports practices or orthodontist visits.
• Step 3: Remember not to set reminders for events unless you need them. Extra reminders can make the calendar system feel cluttered and overwhelming.

3. Input Homework Assignments

• Step 1 : Click on the date of the assignment’s due date in the calendar. Select “Create” and then choose “Event” to add a new entry.
• Step 2 : Enter the title of the assignment (e.g., “Math Homework – Page 32”), select the dedicated homework calendar, and set the due date and time.
• Step 3 : Add details in the description section, such as specific instructions or links to resources. Set a reminder to alert your child before the due date.

4 . Schedule Study Time

• Step 1 : Create recurring events for regular study sessions by clicking on “Create” and selecting “Event.” Choose “Custom” under the “Does not repeat” section to set the frequency.
• Step 2 : Label these sessions with specific tasks (e.g., “Study for Math Test”) and set reminders to keep your child on track.
• Step 3: As you plan the week, you can drag these study blocks to new times if the planned time is busy.

5. Set Up Notifications

• Step 1 : For each event, go to the “Notification” section and choose how your child will be reminded (e.g., email or mobile notification).
• Step 2 : Set multiple notifications if necessary, such as one reminder a day before and another a few hours before the assignment is due.

6 . Integrate with Google Classroom

• Step 1 : If your child uses Google Classroom, enable Classroom notifications in Calendar by going to Google Classroom, selecting “Settings,” and turning on “Classroom notifications in Calendar.”
• Step 2 : Ensure that assignments from Google Classroom are automatically added to the homework calendar.

Practical Tips for Using a Homework Calendar

To maximize the effectiveness of the Google Calendar homework calendar, follow these tips:

Daily and Weekly Reviews

• Morning Check : Encourage your child to review their homework calendar each morning to see what’s due that day.
• Weekly Planning : Spend time each weekend reviewing the upcoming week’s schedule to adjust any plans and ensure all tasks are accounted for.

Print a Homework Calendar To-Go

Looking at the calendar in your browser, click the gear wheel, then Print. It’s best to print the calendar as close to the upcoming dates as you can. I usually print mine on Friday afternoon for the following week. That way when I am not at my computer, I can still add to or change my schedule.

Color-Coding for Clarity

• Assign Colors : Use distinct colors for each subject or type of task. For example, use yellow for science assignments and green for history projects. This helps quickly identify tasks and reduces the likelihood of missing assignments.
• Consistent Use : Keep the color scheme consistent throughout the school year to avoid confusion.

Detailed Event Descriptions

• Add Notes : Include detailed instructions or links to online resources in the event description to help your child remember what each assignment entails.
• Attach Files : Attach relevant documents or links directly to the calendar event for easy access.

Set Up Study Reminders

• Scheduled Alerts : Schedule alerts not just for due dates but also for study sessions to reinforce a consistent study routine.
• Use Multiple Alarms : Set alarms at different intervals, such as one day before and one hour before the assignment is due, to help your child manage their time effectively.

Share the Calendar

• Family Coordination : Share the homework calendar with family members to keep everyone informed about upcoming assignments and tests. This can help parents monitor progress and provide support.
• Teacher Collaboration : If possible, share the calendar with teachers or tutors to keep them updated on your child’s schedule and any potential challenges.

Keep It Updated

• Regular Updates : Encourage your child to update their calendar regularly, adding new assignments and adjusting deadlines as needed.
• Clean Up Old Events : Periodically remove past events to keep the calendar focused on current tasks.

A homework calendar using Google Calendar can greatly enhance your child’s ability to manage school assignments and plan their study time effectively. By centralizing assignments, setting reminders, and using color-coding, students can gain better control over their academic responsibilities and reduce stress. Implementing this system fosters independence and helps students develop strong organizational skills that will benefit them throughout their education.

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How to use Google Calendar for school: Tips for making schedules

Katie August 15, 2022 good habits , organization , productivity , routines , time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed.

Knowing how to use google calendar for school is important for students in high school and college. Using Google calendar to make a schedule will:

• help you manage your time
• keep you organized
• help you show up when you need to
• provide reality checks about how much time your commitments really consume

I recommend students use Google Calendar over any other digital calendar apps. Why? Google Calendar integrates easily with other school-based Google products. Also, both the desktop and mobile apps are excellent.

