Adding Google Gadgets

Warning! Not all of these options are available aside from the Google Calendar integration after Accudemia Version 7.0 update. They were replaced by our new Homepage Widgets. Click here to learn more.

What is a Google Gadget?

Gadgets powered by Google are miniature objects made by Google users like you that offer cool and dynamic content placed on Accudemia.

How to add Gadgets to my Homepage

Click the Add Content link and it will display different gadgets that you can add. Click one of them to add it automatically to your “My Homepage.” Some of the settings can be edited by each user. The following image shows a College's Homepage gadget options:

Google Shared Calendar

This gadget allows users to view the college shard calendar right on their Home Page. In order to add the gadget, users just need to click on Add Content and select the Google Shared Calendar. Automatically it will display the calendar.

How do I set up using my own Google Calendar?

The first thing you have to do is enable calendar sharing on your Google Account, and get the calendar ID of the calendar you want. You can do it by seeing the calendar settings.

Then, copy your Calendar ID and paste it on Accudemia. To add this Calendar ID go to: Control Panel > Announcements > Google Shared Calendar ID


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