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 11th 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 11th 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