What you need before getting started with Google Calendar

You only need two things to start using Google Calendar to plan your school schedule.

• A google account
• Dates and times to put into the calendar

Let’s start with #1: Create a google account if you don’t have one. If you have multiple Google accounts, sign into the one that you use for school.

Moving on to #2: Gather all the information you’ll need to load into Google calendar. This would include:

• Your class schedule
• Your academic school-year calendar (usually on your school website)
• Sports schedules
• Job schedule (if you have a part-time job during school)
• Dates and times of recurring appointments (therapy, PT, music lessons, etc.)

How to create your school schedule in Google Calendar

1. add classes first.

The first step to creating your school schedule in Google Calendar is to add your classes. If you’re in high school, you could just block out a chunk of time from the first bell to the last bell (picture #1). If you’re in college, you’ll need to add each individual class.

To add classes that repeat on certain days, simply click Does Not Repeat to get a list of repeating options. Or, you can click Custom to select specific days. See the images below.

2. Add commute times

After adding classes, add commute time to and from each class. Do the math to calculate how long it takes to drive or walk to class. Be accurate. See picture below.

3. Add meals

Add your meals to your Google calendar schedule. If you don’t usually eat breakfast, don’t add that in. But if you grab something to-go from the dining hall, even if that takes you only 10 minutes, add it in.

Enter lunch and dinner blocks at your “average” times.

4. Add recurring commitments

Enter all recurring commitments and appointments. Don’t forget to add commute time to each event. Consider the following:

• practices + games
• doctor + dentist appointments
• club meetings

5. Create dedicated study blocks

After you’ve added all “immovable” commitments to your calendar, you can see the gaps of open time in your schedule. There will likely be far less free time than you expected. Here is your reality check.

The majority of these unscheduled hours will become your study blocks. You should have at least one large or several smaller study blocks per day. If you don’t, then your school schedule is overpacked and you need to change something.

Block out these study/homework periods as events on your calendar, just as you did for classes and other commitments. 

8 more pro tips for using Google Calendar to make your school schedule

1. Only create your schedule for one semester at a time. You can create end-points for events in the edit section of each event by filling in the ends on field with the last day of your semester. See picture.

2. Use specific colors for each event category. For example, use blue for all classes and green for all meals. At the time of writing this post, you are limited to Google’s 11 basic color options, but this tutorial shows you a workaround if you are intent on making custom colors.

3. Create your initial school calendar on a desktop computer. There are more options and features in the browser version than in the app. Also, it’s easier to add and customize events on the desktop.

4. Download and use the Google Calendar mobile app. If you need to add an event when you’re out and about, add it via the app and then customize it from your desktop if needed.

5. Do not add assignments to the schedule. A calendar is not an assignment notebook. Just add dues dates and exams, as described in Step 6 below. Here is the important difference between a calendar and an assignment notebook . 

6. Add due dates and tests to your calendar. To do this, you would add it as an all-day event . This will make the event appear at the top of the day, instead of at a particular time. See picture.

7. Create a S unday Routine like this one where you log into your calendar and make updates for the week. Make this planning routine non-negotiable. Consider doing the following once a week:

• add new appointments and events
• delete events or classes that have been canceled
• adjust gym schedule or meal times as needed
• add due dates and tests for the coming week

8. Add details about events and appointments by clicking edit and filling in the description field. This is a good place to store teacher information like office hours and absentee/makeup policies. See image. 

Using Google Calendar for school is one of the best productivity tools available to students . Using it to create a visual schedule of your commitments is a highly effective way to see, manage, organize and master your time. Also, knowing how to use Google Calendar like this for school is the first step in figuring out what to do when you have too much to do.

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Shareable Online Calendar

Spend less time planning and more time doing with a shareable calendar that works across Google Workspace.

Your plans, at your fingertips

Google Calendar brings all of your calendars together in one place, so you can manage work, personal life, and everything in between.

Tackle your to-dos

Add your task from right in Google Calendar, Gmail, or the Google Tasks app.

Set a due date

Pick the day or time you’ll want to complete the task by.

Check it off

Mark your tasks as complete to keep track of what you've accomplished.

A smarter way to schedule

Save time scheduling meetings by layering multiple calendars in a single view. Plus, keep everyone in the loop with shared calendars.

