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Calendar Linking: Google/Moodle

Learn how to link a Google Calendar to Moodle

Updated over 6 months ago

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to link a Google calendar to a Moodle course

Note

If you plan to link a Google calendar to your course, it is advisable that you create a different Google calendar for each course, each semester!

Procedure

  1. Go to your Cochise Google Calendar. Click on the gear icon in the top-right corner and choose settings

    Settings dropdown menu with the option "Settings" highlighted.

  2. In the left menu, choose Add calendar and then Create new calendar

  3. Type a name and description, such as the course name and the semester (DMA 111 SP22, for example). Click on the Create calendar button

  4. Return to your list of calendars. Find this one in the list. Click on the three vertical dots to the right of the calendar title and choose Settings and sharing

    A calendar interface with three vertical dots next to the calendar title, showing a menu with the option "settings and sharing" highlighted.

  5. Mark the box for Make available to the public

  6. It will ask if you are sure. Click Ok

  7. Scroll down to the Integrate calendar section

  8. Copy the URL that is listed under Public address in iCal format

    "Integrate calendar" with a UR: listed under "Public address in iCal format," ready to be copied.

  9. Go to Moodle

  10. Locate the calendar block in your course. Click Import or export calendars at the bottom of the block

    Calendar with the month of August in display with a red arrow point to "Import or export calendars."

  11. Select Import Calendar

    A pop up to "Import or export calendars" with a red arrow pointing to the "Import calendar" option.

  12. Provide a calendar name

  13. Paste the link you retrieved from the Google calendar

  14. Select your desired auto update interval

  15. Click on the Import calendar button

    Import or export calendars setting section.

  16. The Google calendar items will now appear in your Moodle calendar. Now that the Google calendar is linked, you can force an update anytime by clicking on the Update button

  17. You can unlink this calendar from the course anytime by clicking the Remove button.

A Moodle calendar displaying Google Calendar events, with an "Update" button available to manually refresh the calendar.

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Sync Moodle Course Calendar to Google Calendar

Calendar with the month of August in display with a red arrow point to "Import or export calendars."

If you desire to link the calendars in the “other direction,” you can link from Moodle calendar to your Google calendar.

Refer to the documentation at Moodle.org: https://docs.moodle.org/311/en/Using_Calendar

  1. Locate the calendar block in your course. Click Import or export calendars at the bottom of the block

  2. Select Export Calendar

    A pop up to "Import or export calendars" with a red arrow pointing to the "Export calendar" option.

  3. Select desired Events to export and the Time period

  4. Click on the Get calendar URL button and be sure to copy the URL that appears below

  5. Go to Google Calendar

  6. Click on the plus (+) sign next to "Other calendars" on the left side of the screen. Then select "From URL" within the menu that appears

    A "Other calendars" interface, showing a menu with the "From URL" option selected.

  7. Paste in the Moodle calendar URL that you copied and then click the Add calendar button

    A field to paste the Moodle calendar URL, with the "Add calendar" button ready to be clicked.

  8. The events from your Moodle calendar will now appear on a new calendar within your Google Calendar account named after the URL that you used to connect them. You can rename that calendar if desired and add notifications to its events using the Google Calendar settings.

A newly added calendar in Google Calendar displaying events from Moodle, with options to rename it and adjust notifications in settings.

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