Tasks for Canvas™

Tasks for Canvas™

A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas.

What is Tasks for Canvas™?
"Tasks for Canvas™" is a Chrome extension designed to improve the experience of using Instructure's Canvas LMS for students and instructors. It adds a custom todo list to the Canvas dashboard, enabling users to efficiently track their weekly assignments, view progress through colorful charts, and manage coursework with ease. Features like sync with Gradescope, task filtering, and progress tracking contribute to a more organized and motivating academic workflow.
Stats
Rating: 4.76 (116)
Version: 1.3.8 (Last updated: 2024-03-11)
Creation date: 2021-02-20
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 174.08K
URLs: Website
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Summary

RELOAD CANVAS AFTER INSTALLING

NEW: Sync your Gradescope assignments directly to Tasks for Canvas!

Ever had trouble finding your weekly assignments? Wish you had a nice progress bar to motivate you to complete everything? Then this extension is for you! The Tasks browser extension for Canvas™ updates the Canvas dashboard sidebar with a convenient todo list to show all of your weekly assignments and track your progress throughout the week.

The sidebar includes:

  • A colorful chart with various rings color coded by course. As you complete your assignments throughout the week, the rings will show your progress!
  • A better to-do list of all active assignments that are counted in the rings. Each task item has the name, course, type, due date, point value, and link for the assignment.
  • A list of recent class announcements
  • The option to create custom task items
  • The option to filter assignments by course
  • The option to view rings and assignments from past and future weeks
  • The option to view completed or incomplete assignments -The option to manually mark assignments as complete
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Helps keep track of assignments
  • Increases motivation with a satisfying visual progress
  • Easy to use and install
  • Useful for students with organization difficulties (non-neurotypical students)
  • Versatile usage including tracking chores and grading tasks
Cons
  • Some users experience difficulties editing tasks
  • Confusion over features, such as hiding the to-do list
  • Issues with manually added assignments (adding points and editing)
Most mentioned
  • Helps with organizing and visualizing assignments
  • Increases motivation and satisfaction when completing tasks
  • Issues or confusion around editing and managing tasks
Recent reviews
actual lifesaver
by Noelle Noelle, 2024-02-25

So good and helpful!
by Eleni Arvanitis Eleni Arvanitis, 2024-02-20

Download this it's so helpful for keeping track of assignments and makes it super satisfying when you finish everything.
by Tristan Newman Tristan Newman, 2024-02-16
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Safety
Risk impact

Tasks for Canvas™ is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Tasks for Canvas™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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