One of the Most Important Digital Tools in Your Classroom

In light of current health concerns, many students are missing class. Because students are asked to stay home with the slightest symptoms of a cold or flu, it’s important to keep your students aware of what you’re doing in the classroom. With technology it’s even easier to keep your students up to date with the classroom activities. One of the most important tools you can use in your classroom is an online calendar. If you use Google Classroom, it’s already built in. If students are home sick, they can access the calendar and find out what their class did or is doing that day. In Google Classroom, assignments are populated on the class calendar (if there’s a due date for the assignment). But what about the day in day out activities of the class? Perhaps you had a discussion about a topic. That particular day you read a passage from a book or watched a video clip. These activities may not qualify as classroom assignments with due dates. This is why it’s important to get in the habit of posting daily activities on your classroom calendar.