Google Calendar – Student “Cognitivist Theory”

Google Calendar – Student “Cognitivist Theory”

 

Google Calendar is a great way for students to organise their day to day duties. The student must first sign up with www.google.ie and create an email account filling in their personal details along with their mobile phone number.

Once the student has set up their Gmail account they can now access google calendar.  Google calendar allows students to organise themselves based on a date and time.  A student can enter google calendars which is located in their inbox, four icon from the top right hand corner. Once they have entered the calendar platform, they can select a date in which they may have an assignment, meeting, work etc.

The google calendar platform is easy to use and it appears in a calendar and time worksheet, this allows the student to organise their time more efficiently through hours, days and even months in advance of their meeting or assignments due.

If the student has a meeting in NCI on the 11^th of October 2014. The student can select that date and time. Once the date is selected the student must then fill in the specific information of the meeting in NCI at 9.30am on the 11^th October 2014. The student can then fill in the description, add a video call, add a guest to that meeting alert and so forth.

Each event the student creates can be coloured coordinated, therefore if the student is working three days a week 9-6, the student can fill in their hours of work in advance and highlight it in blue.

If the student is in college two days a week for four hours per day, the student can fill in their hours at college and highlight it purple.

If the student visits their friends for two hours a week, spends time with their family for five hours and goes to training for one hour a week, then student can input the specific information into their google calendar and highlight them different colours.

The student can the print off their weekly or monthly calendar a get an idea of what time and days they have free.  This tool is very effective for students with dyslexia or student that cannot organise or understand the meaning of time. It is very beneficial in that once the student enters the data, the student will receive a text message to their mobile phone, reminding them what they have planned to do.  The student may set the reminder days or hours before the actually event. Student may also delete and edit the reminders if needed.

This E-Learning not only helps the student plan their study hours but it also helps the student gain an understanding of allocating and using their time effectively. The student can bring this knowledge forward into their working lives, furthermore students not only gain the understanding of date and time, but also the understanding of organisation and the feeling of been in control of their lives. Google calendars not only gives the student confidence but also piece of mind and less stress.  The student can self-learn through visual and practical learning along with guidance from their teachers, who may use the “Cognitivist theory” when assessing the student understanding and progress. https://www.google.ie/#q=www.google+calendar.com