It’s a Date! Stay organized with Web-based calendars

By Gail Junion-Metz -- School Library Journal, 6/1/2006

Assign-A-Day
assignaday.4teachers.org

This simple, free Web-based calendar makes it easy for teachers to create class activity and assignment schedules. Students, using a password, can view the calendars. Created by: ALTEC, Univ. of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, Lawrence, KS. Don’t Miss: If you want to see how other teachers have used similar tools, click on the “Calendar Search” link at the top of the page, then type in a subject.

Downloadable Classroom Calendar Templates
www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT061993171033.aspx

This handy site features downloadable school calendar templates for various versions of Microsoft Office programs, including Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word. From this page, you can view and download 28 different calendars for 2007 alone. Created by: Microsoft Inc., Redmond, WA. Don’t Miss: Many of the PowerPoint and Word templates include large attractive graphics particularly appropriate for the elementary school set. Detour: For those of you needing some basic Word calendar pages for elementary kids, go to www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/calendar.shtml.

This short, informative article and four related links will teach you how to use Microsoft Outlook’s built-in calendar. You can also download Outlook’s Calendar Views Add-In software. Created by: Microsoft Inc. Don’t Miss: The “Manage Your Class Calendar” animated demo to learn how to easily create a class calendar using Outlook.

Does your district prevent you from using a Web-based calendar? Then this site’s for you. Just go to the page and select a month and year. When it displays on the screen, click your cursor on any date and type in your text. You can even select an appropriate graphic to go along with it. When you have completed your calendar, click on “View It,” then print. Created by: Scholastic, Inc., New York. Don’t Miss: This calendar is so simple to use, you can teach upper- elementary kids how to create their own custom assignment calendars.

This easy-to-use calendar is designed especially for classroom teachers. Registration is required, but it’s free. There are premium features available for a fee, but the no-cost version allows you to create, edit, and even Web-publish a nice class calendar. The e-calendar comes in daily, weekly, and monthly views. Created by: Localendar, Sussex, NJ, and Teach-nology, Slate Hill, NY. Don’t Miss: The “Options” link lets you customize calendar colors, graphics, holidays, and local events (based on your zip code).