StudyDash

Your Personal Study Sidekick! Stay on top of deadlines, optimize your productivity, and get AI-powered insights! Because acing your coursework shouldn't be a guessing game! :D

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Inspiration

We've all been there: juggling Canvas, Google Calendar, and numerous productivity apps, constantly worrying about missed deadlines. 😅 We wondered, "Why isn't there one app to handle everything smoothly?" Introducing StudyDash, your ultimate academic WEAPON companion: smart, intuitive, and genuinely enjoyable. 🎉

What it does

StudyDash isn't just another app; it's your new academic partner. Here's why you'll love it:

  • Unified Dashboard: Forget scattered tabs and frantic searches. Access deadlines, study blocks, and more from one streamlined dashboard. Think of it as mission control for your academics. 💻✨
  • Personalized AI Insights: Powered by Dain AI, StudyDash intelligently analyzes your grades, assignment difficulty, and deadlines, offering tailored suggestions to help you prioritize effectively. It's like having your smartest friend tutor you. 🎓
  • Smart Scheduling: Planning study sessions is effortless. StudyDash syncs with Google Calendar, automatically identifying ideal study periods to optimize your productivity. It's your academic autopilot. 🧠
  • Actionable Guidance: Real-time personalized advice keeps your study habits sharp. StudyDash understands your workload precisely, suggesting timely improvements exactly when you need them. 📱💡

How we built it

We combined various technologies into a powerful productivity tool. 🥪 Here’s the tech behind the magic:

  • Backend Powerhouse: A custom canvas_api pulls crucial data—grades, assignments, deadlines—from Canvas into Supabase, providing real-time data access. 🛠
  • AI Integration: Dain AI fuels our smart scheduling and recommendation features. We creatively leveraged Puppeteer for automation, enabling seamless interactions and powerful AI-driven scheduling.
  • Frontend Magic: Built with Next.js and TypeScript, our frontend prioritizes a dynamic, responsive, and user-friendly experience. Features like weekly study overviews, a Pomodoro timer, and insightful analytics empower students to study smarter. 📈

Challenges we ran into

Building StudyDash wasn't without its hurdles, but each challenge made us stronger:

  • Canvas API Integration: Canvas presented challenges in accessing data, prompting us to develop our own API solution, making integration seamless. 💪
  • AI Automation: Automating interactions with DAIN AI and other third-party apps required creative problem-solving, but resulted in efficient integration and improved app performance. 😜
  • Complex Scheduling Logic: Aligning assignments, grades, calendars, and a 'priority weight' into optimal schedules required careful debugging, leading to a robust solution. 🎯
  • Real-Time Data Syncing: Ensuring instant updates on changing grades and deadlines demanded rigorous testing, ultimately delivering flawless synchronization. ✨

Accomplishments we're proud of

StudyDash represents our hard work and innovation, especially in:

  • Effective AI Recommendations: Our AI provides genuinely helpful insights based on individual student performance, significantly enhancing productivity. 🤖❤️
  • Seamless Integrations: Successfully merging Canvas, Google Calendar, and AI into one intuitive platform was a significant achievement. 🚀
  • Pomodoro and Insights: Our built-in Pomodoro timer and insightful analytics significantly boost productivity through straightforward yet powerful tools. 📊🔍

What we learned

Throughout development, we grew significantly:

  • Integration Expertise: Successfully merging multiple data sources sharpened our technical skills immensely. 💥
  • AI's Educational Impact: Working with Dain AI reinforced the incredible potential of personalized AI recommendations in education. 🤖✨
  • User-Centric Design: Understanding real student challenges enabled us to build genuinely useful, empathy-driven solutions. 🙌

What's next for StudyDash

The sky's the limit for what’s next! 🌟 Future enhancements include:

  • Collaboration Tools: Enabling group projects and shared study sessions, fostering teamwork among students. 😜
  • Advanced Learning Analytics: Deepening analytics capabilities to further optimize study processes, beyond basic scheduling. 📈
  • Mobile App Development: Creating a mobile app version, ensuring StudyDash supports students wherever they go. 📱💨

We're thrilled about StudyDash's future and eager to help students everywhere overcome academic challenges with confidence and ease. :D

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