Work with the calendars

There are two types of calendars in Möbius:

  • System Calendar — Visible on the System Homepage and displays all scheduled items associated with your profile.

On System Homepage, the Calendar is displayed above Classes where my role is Instructor

  • Class Calendar — Visible on the Class Homepage and displays all scheduled items specific to the class being viewed.

On Class Homepage, the Calendar is shown in Class Details pane, under the class name and description .

Both calendars are available for you to view and schedule events (Example — private event, class event, or school event).

Events can be created as public or private to control who can view your scheduled event.

The controls for both the System and Class Calendars are the same.

Calendar color codes

The calendars uses different color codes for different types of scheduled items:

Colors of different types of events on the calendar

A. Moss green — School event

B. Grey — Private event

C. Blue — Class event

D. Green — Activity start date

E. Red — Activity end date

Select a calendar resolution

To change the resolution of the calendar view:

  1. Click month, week, day, or today in the Calendar pane.

Month, week, day and today buttons are at top right of Calendar.

NOTE: The today button only becomes active if today's date isn't already in view.

  1. The calendar view is changed based on which date resolution was clicked.

After clicking month button, the Calendar view has dates and events for the whole month.

NOTE: Today's date is highlighted with a gray fill.

In the calendar view, today's date is highlighted.

Move through the calendar

You can move back and forth through the months, weeks, or days of the calendar by clicking the left or right arrows above the calendar.

Left arrow and right arrow buttons are at top left of Calendar.

Schedule an event on the calendar

To schedule an event on the calendar:

  1. Click on the date in the calendar where you want to schedule the event.

Cursor is highlighted, clicking on a date with no events in the calendar

  1. Select the radio button in the Create Event window to define the privacy settings for who can view the scheduled event:

The radio button event types are highlighted.

  • Private event — The scheduled event is only viewable by you.
  • Class event — The scheduled event is viewable by all users in a specific class.
  • School event — The scheduled event is viewable by all users in your organization.

NOTE: Only an organization's Möbius administrator can create a school event.

NOTE: Students are only able to create a private event.

  1. Set the following event details in the Create Event window:

The event details fields are highlighted.

  • Class
  • Subject
  • Description
  • Start date and time
  • End date and time

NOTE: The Subject field in the Create Event window is mandatory and your event won't be saved unless you've assigned a subject name for your new event.

NOTE: The Class drop-down list is only available if you're creating a Class event.

  1. (Optional) Select the All-day event check box if your scheduled event will run for the full day.

The all-day event check box is highlighted below the event details fields.

  1. Click Create Event.

The create event button is the second button in the create event modal.

  1. The event is now scheduled in your calendar.

Calendar with new private event shown for the given date.

Preview a scheduled calendar event

Hover your cursor over a scheduled event to preview its details:

Cursor hovers over Activity Start event in Calendar, pop up with Class, Activity, Organizer, Start Time and Description.

Edit a scheduled calendar event

To edit an event on the calendar:

  1. Right-click on the event to be edited.

Private event in the calendar is highlighted

  1. Click Edit from the pop-up menu.

Cursor right-clicks on the event, and clicks Edit from the popup menu

  1. Make your edits in the Update Event window.

The end time field of the update event modal is highlighted to show it's being edited.

  1. Click Update Event.

The update event button is in the bottom right of the update event modal.

  1. The scheduled event is updated on your calendar.

Calendar with private event shown at a different time for the given date.

NOTE: Activity dates can only be edited using the Class Schedule or Content Repository.

TIP: You can also click-and-drag events that you've scheduled on the calendar to move them to a different day.

Cursor is shown dragging private event from one date to the previous date in the Calendar.

Delete a scheduled calendar event

To delete an event from the calendar:

  1. Right-click on the event to be deleted.

Private event in the calendar is highlighted

  1. Click Delete from the pop-up menu.

Cursor right-clicks on the event, and clicks Delete from the popup menu

  1. The scheduled event is removed from your calendar.

A date with no events in the calendar is highlighted.

NOTE: Activity dates can only be deleted using the Content Repository.