Epics of India

What I found that works best for me is organizing my bookmarks into different folders. When I no longer need a particular folder, i.e. if it was for a class I already finished, I just delete it. I tend to bookmark a lot of things, but I can usually sort them pretty well into just a handful of folders, thus keeping my bookmark bar from getting cluttered. I also make sure that my bookmarks are shared between my devices, so that I always have them when I need them, just in case I can't remember a particular site.

This week, I looked more into configuring my canvas profile. I have a very active discussion board in another course, so this may be useful for that since I added a new picture of myself. The picture I chose is me posing next to one of the jet engines in Felgar Hall, as they are some of the coolest things around here.  I didn't really want to flatter myself with a title, although I could have put one of my officer positions. I also elected not to put a bio, since I don't believe anyone except my professors can see that and I like to keep a pretty professional relationship in place.

Here is a map of Sri Lanka, which is speculated to be the ancient country of Lanka. From here, Ravana would have overseen his kingdom.

For my notifications, I actually left most everything at its default setting. I like getting the updates in my OU email at the end of the week and whenever a grade is posted. I did turn off the discussion notifications, as those can get rather irritating with some of my other courses.

So far, I have been able to do every assignment for this class on time. I can attribute that to the to do lists I keep on my phone. But that doesn't mean I just skipped over the canvas calendar. I used it to populate my to do list for the semester where I could. The problem, is that not all instructors fully understand Canvas, so it can't be as effective as I would like. Instead, I started with the Canvas calendar, and populated my lists from there, and then I have gone to each course and found assignment dates for the semester that are currently visible and added them as well. As new assignments come up, I have a clear view of when everything is due, and can adjust accordingly, well ahead of time.

So I installed the Canvas app at the beginning of the semester to see how well it works, and it's been pretty convenient for checking up on assignment due dates and discussions in certain classes. The only complaint I have about it is that if I am typing a discussion post for a class on the app, my keyboard will close at random. This may only be because I am on a fossilized android phone, but it is still an inconvenience. Overall, I think the app has been pretty useful.

Following this handy dandy guide, I have added a very convenient weather widget to my blog. I usually like to look at the weather after I check this blog in the morning, so this is two birds with one stone. Now conveniently located at the  top of the blog is the widget.