This feature is available on Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans.

Teams and organizations can easily schedule meetings and book rooms.

Stay on top of your plans

When you get an email about an event, like a concert, flight, or reservation, Google Calendar automatically adds it to your schedule.

Find the time, every day

See how you spend your time

Time Insights analyzes your schedule to show how you spend your time, and who you’re spending it with.

Make time for others

Appointment Schedules allow you to share your availability via a booking page, so external stakeholders, clients, and partners can book time with you.

Simplify your day

RSVP options

Respond to meeting invitations with a location-specific RSVP.

Working location

Let your colleagues know where you'll be working from.

Working hours

Set and share your daily working routine.

Curious about Google Calendar?

Take a look at our FAQs to learn more.

Yes. Calendar migration options are available for many types of calendars, including both Microsoft® and IBM®. For more information on the tools available for data migrations into Google Workspace, see Migrate your organization’s data to Google Workspace . For information on allowing Microsoft Exchange and Google Calendar to work together, examine the Calendar Interop tool. For additional information about syncing Google Calendar and IBM Notes, see Options when migrating from IBM Notes .

We focus on keeping your information secure in Google Calendar. To help you create and view your calendar entries, they’re stored in our world-class data centers. Your Google Account comes with built-in security designed to detect and block threats like spam, phishing and malware. Plus, you can always control your privacy settings in your Google Account .

Yes! Anyone with a personal Google account can create one booking page that allows others to book time with you. Workspace subscribers get access to premium features including the ability to create an unlimited number of booking pages, collect payment through Stripe, verify booker emails, send email reminders, and check multiple calendar for availability.

Yes. You can create a calendar that's accessible to everyone in your organization (or a subset of users). For example, you might want a group calendar for events like team holidays and regular meetings.

If you have a Google Account through your work, school, or other group, you can add meeting rooms and other resources (like projectors) to your event. You can add a location to any event by clicking “location” when creating the event.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Google Calendar

The Google Calendar is a little used jewel for keeping you organized. This is especially true for a teacher who has a never-ending list of things to do and places to be. I have a confession to make — I am lousy at using lists. I make them, but then rarely use them to guide my day. Instead, I’ve found that I work best by using a calendar to track my tasks as well as my events.  Let’s explore a few ways a teacher can use the Google Calendar to keep them on track and organized. 

Layout of Google Calendars

Before we look at specific uses, we need to review some of the basics of Google Calendar. The calendar allows you to create multiple planners that can be toggled on and off. This allows you to create calendars that have a specific purpose (homework, lesson plans, cheerleader practice) that can be shared separately. However, you can also view them together. In the above image, you can detect the different calendars by their color. 

Different Types of Calendars

Homework Calendar

Let’s start by creating a calendar to help your students and their parents keep track of assigned homework. You only have to generate the homework information once and then let parents and students access the calendar at a time that fits their schedule. No more filling out homework sheets for individual students. You could also assign a different student each day to enter the information on the calendar.

You will next want make sure you share your calendar with the public and possibly give other individuals more specific sharing permissions.

Finally, you will need to decide how you will share your calendar with the world. You can either do this by copying the URL for the calendar and link to the calendar in an email or possibly post the link on a website. You could also embed your calendar either in a Google site or another website.

And finally, you can share the iCal address with individuals who have another type of calendar application.

Lesson Plan Calendar

Using Google Calendar as a place to store your lesson plans can be very useful. For each activity, create an event. Within the event details window, you can attach handouts, links to be used in the lesson, and other instructions you might want to give your students. If you need to print your lesson plans, use the Schedule View.

Add Useful Calendars

There are other calendars you can add to your Google calendar that provide you with information that you may find helpful. A great example are the UIL calendars . UIL has published their events on four Google Calendars and made them available to the public. All you have to do is subscribe to their calendars by clicking on the + sign at the bottom right of the calendar. All four will be added to your Other Calendars.

Google also has some calendars you might find useful or interesting. Remember, these calendars will be added to your Other Calendars.

Viewing the Task List in Calendars

I already confessed that I’m not good with tasks, but for those that are, Google has a very useful Task list that you can access via the Gmail or Calendar app. For this blog, we are going to focus on using the Task list from your calendar.

