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#1 Posted : Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:51:11 AM
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I am making available two options available for State Mandated Tests - Calendars.

One option will provide you with a file to download in i-cal format which will allow you to import the dates into most programs that use a calendar (including Outlook).
You will find these files in this forum with the title "State Mandated Testing Calendar (school year)". They will be yearly calendars.

The second option is a continually updated calendar which also will work in most calendar programs (including Outlook). This calendar can be added to Outlook by pasting the follwing look into Internet Explorer webcal://calendars.office.microsoft.com/pubcalstorage/8p9hfqrz897053/StateMandatedTests_Calendar.ics


The are a couple of differences in the way these calendars behave, please take the time to read below to see which calendar best suits your purposes.

1st Option download a new file for each year. 2008-2009 and 2009-2010
Pros:
Option to integrate with your default calendar in Outlook on import.

Cons:
Once you've imported the dates they are set. Any changes that need to be made you will have to make yourself (testing date changes, error in entry, etc.)
Need to download the new file each year.

2nd Option Subscribe to continually updated calendar by pasting the following link into Internet Explorer webcal://calendars.office.microsoft.com/pubcalstorage/8p9hfqrz897053/StateMandatedTests_Calendar.ics

Pros:
Self updating. If their are errors found in the calendar or a testing date changes, it will update automatically.
Once subscribed to the calendar that's all you have to do, every year it will be updated.

Cons:
Outlook adds this as an additional calendar; you can easily drag and drop the dates on to your default calendar. You can even drag it to a specific time slot if you would like (which might make this a "pro" if that appeals to you).
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kristi.hartwick
#2 Posted : Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:00:13 PM
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I came to your workshop at the assessment conference and loved it. i'm on the calendars and I don't get it. I wanted option 2 and tried to click and then paste the address in my browser and both times the webpage could not be found.
I then tried option 1, but I'm not sure how to import it into my calendar.
Any assistance would be appreciated!
Robert Sorenson
#3 Posted : Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:38:33 PM
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I think the link was broken (option 2), I have corrected it so it should work now. Let me know.
gmcdoodle
#4 Posted : Thursday, April 22, 2010 5:50:46 PM
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Just did option 2. Love it. Took about 30 seconds from start to finish. Thanks!
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