Activity 6: web calendar

What for?
The management of events is a fundamental concept when it comes to working in a team, the sharing of agendas and calendars on the web makes it possible to undertake projects and carry out all types of tasks. 

What needs to be done?
There are several web services that allow us to manage calendars and agendas; in this activity, Google?s Calendar service will be used and access to it is immediate from the GMail work environment.

Key concepts regarding the calendar that the student must be aware of and know how to use: 

• The creation of entries
• The creation of a new calendar
• The addition of a public calendar (for example, the CVC-G9 calendar)
• Administer calendars:
• • Insert the calendar in a website
  • Calendar addresses
• Sharing of calendars and their relationship with the type of event: 
• • Private Event
  • Public Event

What must be handed in and how?
The student will respond to Activity 6 by sending a file, indicating the name of his public calendar together with its Internet address. The student may choose whether or not he/she wishes to create an entry on the blog regarding the subject where the calendar?s HTML code would be inserted.

Nature of the tasks proposed
Group and individual. Compulsory
Estimated maximum time for their completion (including reading, group coordination, drawing up documents, etc.): 15 hours

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