This feature allows you to VIEW and ACCESS your Atlas courses, units and lessons in your Google Calendar.
- Each course will show up as a calendar under My Calendars section.
- Each unit will show up as an all-day event in your calendar view.
- Each lesson will show-up as a 1 hour event in your calendar view (the default is 8:00 - 9:00 am your local time).
Google Calendar Integration video
You can start the Google Sync from My Atlas > My Courses > select a course:
- In the Unit Calendar by Year page, click the Actions menu.
- Select the Manage Google Calendar option.
Or, start the Google Sync from My Settings page:
- Click your name at the top right corner of Atlas.
- Select My Settings.
- Click the Manage Google Calendar button.
Add a Google Account
Via My Settings > Manage Google Calendar or My Courses > Actions button > Manage Google Calendar:
- Click the Add Google Account button in the My Google Accounts panel.
- Follow the prompts to add your Google account.
- Once added, the panel on the right will list the courses you're assigned to.
You can add more than one Google Account.
Sync Courses to Google Calendar
Via My Settings > Manage Google Calendar or My Courses > Actions button > Manage Google Calendar:
- Select which Google Account to sync with your courses in the My Google Accounts panel.
- All courses assigned to you as a "Curriculum Developer" and/or "Teacher" are listed in the Course List to Sync panel.
- Check the "Export Units" box inline with the desired course to add its units into your Google Calendar. Or click the checkbox in the header to add the units of all your courses.
- Check the "Export Lessons" box inline with the desired course to add your lessons into your Google Calendar (only lessons you can edit). Or click the checkbox in the header to add your lessons in all your courses.
- Check the "Edit Lesson Time" checkbox in the header to change the default starting time of your lessons which is 8:00 am your local time.
- Click the Sync to Google Calendar button to establish the connection.
Manage Courses, Units and Lessons in Google Calendar
In your Google Calendar:
- Each course will show up as a calendar under My Calendars section.
- Each unit will show up as an all-day event in your calendar view.
- Each lesson will show-up as a 1 hour event in your calendar view. (the default is 8:00 - 9:00 am your local time).
Click the unit or the lesson to view the details. Links in the details will take you to Atlas.
The connection to your Google Calendar is a one-way connection. Meaning, changes to a course/unit/lesson title or date in the Google Calendar are not transferable to Atlas. To rename a course/unit/lesson or update the date, click on the Atlas link and make the changes in Atlas. Atlas changes are reflected in your Google Calendar immediately.
Hide/ Disconnect Courses from Google Calendar
Hide courses from your Google Calendar:
Under the My Calendars section, check/uncheck the course's box to show/hide the course with its associated units and lessons from your calendar view.
Disconnect courses from Google Calendar:
Please follow the steps in this exact sequence:
1. In Atlas:
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- Delete the courses from Atlas (via Admin > Manage Courses).
- Or, un-sync courses in Manage Google Calendar page by unchecking the course boxes then clicking the Sync to Google Calendar button.
- Or, disconnect the Google Account in Manage Google Calendar page by clicking the disconnect icon in My Google Accounts panel, then clicking the Sync to Google Calendar button.
2. Then head to your Google Calendar:
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- In My calendars section, click the three dots next to the course you would like to disconnect.
- Select Settings and sharing.
- Scroll all the way down and click Delete.
