Share the appointment slots with students and they sign up for a time.Create the appointment slots in your regular Google calendar.
I created two short (2min) videos showing how Appointment Slots work: With all the time you will save, you may even be able to offer more meetings times! This tool cuts down on monotonous and not terribly productive email communication to schedule meeting times, and it allows students to take responsibility for scheduling meetings with you. Appointment slots allow you to create periods of time, “slots,” that you are available, share your appointment slot calendar with students, then students select the times that work best for them. I’m using the Appointment Slots feature in Google Calendar that is available to anyone with Google Apps for Education.
Because it is advising week, and because I had a request (thanks, Emily Morash!), this post is all about automating the process of setting up meeting times with students.