First, let’s toggle the Task calendar on.

Let’s make sure the Task list is visible and you know how to add tasks to the list. Note that adding tasks to the list works exactly the same in the Gmail app.

In order to view a task in your Task calendar, you must add a date in the event details.

My one complaint is that the task is only visible at the top of the day it is to be accomplished. As of now, you can’t assign a specific time to accomplish the task (i.e. 8:30 am). Google, if you are reading this blog, PLEASE consider adding this feature. Instead of using a list, I assign a specific time to accomplish a task and put those directly on my calendar. I could be persuaded to use this app if I could do this via a Task list. 

Most people who use lists love the experience of crossing off the items that have been accomplished. This is as easy as checking a box in the Google Task list. Note that the item is crossed off in the list and calendar view.

Reserving a Room or Resource

One very helpful tool in Calendar is that within the event details you can reserve a room or a resource. No more going to the library to check out the iPad cart or signing up for the library. There all kinds of uses for this feature. The types of resources can be grouped together to make it easy if the list becomes too long. In order to use this feature, your domain administrator must enable it and create the list of rooms and/or resources.

Color Coding

Some people love to organize with color. Google makes this easy. You can color code each calendar so that when you toggle them on and off, you can easily see what events go with each calendar. You can also color code each event. For instance, you could assign a color for parent teacher conferences and a different color for faculty meetings.

As you can see, Google Calendar has the ability to assist you in organizing your events, tasks, and activities. Google also has a Calendar app for both Android and iOS that works very well with the online application. Make a goal to try at least one of these ideas and tell me what you think. Also, if you have any other ways you use the Google Calendar in your classroom, leave a comment below.

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Jennifer joined the TCEA staff in 2010 to lead the advocacy efforts of the association. This enables her to blend her passion for technology and education with her love for the political process. She keeps grounded in the application of technology by helping deliver professional development for TCEA. She has a B.S. in Political Science from Southern Nazarene University and an M.S. in Educational Administration from Texas A&M. She loves working with teachers as they begin to envision how technology can help them transition their teaching from print to digital.

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How To Use Google Calendar As A Free Online Homeschool Planner

How to use google calendar as a homeschool planner.

I have looked high and low for a system that would work for me as an online homeschool planner. Although I really liked Homeschool Planet, I wasn’t in love with it . Truthfully I didn’t want to pay for something each month that I wasn’t totally in love with.

I am however a huge fan of Google. I love how well my Google Calendar works as a planner. It takes a little playing around with to find all the features and get used to but it works so well.

To use Google Calendar, you need a Gmail account. One of the best features is that you can sync your calendar with other users. It would be helpful for an older student to have a Gmail account as well, to set up and sync assignments. To set it up you need to find the Calendar icon under your Google apps. This is found in the right-hand corner of the screen.

Once you’re in the Calendar screen you can start piecing together your lesson planner. Google can be set with different custom calendars. My calendars include Fieldtrips, 3rd Grader, Kindergarteners, Work From Home and Meals to name a few. I color-code each calendar.

Creating Individual Calenders 

To create a calendar you go to the left-hand side of the Calendar, and you will see where it says “My Calendars” beside that is a little down arrow. Click on the down arrow and select “create a calendar”. You are able to name and customize color from there.

Sharing Calendars with Others

You have the ability to share specific calendars with other Google users as I mentioned before. This is where having a student with a Gmail account would be useful. When creating the calendar for that student you are able to add their address and share that calendar with them.

Scheduling Events (subjects, appointments, field trips)

Once you have your calendars set up you are now able to create your events. I schedule my calendars by subject so I simply input the subject at about the time we are working on it each day. I set the subject to repeat on the days that I need it too, then I am ready to edit from there. I can choose the calendar I want for each event. I am also able to share each event with the people I need to, which sometimes includes homeschool dad!

Setting Events to Repeat

You also have the ability to set each event to repeat which I mentioned early. When you create your initial event you will see a box under the times marked “all day” or “repeat”. If you check the repeat box you will get a pop-up box that will allow you to customize how you want your event to repeat.

It is a really nice feature, especially for subjects. I set all my subjects to repeat. Language Arts we do Monday through Friday for example so I schedule it to repeat as such. We do Science on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday so it only repeats on those days.

