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Using Google Calendar with Zoom<\/em><\/h5>\n

By Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor (Teaching), Department of Political Science and International Relations – May 3, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In usual circumstances, managing office hours is pretty simple – pick the block, post the block, wait for students in office. Obviously online teaching changes that whole format, so I\u2019d like to share some tips on how you might manage Zoom office hour appointments. For about 3 years now I\u2019ve been conducting my office hours \u201cby appointment only\u201d in order to avoid a hefty commute to campus just to sit in a lonely office and have not students show up (well, of course until midterm and finals week). I\u2019ve found using an appointment scheduler to be very handy for my own organization and in terms of holding students accountable to the appointments they make, so I\u2019d like to share how it’s done.<\/p>\n

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1. Create a new calendar in Google Calendar<\/a>. You will want to do this so as to keep your personal calendar events private from your students. I like to be open with them, but they certainly don\u2019t need to know when I have a colleague happy hour or my dog is getting groomed. Make sure you label this something obvious (example: USC SGibson Course Calendar). I also find it useful to add important course dates to this calendar and then I share the link in Blackboard for them to access it.<\/p>\n

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2. Add the Zoom Plug In to Google Calendar<\/a>. This is such a handy function. Once installed you will be able to schedule Zoom meetings directly from Google calendar. Also when appointments are booked by students, they will have direct access to the login link and passwords. This is great as it prevents them from having to search for the link in an email.<\/p>\n

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3. Schedule your Appointment Slots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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