Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace each have a private calendar link every student can copy, and that's how Secretariat connects to them. Paste the link and your due dates and class events land on one list with your calendars and other apps, with no school approval needed.
Why it works this way
The full Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace connections need each school's admin to switch an app on. The calendar link doesn't. It's yours to copy, and it carries your due dates and class events.
How to connect
- Blackboard: in its calendar settings, look for Share calendar and copy the link.
- Brightspace: in its calendar, look for Subscribe and copy the link.
- Moodle: in its calendar, look for Export calendar and copy the link. With the Secretariat Chrome extension, you can bring in Moodle's link in one tap instead.
- Paste the link into Secretariat's connect form. It checks the link before saving it.
What comes in, and what doesn't
- Due dates become to-dos, read from the wording each one uses ("Essay 1 is due", "Quiz 2 - Due", "Lab report due").
- Anything that isn't clearly a due date comes in as a calendar event, never as a to-do it might have wrong.
- The link carries no files, grades or what you've turned in, so those don't come in, and things aren't checked off for you automatically.
- Upload each class's syllabus in Settings, Your classes, and the dates only the syllabus lists go on your list too.
Getting started
Make an account, paste your link, and add the rest of your life: Google Calendar, Outlook, Notion, Todoist, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do, Slack or GroupMe. See all your apps in one list.
Common questions
- Do I need my school to approve Secretariat?
- No. The calendar link is yours to copy from your school's calendar, so no admin approval is needed.
- Will Secretariat see my grades or files?
- No. A Moodle, Blackboard or Brightspace calendar link carries due dates and class events, nothing else.
- Why did something show up as an event instead of a to-do?
- Secretariat only makes a to-do when the link clearly says something is due. Anything less clear comes in as a calendar event so it never puts a wrong to-do on your list.
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