Setting up a Task List 

Under the Calendar list, is a Tasks label if you highlight this you will see a list appear on the right-hand side of your screen. I use this to create a list of cleaning tasks for myself for the day. To add tasks to the list, you simply go to the bottom of the screen and click on the little plus sign. A new slot will appear and you can fill it in.

Changing Your View

You can set to view a day or 4 days at a time, a week or a month at a time. This is found at the top of the screen towards the right-hand side. There is also an agenda view which I find most useful for my cell phone.

Printing It Out

There beside the “view” button is a button that says “more”. If you click on this button, it will drop down to give you two options. You can choose to refresh or print. How it prints depends on the view you are in. I like to be in the weekly view when printing. Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to print out the event details only the title so I have to handwrite it all in once it’s printed, but I don’t mind doing that.

The Best Part

This calendar syncs with my computer at home to my kindle, and my cell phone. No matter where I am I have access to it as long as I have access to my email. It has been one of the greatest helps in keeping my homeschool organized. Even Meetup syncs events to my Google calendar!

Did I miss anything? If you have any questions about using Google Calendar as a homeschool planner let me know in the comments!

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My only comment – I found it super useful to make gmail accounts for my younger kids with me keeping the password until they were old enough to “take over.” I went into each of the kids’ calendars and gave myself and my husband permission to edit them.

This keeps things well organized, makes it easier to invite different family members to different events, and to share access to the calendars with my husband. I love this thing too. Now that my kids are teens with their own smart phones, they have their own calendars still tied to my calendar and the whole family can coordinate.

Thanks for the tip! My kids are still too young to even operate email so that wasn’t something I considered.

I’m so glad you shared this! We’re just starting to homeschool again, and I’ve been using Google calendar in my “real life” and I LOVE it. I hadn’t even thought about it for homeschool and was just about to buy a paper planner. Thank you for the details and encouragement!

Thank you for this! A fellow home school mom sent me this because I didn’t want to renew for HomeSchool Planet either 🙂 Looks like you posted this about 5 years ago but one tip for printing, you can print in schedule view and include the description (which is where I assume you put the day’s lesson) and it should print out fine. I used Google calendar for a business for about 9 years in which we did scheduling and used the description. I had to print this way and it was a life saver.

Great tip, thank you!

Back to School Tip: Use Google Calendar to Organize Your Entire Family

It’s time to head back to school ! As you prepare for the new school year, rounding up school supplies and organizing your family’s schedule, consider trading in that old paper calendar for something a little more high-tech.

Google Calendar is a free web app that can make organizing your family’s schedule simple. Google Calendar lets you easily keep track of your family’s busy life, including your student’s online school schedules, sports, and extracurricular classes, Mom and Dad’s work schedules, family activities, and all your other obligations.

Best of all, it’s easy to share calendars between family members, so everyone in the house knows where they’re supposed to be and when.

Sure, a paper calendar on the kitchen bulletin board has its charm. But it’s not always with you, it doesn’t have an alarm to remind you where you need to be, and if plans change, it doesn’t automatically alert the entire family.

Instead, follow our simple guide to setting up a family Google Calendar and start the school year off organized!

10 Reasons to use Google Calendar to manage your family’s schedule

• Easy and free to set up
• Automatically syncs with your mobile devices
• Import calendars from other apps like Outlook or iCal
• Create multiple calendars, one for each family member
• Color-coded calendars let you see everyone’s schedule at a glance
• Set recurring events- never forget a piano lesson or birthday!
• Setup popup alerts or e-mail reminders
• View calendars anywhere, on any device
• Built-in task list
• Shared calendars let every member of the family view and add events

Create a Google Account

To use Google Calendar you will first need to sign up for a Google account . The process to create one is simple and free. Once you have your account set up, you can find Google Calendar at google.com/calendar .

You should see a standard calendar; by default it is set to a weekly view. You can switch this to Day, Month, 4 Days, or Agenda by clicking in the top right-hand corner.

Create a new calendar

You have two calendars by default, one with your name and one labeled Tasks. To use Google Calendar to organize your family, you’ll want to create separate calendars for each family member.

You can create a new calendar by clicking on My Calendars on the left sidebar, and selecting Create New Calendar.

