Using the Calendar

Use the Calendar tab to manage your assignments and time. To make the calendar most helpful, be sure to click Calendar Settings on the Options menu to define your calendar settings.

Your calendar can display the following:

• Assignments that your teachers assign.
• Appointments that you create.
• My Resources that you can use to store your documents.

Determine Which Days to View

1. Click one of the following:
• Day to view assignments and appointments for one day
• Week to view assignments and appointments for one week
• Month to view assignments and appointments for one month

  Note: The Day and Week tabs display all assignments. The Month tab displays only up to three at a time. A drop-down list appears below the third item if there are more than three items on that day. Click the triangle at the bottom to see the day view when there are more than three items.

• On either side of the date(s) you are viewing, buttons to move between dates appear.

  

2. Do any of the following to move between dates:
• Click Previous to view the day, week, or month previous to the one you are currently viewing.
• Click Next to view the day, week, or month after the one you are currently viewing.
• Click This Week to view the current week.

Manage Your Assignments

Any assignments due on a specific date appear towards the top of the day. If you select the Activate Reminders checkbox in your calendar settings, assignments you should be working on appear at the bottom of the date in a lighter color.

Note: The Paper clip icon indicates that the assignment has an attachment. You must click the assignment to view the details and access the attachment in the Resources Provided by the Teacher field.

Click an assignment to view its details:

In the Resources Provided by the Teacher field, you might find documents or quizzes you either need to download, edit, and upload, or complete and submit online. Click the Document type icon (such as ) to open it.

If you upload your homework document to My Resources, you can click, drag, and drop your file into the Resources Submitted by the Student field to submit your homework to your teacher.

Note: Sometimes students take classes at more than one school during a term. In those cases, assignments for the student's primary and secondary schools appear on the calendar.