Work Smarter: Embed a Google Calendar into your LMS

It's always a struggle to clearly communicate with your students and parents. 

We all know the value of clear and timely communication, but with so many technology options and communication platforms available, it can become confusing and tedious to try to communicate to a wide audience operating on various devices.

The teachers in my district use Moodle as our designated LMS, and some use Google Sites as their information page for parents. It's important to have clear, consistent information across platforms, so embedding a Google calendar helps my teachers streamline their workflow and communication.

First, go to your Google calendar settings. then go to your list of calendars and choose the calendar you want to embed.

Once you've chosen your calendar, choose to "Share this calendar" and then click the box to "Make calendar public." Doing this ensures that anyone can see your calendar.

Now go to "Embed this calendar." From here you can adjust the size of the calendar, change its colors and borders, and even choose to display more than one calendar at a time. Once you have made your adjustments, copy the embed code above the calendar and paste it into your site's html settings. Be sure to "turn on" your html by selecting the little carrot brackets! < >

You can use the same code to embed your calendar on multiple sites. When you update your calendar, your changes push through to all your platforms instantly, meaning you never have to visit each separate spot to update individual calendars. Plus, students and parents can copy your events to their own calendars.

With so many demands on teachers, having the ability to streamline your communication is key. Consider using an embedded Google calendar to effectively and efficiently reach your students and parents. I have found it to be an excellent way to keep my teachers up to date (yeah, I meant that pun!)