The little calendar tool is used to quickly pick dates when setting up the schedule, assignments, tests & quizzes, and modules. Although this tool looks nearly identical in each of the tools, there are small differences which are explained below.

Schedule

When creating a new schedule event, click on the little calendar to the right of the Date boxes to choose the date from a calendar.

Alternatively, you can pick the date from the drop-down boxes.

Simply click on the date for the event and it will be inserted into the boxes automatically.

To set the times, choose your times from the drop-down boxes.

You are limited to 5 minute intervals in Schedules.

Assignments

To set assignment dates using the calendar widget, click on the little calendar icon.

Alternatively, you can set dates using the drop-down menus.

The calendar for assignments looks just like the calendar for the schedule, as shown above.

To set the time for assignments, use the drop-down boxes.

You are limited to 15 minute intervals in Assignments.

If you set the Due Date box later than the Accept Until box, you will get a warning alert. You'll need to change one or the other time.

At the top of the window, click on Student View to see how the assignment will look to students.

If the Open Date time is still in the future, there won't be anything to view and the status in the Assignments List will say "Not Open."

Tests & Quizzes

To set test and quiz dates using the calendar widget, click on the little calendar icon next to the field you want to set.

Alternatively, you can type dates and times into the little white box yourself.

Using the calendar widget, set the time first and then click on the date. The calendar will close and the time will appear in the box.

If you want to set times for after noon, use military time (24 hour clock -- add 12 to the a.m. time.

Test times are not limited: you can set hours: minutes: seconds.

 

There is currently a problem with times between 12 noon and 12:59:59 -- you can't set those times using the calendar widget because 12 defaults to a.m.

Instead, put 12:xx:xx into the Time: area and click on the date. In the resultant box, it will say "AM." Just select the "A" and type in a "P" to make it after noon.

 

Modules

The start and end dates & times for modules are inserted automatically. The default start date is 8:00 a.m. on the morning the module is created. The end date is at 11:59 p.m. one year from the date the module is created. If you want to change these default values, follow the instructions below.

By the way, if you are creating the module before 8:00 a.m., you will not be able to view it as a student unless you change the default time to earlier than it is in real time.

 

To change default dates and times for Modules using the calendar widget, click on the little calendar icon next to StartDate or EndDate boxes.

Alternatively, you can type in dates and times yourself.

 

Choose the time from the drop-down boxes at the bottom of the window. Note you can choose am or pm here.

You are limited to one minute intervals.

After time is set, click on the date you want the module to open.

You will be returned to the modules list. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the list and click on the Save button to have your changes take affect. Otherwise the changes will be lost.

3/8/06