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RJ Tasks

Offered by Regis Jesuit High School Ed Tech

Microsoft Edge Works only on rjhs.instructure.com No data collected
Get RJ Tasks Download .zip (198 KB) Version 1.1.2 · Free for RJ students and staff
Canvas dashboard with the My Work panel open: Up Next, Catch Up and Week at a glance
My Work on the Canvas dashboard
Catch Up list showing +12.5% max for a missing lab and +6.7% max for missing homework, with the estimate disclaimer
Catch Up: overdue work by grade impact
Classic Canvas dashboard with RJ Tasks in the right-hand column, including progress rings
On the classic dashboard, in the right column
My Work panel matching Canvas dark mode
Follows Canvas dark mode
RJ Tasks settings page with student and teacher modes and section toggles
Simple settings

Screenshots use sample classes and assignments.

Overview

RJ Tasks answers one question inside Canvas: what should I work on next? It pulls everything due across your classes into one place, puts missing work in front of you, and shows you which assignments matter most for your grade.

Up Next

The three things to do first: what's due today, then missing work, then tomorrow. Check one off and it's marked done in Canvas too, including the Canvas app.

Catch Up

Overdue work ordered by how much finishing each one could raise your grade, worked out from your own Canvas grades and category weights.

Estimates, not your official grade. Each number assumes full credit. Your teacher decides late penalties and whether late work is accepted, and RJ Tasks can't see those rules. Your grade in Canvas is the official one.

Week at a glance

How many things are due on each of the next seven days, so a heavy Thursday doesn't sneak up on you.

My Work, everywhere in Canvas

A My Work button in the corner of every Canvas page, with a count of what's missing or due today. The same count shows on the toolbar icon.

Progress rings

A ring for each class showing how much of this week's work is done, with a little confetti when you finish one.

Readable by design

No themes or color tricks that make Canvas hard to read. Text drawn in your course colors is adjusted automatically so it stays readable.

Install

On an RJ school laptop

Nothing to install

Ed Tech turns RJ Tasks on for school laptops in Microsoft Edge. Once it reaches yours, open Canvas and look for the My Work button in the bottom-right corner.

Testing it, or on another computer

Install it yourself

Seven steps in Microsoft Edge on Windows or Mac, about three minutes. The orange numbers in each picture match the steps.

  1. Download RJ Tasks

    Save rj-tasks-1.1.2.zip to your computer.

    Download rj-tasks-1.1.2.zip
    RJ Tasks+← → ↻rjedtech.github.io/rj-tasks-site⋯DownloadsZIPrj-tasks-1.1.2.zip198 KB · DoneShow in folder1After you save it, Edge showsthe file in its Downloads list.
    when it finishes, click Show in folder.

  2. Unzip it, and keep the folder

    • Windows: right-click the file, choose Extract All…, then Extract.
    • Mac: double-click the file.

    Move the new rj-tasks-1.1.2 folder to Documents. Edge runs RJ Tasks from this folder, so if it gets deleted, RJ Tasks stops working.

    📁 DownloadsHomeDesktopDownloadsDocumentsrj-tasks-1.1.2.zipOpenOpen withExtract All…ShareCopy as pathProperties2Right-click the file, choose Extract All…, then Extract.You get a folder named rj-tasks-1.1.2.
    File Explorer on Windows.

  3. Open Edge's extensions page

    In Microsoft Edge, click the address bar, type this address and press Enter. Websites can't link straight to this page, so it has to be typed or pasted.

    New tab+← → ↻edge://extensions⋯3edge://extensionsPress EnterClick the address bar, type the address, press Enter.
    the Edge address bar.

  4. Turn on Developer mode

    On the left side of the Extensions page, near the bottom, switch on Developer mode. A row of new buttons appears at the top.

    If the switch is grey and won't move, your computer is managed by RJ. Skip these steps: RJ Tasks will be installed for you.

    Extensions+← → ↻edge://extensions⋯ExtensionsSearch installed extensionsExtensionsKeyboard shortcutsAllow extensions fromother storesDeveloper mode4Installed extensionsLoad unpackedPack extensionUpdate
    the Extensions page with Developer mode on.

  5. Load the RJ Tasks folder

    Click Load unpacked. Find the rj-tasks-1.1.2 folder from step 2 and click Select Folder.

    Pick the folder itself, not the .zip file. Inside it is a file called manifest.json.

    Extensions+← → ↻edge://extensions⋯ExtensionsSearch installed extensionsExtensionsKeyboard shortcutsAllow extensions fromother storesDeveloper modeInstalled extensionsLoad unpacked5Pack extensionUpdateSelect the extension directoryDownloads ›📁 rj-tasks-1.1.2🗜 rj-tasks-1.1.2.zipSelect Folder
    Load unpacked and the folder picker.

  6. Pin it to the toolbar

    RJ Tasks now appears in your list of extensions with its switch on. To keep its icon next to the address bar, click the puzzle piece, then the eye next to RJ Tasks.

    Dashboard+← → ↻rjhs.instructure.com⋯ExtensionsRJ TasksManage extensions6Click the puzzle piece, then theeye next to RJ Tasks.
    the Extensions menu in the Edge toolbar.

  7. Open Canvas

    Go to rjhs.instructure.com, or reload Canvas if it's already open. Click My Work in the bottom-right corner. On the classic dashboard and class pages, RJ Tasks sits in the right-hand column instead.

    Canvas dashboard with the My Work button in the bottom-right corner showing a red 5
    The My Work button, with a count of what's missing or due today.

Privacy

RJ Tasks shows you your own Canvas information and nothing leaves your browser.

Data collectedNone. No analytics, tracking, accounts or ads.
Talks toOnly rjhs.instructure.com, using your own Canvas sign-in.
ReadsYour classes, due dates, missing work and the grades you can already see in Canvas.
ChangesOnly what you click: marking something done, or adding a personal to-do in your Canvas planner.
Browser permission"Storage", to remember your settings. Nothing else.
Teacher settingsIf a teacher hides class totals, RJ Tasks hides grade percentages for that class too.
This websiteLoads nothing from other sites: no fonts, trackers or scripts from anywhere else, and it collects nothing.
Bug and feature formAn RJ Microsoft Form. Only people signed in with an RJ account can open it.

Help

Report a bug or request a feature

Found something that isn't working, or want RJ Tasks to do something new? Use the RJ Tasks form. It takes about a minute, and you'll sign in with your RJ account. For a bug, add a screenshot if you can. Please don't include other students' names or grades.

Report a bug or request a feature
I don't see My Work in Canvas

Make sure you're on rjhs.instructure.com and reload the page. In Edge, open edge://extensions and check that RJ Tasks is listed and switched on. On the classic dashboard, look in the right-hand column instead of the corner.

Edge asks me to turn off "developer mode extensions"

Edge shows this reminder for any extension installed by hand. Choose to keep it. When Ed Tech installs RJ Tasks for you, the reminder doesn't appear.

RJ Tasks stopped working after I cleaned up my Downloads

The rj-tasks-1.1.2 folder was probably deleted. Download it again, put the folder in Documents, and repeat step 5.

A Catch Up number doesn't match my grade

Catch Up shows estimates that assume full credit. Late penalties, extra rules your teacher uses, and grades that haven't been posted yet can all change the real result. Your grade in Canvas is the official one. If the numbers look very different, the item is marked "about."

The panel shows an error

Reload Canvas. If it keeps happening, report a bug and add a screenshot of the message.