On the next page, you’ll see fields you can fill in to name and describe your calendar, specify a location, and share it with others.

Fill in your information and click Create Calendar at the bottom of the page.

Hover over your new calendar in the left sidebar and assign it a color. Repeat these steps for each family member and be sure to assign a different color to everyone. This will make it easy to see each family member’s schedule at a glance.

Create an event

You can add an event to your calendar by clicking on the red Create button in the top left corner. You can name your event, schedule the time and day, and set it to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. This is a great feature for things like ClassConnect sessions, teacher conferences, soccer practice, birthdays, and other ongoing events.

You can also schedule e-mail or popup reminders and set events to public or private. For security reasons, it’s a good idea to set family calendars to private.

Share calendars with family members

Once you’ve created calendars for each member of your family, you can choose to share them so everyone can view events and stay organized. To share calendars, each family member you’d like to share with will first need a Google account of their own. Use the link above to set up Google Accounts for each member of your family.

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Under Permission Settings you can grant each person the ability to make changes and manage sharing, make changes only, or view events only.

You can tailor these settings to each family member’s needs. For example, you might give your spouse the ability to make changes and share, your high school student the ability to make changes (so they can add their events), and your younger students view-only access.

You can easily change these calendar settings whenever you need to.

What if my child is too young for a Google account?

Google does require that users be at least 13 years of age in order to create an account. If your kids are too young, or you don’t feel comfortable with getting them Google accounts, you can use Cozi , a free family calendar app available for iOS and Android devices. Cozi will allow you to import your Google Calendar into the app on your child’s device, giving them read-only access to your family calendar. This way, your child can still view her calendar on, for example, an iPod Touch.

You can view your Google Calendar on any browser by logging in to your Google account. However, you can also sync your Google Calendar for iPhone or other mobile devices. Follow Google’s guide to sync your calendars with your mobile devices so your whole family can stay organized no matter where they are.

Use Google Calendar to organize your online school schedule

Due dates, teacher conferences, ClassConnects, face to face events: you can keep track of it all with Google Calendar. How you use Google Calendar for school will largely depend on how you choose to schedule your online school day.

If you keep a consistent schedule for your students, always completing math at the same time each day for instance, you might schedule each lesson in your calendar. This way your student will always know what he should be doing at any given time.

If you prefer a looser school schedule, you could schedule in only your student’s assignment due dates or tests. There are so many ways to schedule your online school day , so pick what works for your family, and remember it’s OK to change it up depending on what’s working and what isn’t.

For students, learning to manage their time effectively is a valuable skill and the earlier they can learn it, the better. Knowing how to use a tool like Google Calendar is extremely helpful in online high school, where students are expected to manage their time more independently, as well as later when they head to college or begin careers.

We all have busy schedules, and if you’re preparing to start online school you might be wondering how you can keep track of it all. But by knowing how to use the right tech tools, you can keep yourself and your entire family on track and organized.

This article was updated August 2015

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Working from home can be a struggle. Even with a full work to-do list, it’s easy to see the laundry piling up in the corner and feel compelled to do something about it. Despite this, if your office is your home, you must find time to do both your personal and work tasks, otherwise your productivity will suffer.

Using Google Calendar, you can create a schedule that outlines time for work, personal tasks, and blocked time to keep you on track. Therefore, you will be able to cross every item off your to-do list each day.

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Google Calendar is a free online calendar that’s user-friendly and chock-full of useful features for boosting your productivity. Plus, it’s available in-browser, or via the Google Calendar app , so you can keep track of your tasks from anywhere.

You can use Google Calendar to block work time, schedule events, share appointment times, send event invitations, and even create multiple calendars in one view to fit your needs. With Google Calendar, you can customize it to create a schedule that fits your schedule exactly the way you want it.

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Plan Your Work From Home Schedule First

Before you dive into creating a schedule using Google Calendar, you’ll want to plan your schedule first. Even if you have a good handle on your daily work, writing it down will make the creation process inside Google Calendar so much easier.

Start by determining your daily start and end time. Even if you're a freelancer or someone without typical working hours, you should still set aside a set number of work hours each day. It's one of our favorite tips for staying productive and motivated while working remotely . Next, outline your day, including both work and personal tasks.

