Tasks for Canvas™
A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas.
What is Tasks for Canvas™?
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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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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
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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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