A friend in another district turned me on to this site that lets you create an easy way for students or parents (or any group, really) to sign up for things like presentation times, conferences, volunteer activities--even potlucks! I played around with it a little bit yesterday, and it, indeed, was pretty simple to set up.
The only thing you really need to think about is how people will access the sign up list. In the end, I selected "Public Anonymous" for my test so that people wouldn't have to create an account with SignUp Genius in order to sign up for my event. However, the advantage of having an account is getting a reminder a couple days in advance of the event.
What do you think? Try using this the next time you want students to sign up for in-class presentations or to help organize your club's next event. I think it shows promise and I encourage you to share how you imagine it could make your job a little easier.
Happy Thursday!
