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This quote is one that I based from Louise Hay: “I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.” The picture is a random picture generated from AutoMotivator.

Tech Tip: Embed Tweet

Are you a good listener? These four steps can help: https://t.co/5XHampUVE0 pic.twitter.com/zWTNz6TTfw

— TED-Ed (@TED_ED) March 11, 2017

Google Timer Tech Tip

I have recently started using a Google timer! Ever since I got introduced to the Pomodoro method of studying, I have been using this timer to stay on track! It's useful because it's very easy to configure and if I have my headphones in, it rings to let me know when I can take a break!

How I use it nowadays is to set my timer to 1 hour. I give myself 1 hour to finish a main assignment for one class. Once the timer is up, I move to another subject, and this way, I never get bored and can cycle through all my classes. It's a good feeling to see how much I can do in so little time and how much time I've got left as well!

Screenshot of my Google timer. 

Tech Tip: SoundCloud Embedded

Tech Tip: Sidebar Box

Hi guys!

I've added an HTML/Javascript sidebar box to my blog! I put my favorite quote in there if you guys wanna go and take a look!

Screenshot by me.

Tech Tip: Canvas Mobile App

My Experience: 

• The installation for the Canvas app on Android devices is quick and simple
• Look up "Canvas" in the Google Play Store and press "install."
• When you first log into the app, there is a small tutorial that tells you the main things you can do with the app, which is useful
• You can also get notifications from Canvas directly on your device!
• OMG THE LITTLE FLYING PANDA ANIMATION WHEN YOU SWITCH SCREENS IS SO CUTE
• For the most part, I think this app is very useful if you want to have quick access to Canvas when on-the-go
• it's actually much better than the D2L app ever was since you have access to every aspect of Canvas

Canvas App flying panda.

Source: Twitter.

Tech Tip: Weather Widget

Hi!

I used one of the tech tips provided by Dr. Gibbs and added a weather widget to my blog post. You can do the same by following the directions here!

Screenshot by me.

Tech Tip: Canvas Calendar

The best thing about Canvas I discovered so far was definitely the Calendar. D2L had something similar, but it was much less intuitive and many instructors did not regularly update it. With Canvas, the assignments are updated as soon as they are posted and I like that it crosses out assignments you have already submitted or are done with, which is helpful. The fact that it lays everything out so beautifully makes it easier for me to update my physical planner too!

I already use digital calendars and I like Apple's calendar the most due to the ease of use. Since I use both Apple and Android products, I had trouble making sure the calendars were synced on my phone, laptop, and iPad. However, I was able to use an app that allows me to sync my Apple calendar directly to my cell phone. I think that with the export option on Canvas, it will really help me out in the future to know what assignments are due once every professor switches to this new platform.

Tech Tip: Canvas Profile

This week, I chose to update my Canvas profile. Canvas is kind of new for OU students and it is hard to get used to something new after we have been using D2L for so long. I hope that future experiences will be easier since I had a hard time getting notifications from Canvas sent to my email and almost missed a deadline when the classes first opened Tuesday morning (yikes!).

I chose to change my display name on Canvas to Michelle since that is the name I go by yet my records have Phoi. I hope that there aren't too many issue with the system or any mixups happen because of this. Since D2L didn't let me change my name, I just let my professors call me Phoi instead of Michelle which confused my friends sometimes haha. As for my avatar image, I chose a picture of myself so that my professors could associate a face with a name and make it easier in class!

Introduction: Hello! (Tech Tip: Embedded YouTube)

Hi, everyone! My name is Phoi Nguyen, but I go by Michelle. People have always questioned the origin of Michelle, but even I am not too sure where it came from since it's not my middle name or on my birth certificate or anything. To be honest, my parents have called me Michelle instead of Phoi since I was a wee baby. Hm.. weird right? Whenever I was young, I always questioned it and they would just say "We liked the name."

I am currently a Senior at OU. This is my last semester here! I'm from Tulsa but I definitely like Norman more than Tulsa since it's closer to OKC. I just like OKC because there are more things to do there than in Tulsa. Going to college was a rough transition for me because I came from a pretty sheltered family, but I'm used to everything at this point! I am majoring in Biology, with a minor in Psychology. If all goes smoothly, I will graduate in the spring and, hopefully, be attending OU's College of Pharmacy this coming fall. I am also part of an Asian-interest sorority on campus called Phi Delta Alpha. Here are my beautiful sisters!

Photo of the sisters of Phi Delta Alpha.

Personal photo, 2015.

If you have read my "Favorite Places" post earlier, you will have already figured out that I was born in Vietnam! I came to the States when I was around fours years old and I have visited once or twice since then. I hope to visit Vietnam again soon to see how much the country has changed since has been around ten years since I last visited.

I enjoy reading, watching movies/TV shows, eating (I'm definitely someone who lives to eat, not the other way around), and singing! My passion for reading has dwindled a bit since the beginning of college because of the amount of work piled on me doesn't let me curl up with a good book, but I'm hoping on remedying that this year. My favorite genres are science fiction, romantic comedy, and the occasional horror. If you have any good recommendations, let me know! I also love animals, especially when the animals are little baby animals. That's when they are the cutest!

Photo of me with Reid, the kitten at Second Chance Animal Sanctuary.

Personal photo, 2015.

I am an only child so it gets pretty lonely, but luckily I have my dog to keep me company. He's a miniature pinscher and I don't have a picture of him since I'm not too good with cameras and the only pictures I have of him are from when he was a few months old. He turned seven years old this summer. But this one will suffice since he looks like this.

Photo of miniature pinscher during in front of Christmas tree.

"Xmas 2010" by Leonardo Dasilva, December 2010. Source: Flickr