The Stories, the Myths, the Folklore

This is the first time I have ever heard of browser typing and I already love it. Sometimes I misspell things because my brain works faster than my fingers and I skip right over it. I cannot wait to use this handy tool when writing stories for my storybook or my blog post. Right now, I just use word and it is hard because I have to open it up and open a new page all to right words, then close it. This bookmarked browser tool will be so helpful.n I think it will be very useful!! I 100% recommend this tip!

I am a cheerleader at the university and my coach always talks to our team about Grit and Grace. She relates books and videos to help us understand the concept of grit and to help us get motivated to never settle for anything less than greatness. This video is a TED Talk video that talks about Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance with Angela Lee Duckworth.

Personally, I feel like Canvas notifications can get very overwhelming very quickly, especially if you are in multiple classes. If I receive a notification for every assignment, grade, message, etc. through Canvas, my screen fills up and it is hard to remember what I need to check and for the class it belongs to.  I really like being able to see my progress, but I also really like how Laura uses our OU email to communicate progress feedback rather than using Canvas because I can search the particular email and go back and forth between the email she sent, and the assignment I am comparing it to. In Canvas, I can only look at one thing at a time unless I open multiple tabs for Canvas.  I also like how I can manage and choose which notifications I can receive through Canvas. I would rather receive notifications for grade updates and not assignment creations. Assignment creations just let you know that the assignment (that you already typically knew about) is now in the grade ...

Bookmarking browsers is a lifesaver!! It makes it so much easier to find what I am looking for. For example, I have canvas bookmarked, my email bookmarked, my apartment website bookmarked, etc. All I have to do is open a window, click the browser at the top and it will take me to the homepage of wherever I want to go. It is so much easier to navigate than typing in the web address or searching for links that are important to keep track of. I sometimes make bookmark folders, but I prefer to keep everything spread out. I even alphabetize my bookmarks... haha! The nice thing is, when I am done with the browser that I bookmarked, I can delete or remove it from the top bar. I 10/10 recommend bookmarking links and browsers!!

The canvas app is very useful because students can check their grades and figure out future assignment due dates very quickly. In our modern era, almost everyone has a smart phone or a phone that holds apps. The canvas app can easily be downloaded for free and can be accessed, so there is no excuse for not knowing what is going on in classes. I access canvas on my phone more than I do on my computer sometimes. The only thing I do not like is that I do not trust doing assignments through canvas on my phone. I would rather do a quiz through canvas on my laptop or another computer because sometimes phones can restart and erase that data. It is kind of like the quiz or assignment never happened.  Anyways, I think the canvas app is more beneficial and can easily be accessed. 

In order to make sure I reached the work count for each assignment, I would copy and pasted my passages into a Word document. It did not take a lot of effort, but it was unnecessary. I downloaded the extension of the word count into my browser and it has made everything so much easier. This tip is a handy little one. I am gonna start using it for a lot of things when I am not using Word. It really is true that you can learn a new thing everyday, I really like the the tech tips and cannot wait to see what else I can pick up on as the semester goes on. I hope I can share tech tips to friends as I learn about them. Tech Tips Meme from MacQuarie University