Tech Tip: Canvas Profile and Display Name

I chose to do this Tech Tip to just learn more about Canvas in general. I uploaded a photo of myself that I had taken for my senior announcements because I like that picture of myself and it reminds me that I am so close to graduating!

(This will be me in May!)

 I hadn't uploaded a picture previously because I hadn't really thought about it and because I honestly did not know how. I chose not to include any links because I don't really have any that pertain to my academic life here on Canvas. However, I think the photograph alone makes it look a lot more personal than it did before.

Tech Tip: Canvas Calendar

This tutorial video on the Canvas calendar was surprisingly helpful. I am on Canvas several times a day to access different materials for all my various classes so it would be convenient to have everything that I need to do that week compiled in one place. I had no idea I could put in my own events in the personal section of the calendar, so that was something new that I learned from this.


I also like that in the Agenda view, you can see the assignments in the order that they are due. This would help in time management and in the decision process of which assignment to tackle first. I have a physical planner that I use, but after viewing this I seriously am considering using this Canvas calendar to keep up with my assignments. It would be nice because my backpack is so heavy that my planner would be one less thing I would have to carry around.

(Calendar)

Growth Mindset: feedback can challenge you, but you don't have to be afraid of it!

The Growth Mindset I read about was feedback and how it can be viewed as helping you to achieve your best self, not as something that is a personal attack on your character. Feedback may seem critical at times but it is okay to take people's advice and approach something differently that we are having trouble with. We might even find that sometimes they had our best interests in mind the whole time (shocking) and that another person's perspective is beneficial and not harmful to us! Feedback shows that we haven't truly reached the top yet and that we have room to get better, it would be kind of depressing to know that we are the best we are ever going to be and that it can only go downhill from here. It can also be fun to collaborate with others. However it is important to not put your identity in other people's comments and ultimately know your self worth is independent of their comments. 

I learned from:

Overcoming the Fear of Feedback

5 Tips for Taking Feedback Like a Champ

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Google Timer Tech Tip

I have never used the Google Timer but I think it is a great idea, especially when I am taking a break from online work and just browsing...it could serve as the kick I need to get back to work. I've learned that if I don't set a certain time for breaks, then my breaks tend to go way longer than they should. I usually have a goal to complete a certain number of assignments then I can reward myself with a break of like a short Netflix show or some rest time just not doing homework. It helps for me if I have everything written out that I have to get done that day, then I tend to just go in order of importance and get the things that are harder and due sooner done first. 

(Time Management!)

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