Why Every Student Needs a Dedicated Assignment Dashboard
The Problem with Canvas Notifications
If you're a college student, you know the drill: Canvas sends you dozens of notifications daily. Assignment posted. Discussion reply. Announcement update. Grade released.
Most of these get ignored. And somewhere in that noise, an important deadline slips through.
The result? That sinking feeling when you realize an assignment was due yesterday.
Why Traditional To-Do Lists Don't Work
You might think, "I'll just write everything in my planner." But here's the issue:
- You have to manually transfer every assignment
- Due dates change and you forget to update
- Cross-referencing with your calendar takes effort
- Different courses have different submission patterns
The cognitive load adds up. And when you're already juggling classes, work, and life, that extra mental overhead becomes the thing that breaks.
A Better Approach: Automatic Sync
StudentHub takes a different approach. Instead of asking you to track everything manually, it pulls directly from Canvas:
- **Every assignment appears automatically** - no manual entry
- **Due dates stay in sync** - changes in Canvas reflect immediately
- **One calm view** - see everything across all courses at once
- **Focus on what matters** - overdue items surface to the top
The "Calm Interface" Philosophy
We intentionally designed StudentHub to feel different from Canvas. No red alert badges. No notification spam. Just a clean list of what's due, organized in a way that makes sense.
The goal isn't to add another app to your life — it's to give you a single, reliable source of truth for your assignments.
Getting Started
Try the demo to see how it works. No sign-up required. If it clicks for you, connecting your Canvas account takes about 30 seconds.
The peace of mind is worth it.