[MACEP] Tool

[mhochberg at comcast.net]

Hi, Jim!

We've had mixed results with using Google calendar. I suspect it was mostly "program overload" as it became another interface to learn, another thing to sign up for, another.....

I have been thinking about trying again this year. Do you have any suggestions to make it easier on our staff? We have a computer lab, library, and five mobile labs that we would like to schedule online.

Thanks!
---Mary
"We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn."   Mary Catherine Bateson

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From: jimslmor at aol.com
> We are successfully using Google Calendar to schedule time slots in a similar 
> situation.? 
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> The way we do it is?that a couple of people "own" the calendar and then 
> invite?those who will use the lab via Google email.??
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> Everybody using the calendar will need a Google account to access the calendar.? 
> Access to the calendar can be?limited to those you invite.?Invitees can be given 
> varying levels of control over the calendar.? 
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> Invitees?access the calendar via the web.? They log in to Google then can access 
> the calendar and schedule whatever they need.??Once set up, it works as a hands 
> off scheduler.??
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>  You can set your lab times as events?and even block out times or dates before 
> opening up access to others.? You can also have multiple calendars as needed.
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> Take a look at http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/tour.html
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> Hope that helps!
> 
> Jim Saffeels
> Roberts High School
> Salem-Keizer Public Schools
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> From: Cathy Kreisman <cathykreisman at gmail.com>
> To: macep at macep.net
> Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 9:10 am
> Subject: [MACEP] Tool
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> Hi, I need some advise.
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> I am opening a computer lab at my site. For reasons of demand, I have to tightly 
> control access to this lab. Folks who need to use it for study or for workshops 
> need to be signed up for access to the lab. So I need a tool that others will 
> have access to so they can sign someone up for the lab or workshop in 1 hour 
> increments. I also need something that won't allow folks to sign up too many 
> people. I've thought of creating an excel worksheet or even a database. 
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> Does anyone have have a suggestion for me? I'd like to see if someone has 
> already invented such a thing.
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> Thanks!!
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> Cathy Kreisman
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> Workforce Development Trainer
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> Worksource Portland Metro East
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> Mt Hood Community College
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> 503-660-1448
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