Maximizing Your Communications
Using iCal Calendar
Created by Pat Johnson, Longview ISD, TX, Instructional Technology
To Access an iCal calendar from school or home:
http://calendar.lisd.org/campusname/yourcalendarname
To Edit Calendar:
Click here to administer your
calendar.
Click on a date to add info to
calendar
Calendar Administration Options
Display Options
*
**
Fill Browser Window is
recommended
*Consider how you want to
configure these three options. Test different arrangements
first.
General Settings:
You want your calendar to show in
the list of all calendars
Using default settings recommendedIf blank, fill in
Title, Header, Footer
Title Text:Your Name
Your email addressGrade or Subject
Header Text:Campus namePhone Number
Conference TimeEtc.
Adjusting ColorColor Chart sites: give you the codes for standard colors used on the Web.
http://html-color-codes.com
http://www.webmonkey.com/reference/color_codes/
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp
Click a link on this calendar to make
changes to the background color and/or font color
in this section. Do the same for the other sections.
Adjusting FontsType a
Font Name(See the next slide
for a list.)
Change Font Size here
Sample Font NamesArialBank GothicBook AntiquaCentury GothicChalkboardChalkboard BoldComic Sans MSCooper BlackFuturaGenevaHelveticaLucida BrightLucida CalligraphyPapyrusTrebuchet MS
You may use this list as a sample of
possible font choices for your calendar.
Security
Important: Password Protect your calendar so that you are the only person who is able to edit your calendar. Enter your
LISD username and password for:
SettingsEditingAdding
Calendar Entry – Click a date on the calendar to add viewable information.
This text shows on
the calendar day
This text will appear in a
popup window
You may want to color-code categories of
information on a date
Event CategoriesRemove Checks
here as appropriate
Create your own category here.Enter a title, colors, etc.
Click Submit Changes. You may add more than one new category.
Go back to Calendar Administration Options.
Click Event Categories.
Finding other LISD Calendars
To locate other LISD online calendars click the Select button in
your calendar’s footer. See sample to the left.
Finding other LISD Calendars
Scroll through the list of calendars. If you click on the name of a Group you will see a list of calendars for
that group.
Finding other LISD Calendars
Clicking the JMS group brings up a list of
calendars for teachers at Judson MS.
Clicking bchaffinla will bring up a calendar for
Barbara Chaffin.