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mountainguy
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« on: February 14, 2012, 02:11:41 PM » |
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Does anyone have suggestions/ideas for web-based programs that would allow students to sign up for presentation dates? I know I can do it in Google Docs, but my main concern is students trying to sign up over each other for "preferred" slots.
Thanks!
MG
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professor_pat
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 03:32:26 PM » |
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Funny you should ask; I just did this the other day. Here's what I came up with.
I set up a drop box in our course CMS, with the following text in the description box. You have to set it so that everyone can see everyone else's posting, of course.
Here are the available 10-minute slots for ABC presentations on Feb 16 and Feb 21. Choose slots that haven't already been taken, starting with the first available slot on your preferred date. Then in your dropbox submission's TITLE, give the NUMBERS of your chosen slots, then the date in parentheses, then your 2-3 team members' names. Example: Slots 12, 13, 14 (Feb 21): Suzy, Jose, Henrietta [fake names].
(Of course, your team's slots should be in numerical order and match the number of people on your team.)
Feb 16:
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6
Slot 7
Slot 8
Feb 21:
Slot 9
Slot 10
Slot 11
Slot 12
Slot 13
Slot 14
Slot 15
Slot 16
Now, I have to confess that the students ended up signing up in class on paper, so they didn't end up using this drop box. But past versions of this have worked pretty well.
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 03:43:52 PM » |
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Tungle is easy and will work.
VP
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 03:53:29 PM » |
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I use Google Docs for student sign ups, and I include this note: All edits to this document are saved, so don’t delete anyone's name, because you will leave evidence! If you make a mistake, go to “Edit” at the top of the screen, then click “Undo.” If you are worried about students being in the document at the same time, don't worry about it, because a colored line appears wherever somebody is actively typing in the document. If they're typing on the same line at the same time, they'll be able to see it. I've never had students actually manage that miracle of timing, though. |
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kohelet
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2012, 05:36:10 PM » |
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If you happen to be at a gmail university, you could set up presentation slots as appointment slots in Google calendar.
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2012, 05:48:17 PM » |
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Doodle might have this capability.
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titian
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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2012, 12:28:24 AM » |
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Doodle can do this, but it did not appear to be the most intuitive setup when a colleague used it to coordinate a survey of meeting times. I use YouCanBook.me for students to sign up for advising appointments. It is free and connects directly into my Google calendar. Once a slot is booked, the only way it gets undone is through me.
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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2012, 11:58:16 PM » |
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Volunteerspot.com is easy, free, and will even send a reminder to students.
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2012, 12:26:19 AM » |
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Youcanbook.me is awesome! I'm using that from now on. Squee!
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mountainguy
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2012, 10:24:57 AM » |
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Just wanted to say that I ended up using Google Docs. It worked fine.
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lucero
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2012, 12:03:36 PM » |
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If you have wikis on your CMS you can do it that way.
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