How to Create Your Schedule Using Google Calendar

With your day planned out, you're ready to enter your schedule into Google Calendar. This is a fairly easy process, even if your day is complex. Let's jump in.

First, decide if you want to use multiple calendar views or just one. When you first open Google Calendar, you'll have one calendar called “My Calendar”. The tool allows you to view multiple calendars at once for further organization. For example, you could have a schedule for work tasks and one for personal tasks.

To create a new calendar, follow these steps:

• In the left sidebar, select the “ + ” next to Other calendars .
• Select Create new calendar .
• Enter a name for your calendar and a description, as well as the time zone. Make sure to be specific when naming each calendar you create.
• Select Create calendar.

Adding in Work Tasks

The next step is to add in each of your work tasks as outlined in your schedule. Inside Google Calendar, you can choose to add these in as Events or Tasks. To truly block your time and ensure no one can schedule meetings or invade your set working time, you'll want to add tasks in as events:

• In Google Calendar, simply select a time . A window will pop up, asking you for more details.
• Inside the window, select Event and name it. You can keep things simple and label this time as “Blocked Work Time” or get down to the nitty-gritty.
• Set the hours you wish to block by clicking or tapping on the hours. Under that, you can choose whether you want these hours to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, every weekday, or you can customize the repeat to fit your schedule.
• Add a description if needed by clicking or tapping on Add description or attachments. To keep work tasks highlighted on your calendar, change the event's color using the dropdown next to your name at the bottom of the pop-up box. For example, use yellow for all work-related tasks.
• When you're finished, select Save .

Google Calendar will automatically set you as “busy” during this time, so you can focus.

Adding in Personal Tasks

With personal to-dos, these are great added-in tasks, unless you feel the need to “block” time for them. Whichever suits you best. If you wish to add them in as tasks, here's how to do it:

• Select a time on your calendar. The same window will pop up, asking you for details.
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• Add in a description if you need to, and then select Save .

Again, creating tasks won't stop clients or co-workers from booking meetings on your schedule. To do that, make sure you add in the personal task as an event.

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Another great way to protect your personal and work time is to set your working hours inside Google Calendar. By setting working hours, the tool will automatically let others know when you're unavailable. If you're using a Google Workspace education or business account, you'll have access to this feature.

• On the top right inside Google Calendar, select Settings (the wheel icon).
• In the left menu, select Working Hours .
• Select Enable working hours and then select the days and times you're available each day. If you have the same working hours each day, select Copy times to all to simplify this process.

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After adding in your work tasks, personal tasks, and working hours, your new Google Calendar schedule should look something like this:

You'll notice that everything has a specific color to draw attention to the type of task or event. You'll also notice that a specific time is blocked, so it's easy to stay on task, whether in-office or out.

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To take your productivity to the next level, consider enabling Google Calendar notifications, so you receive alerts about your events. This is a great way to make sure you shift tasks when it's time, without watching the clock. To enable notifications:

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When I was a student, I personally loved using a homework calendar. It helped me see the bigger picture and take all of my obligations into account. You can use the homework calendar template as is or you can edit it to suit your needs. Add your list of assignments below. Add each assignment to the calendar on the due date. This is a blank calendar that you can use for any month.

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This homework tracker can track your homework assignments, the subjects, due dates, and the status of each assignment. There is a dropdown list to select the subject and each subject will be marked with a different color. To change the list of subjects, go to the subject tab and list each subject. The priority can be either urgent, high, normal, or low. The status is either “to do” or “done”. You can change the priority or the status in the tabs.

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This Excel spreadsheet keeps track of assignments, who is responsible for each, and when each assignment is due. The color of each assignment changes according to the due date. When the assignment is due it will turn yellow. You can also open this spreadsheet on Google Sheets.

What is a homework planner?

This is a planner to track your homework and assignments to ensure that you prepare and submit everything on time. An assignment planner can keep track of all your assignments and is a great tool for priority management. However, if you have other obligations such as tests, social and family gatherings, etc, it might be better to prepare a planner that takes all your obligations into account. If you have a family gathering the day before a test, then you will know you will need to start studying one day earlier than you would have. If you don’t keep track of deadlines and everything you need to do, you might find yourself stressed or too late to get everything done. Planning will take the stress out of school and help you be more productive and organized.

