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  Our Dashboard

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  OUR MASCOT

Inspiration

• Students struggle with managing assignments and study time
• Need for intelligent scheduling that understands academic life
• Goal to eliminate mental overhead of scheduling decisions
• Our mascot, a stick figure holding a brain saying “plz use it,” represents the idea that students already have the intelligence to succeed but need help organizing it. The app is that reminder and support system.

What it does

• Smart task analysis with AI urgency scoring
• Google Calendar integration with conflict resolution
• Canvas LMS integration with one-click import
• AI-powered scheduling with Google Gemini
• Comprehensive dashboard with analytics

How we built it

• Next.js 14 with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS
• Scheduling engine powered by Google Gemini AI
• Google Calendar API and Canvas iCal integration
• React Context for state management
• Detailed technical architecture breakdown

Challenges we ran into

• Google OAuth 2.0 authentication complexity
• Date/time handling and timezone issues
• AI algorithm design and factor balancing
• Canvas integration CORS and parsing challenges
• Performance optimization and UX design

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Seamless integration with Gemini AI
• Smart conflict resolution
• Platform integrations that work together smoothly
• User-centric design
• Modern UI/UX with glass effects
• Real-time analytics

What we learned

• Advanced React patterns and API integration
• AI and algorithm design principles
• Product development and user research
• Team collaboration and code architecture
• Deployment and integration challenges

What's next for plz_use_it

• Build custom AI model on top of Gemini
• Mobile applications
• Advanced features and platform expansion
• Analytics and enterprise features
• UX improvements and accessibility

Built With

• calender
• gemini
• google
• javascript
• node.js
• react
• typescript