30 boxes is an online calendar program that allows you to
keep your work and social life organized all on the same calendar. 30 Boxes gives you the ability to add friends
and set certain events to private so that you can keep more personal events to
yourself. When you add friends and put
them into groups, those people will then be able to see all of the events
related to that group. For example, your
4th period English class will be able to see all events and
assignments for their specific class, however they will not be able to see the
schedule for your 5th period English class. 30 Boxes gives you the ability to put
everything from the first day of school to drinks with friends all in one
place.
As it is shown this tool is
very valuable for teachers in the new technological age we live in. Even though
30 boxes really is not a tool that will enhance a student’s knowledge in the
classroom it is more to help keep them organized and up to date on assignments
and tests. It is very easy for both teachers and students to operate. It is
free and you just need to make a login, which requires an email and password.
You just click on the boxes and input various events and can specifically put
due dates or times for events. Example: you can post when a reading assignment
need to be completed or you can post when people are giving their oral
presentations.
There is so
much that teachers can do with this program that can benefit them in the
classroom. We are interested in maybe coaching in High School. With this source
you can post practices, games, and events to help out your players and coaches.
Having the
use of 30 Boxes allows teachers to be constantly connected to students and
their parents. The ability for everyone to be informed is paramount. Instead of
worry about if an assignment is due, or when a test is, or what lesson plan is
next the accessibility of 30 Boxes allows for there to be no issues or
surprises to all these individuals. As a student the fact that I can always be
prepared and know what is coming up and what is due is an awesome tool. As a
teacher, being able to connect and also send out updates with 30 Boxes is very
helpful. For parents, the idea that they can monitor and also see what their
children should be working on or working towards is very important and very
helpful.
Hi Rob,
ReplyDeleteAfter your presentation, I actually created a 30 boxes account. It's a really great tool when you have so many calendars and agendas colliding. In my own future teaching career I plan to have a 30 boxes account connected to my class website, which many schools are requiring teachers to maintain. This would be such a great way to allow students to keep track of what they need to. As I brought up during your presentation, it would be great if the students were able to submit a date that they'd be gone or have to leave early so their teachers could have a representation of this absence right on their calendar.