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Learning how to manage your time is an essential skill that will be needed later on in life as well. Time management is something that sets efficient people apart from those who do not manage their time well and get little done or even fall apart when stressed. Our job as parents is to give our children the skills and tools to manage their time well and get things done, even when they have a lot on their plate.

Start helping your kids to get organized when they are young. Help them write their assignments in their planner. Help them organize their time and schedule. The younger they are, the less they have on their plate. This is the time to help them acquire the skills they will need when they are older and obligations start to become more overwhelming. Remind your kids to review their planner regularly until it becomes a habit. By the time they are older, in high school or college, they will be able to manage their time efficiently.

It isn’t enough to write assignments and homework in a planner when you receive them. In order for a planner to be efficient, you will need to review it regularly. Start a daily habit where you check your homework calendar daily to see what needs to be done. This should be part of your child’s daily routine. If it isn’t feasible to check daily, then it should happen at least once or twice a week. If that doesn’t work, then try setting reminders on your phone.

How to make a homework planner?

Choose whether you want a weekly assignment planner or a daily or monthly planner. Whatever works for you. Scan the templates on this page and see which one you think will be the most helpful. If you like it as-is then download the PDF version. If you prefer to edit it to meet your specific needs then select the Microsoft Word version and edit as you please. Make it work for you.

If you feel comfortable using a spreadsheet then try the assignment deadline spreadsheet template above.

If you are a college student, then you might want a comprehensive student planner that includes a homework tracker:

• College Student Planner (our free student planner includes a class schedule and all other tools you will need during the school year)
• Best Planners for College Students
• School Calendar Template

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Homework Planner Template

The best thing I can say about this homework planner is that my own kids like it enough to want me to print a copy for them each week. The design for this planner came from a mash-up of the techniques that my brother and I used in college to organize our time. I've refined the design based on feedback from my kids (one high-schooler and two home-schoolers).

How It Works : This planner combines two very useful tools for keeping track of your homework assignments, both on a single page. First, on the left is a homework check list for each of your classes. Use it to list the assignments, due dates, and the estimated time to complete each assignment. List upcoming exams and plan times to study. Second, on the right side you can plan your week to figure out how you will get everything done.

Printable Homework Planners

The following PDF files can be printed as needed. The main difference is in the weekly schedule because high-schoolers and home-schoolers tend to do their homework at different times of the day.

License : Private Use (not for distribution or resale)

Authors: Jon Wittwer and Jim Wittwer

Description

This spreadsheet includes two separate worksheets with slightly different designs. The Homeschool design doesn't include the "time" column because we found it wasn't as critical to predict how much time a particular assignment would take. However, for high school and college, estimating the time to complete each assignment can be extremely helpful.

We designed it so that you can either print blank copies of the planner, or edit it electronically. You may be able to store and edit this planner on your mobile device if you are using Excel for iPad/iPhone or Google Sheets.

Tips for Students:

1. Customize the template: Using Excel or Word, enter your class names on the left and your typical weekly schedule. For example, use the schedule to highlight the times for each of your classes, your extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, etc.

2. Print blank copies: After customizing the template, you can print as many of these planner pages as you need, and you won't need to enter your typical weekly schedule each time.

3. Don't forget incomplete assignments: When switching to a new page each week, don't forget to go through your list of assignments and transfer the incomplete assignments to the new page.

4. Don't lose it: Keep your planner page in a folder that you always have with you. If you are worried about misplacing it, try taking a picture of it with your phone as a backup.

5. Use a mobile app: If you have a phone with the Excel or Word app or Google Docs app, and you are allowed to use a mobile device in school, you could try going paperless and editing the template on your phone. You could also try using one of the many "student planner" or "homework planner" mobile apps. The problem with this approach is that phones can be a huge distraction. If you are obsessed with Instagram or texting, it may be better to avoid using your phone if you want to get anything done.

Note to Teachers:

You are welcome to print copies of this planner to give to your students. The worksheet is pretty intuitive, but don't assume that students will know how to use it. Teach them about managing their time and help them learn how a planner can help.

One important thing that you can do to help your students is to give them a realistic estimate of how much time each assignment will take. If you get a lot of students complaining that an assignment took longer than you said, either cut back the work (if it was excessive), or use the feedback to give a better estimate next time around.

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