How to Add Google Calendar to Your Course

Note: ITG does not manage Google Calendar.  To request a new generic ISMMS Google Calendar or to request technical assistance with Google Calendar, please contact ASCIT@mssm.edu.

In order to add a Google Calendar into your course, you will need the embed code for the calendar.  This can be obtained by following below instructions:

1. Log in to your Google Calendar account at Google.com/calendar.

2. Click the "Gear" icon in the top right corner of the screen, then click Settings.

3. Find the name of the Calendar from the left menu, normally it will be under the area called Settings for other calendars.

4. Click on the name of the calendar to select it.

5. Scroll down to find the area called Permissions Settings"

• Ensure the option for Make available for Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is checked and selected for "See all event details". 

• Ensure the option for Make available to public is checked and selected for "See all event details". 

6. Scroll down to find the area called Integrate calendar, click Customize

7. This page will contain the embed code that you can insert into your course.

• • Check the settings from the left menu.  There are a lot of options that you can enable or disable to your preference.  For example, the dimension of the calendar, color, default view in Month, Week or Agenda.

  • Ensure that only the calendar that you want to add is being selected

8. Once you have made all the changes on how you want the calendar to appear visually, click the Copy button to copy the embed code.

The next step is to place the embed code into your course.

1. Login to Blackboard - https://learn.mssm.edu.

2. Go to your course.

3. Go to the location where you would like to place this calendar.

4. Create as an Item

For example:

5. Provide a Name for the calendar.  In the Text field toolbar area > Click the < > to open the HTML Source Code editor

6. Paste the embed code into the HTML Source Code editor window > Click Save

7.  Click Submit