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How To Use Shovel (Help Center)

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  1. 🏫 CONNECT SCHOOL SYSTEMS

    How to sync school platforms with Shovel
  2. Connect Brightspace to Shovel
  3. Connect Canvas to Shovel
  4. 📅 EXTERNAL CALENDARS
    Connect Moodle to Shovel
  5. View Google calendar events inside Shovel
  6. View Apple calendar events inside Shovel
  7. 🗓️ CALENDAR
    View Outlook calendar events inside Shovel
  8. Share Your Shovel Calendar With External Calendars (Google, Apple, Outlook)
  9. Start a new term/semester
  10. Add Holidays
  11. Create Your Schedule
  12. Awake Time
  13. ✅ TASKS
    Minimum Study Time Block
  14. Upload Your PDF Syllabus — Shovel Will Create Tasks and Events Automatically
  15. Create New Tasks
  16. Create Repeat Tasks
  17. Create Exams
  18. How To Plan Tasks in Shovel
  19. How Auto-plan Works in Shovel
  20. Task List
  21. How To Duplicate a Task
  22. Share your syllabus with friends or between terms
  23. 📈 ANALYTICS
    Add Grades
  24. Analytics
  25. The Cushion (Procrastination Curve)
  26. 💻 HOW TO INSTALL SHOVEL ON YOUR DEVICES
    Study Streak Heat-Map
  27. Tablets - How to install Shovel on iPad/tablet
  28. Phones- How to install Shovel on your phone
  29. 🛠️ TROUBLESHOOTING
    Computers - How to install Shovel on your computer
  30. Why can't I see my Canvas /Brightspace courses when linking my school platform?
  31. Can't login on mobile?
  32. Google calendar events don't show up in Shovel instantly
  33. Clear Your Browser Cache
  34. 👩‍🎓 Account
    Notifications in Shovel Mobile App
  35. Cancel/Pause Subscription
  36. Delete account
  37. How To Reset Your Password
  38. Change Email Address

You can turn any task into an exam. This will create an “exam” event on your calendar.

1. Check the “exam” checkbox when creating a task

You can do this while creating a new task or even after you’ve created a task in the task management overlay.

2. Set the exam duration (how long you’ll be taking the exam for)

DON’T confuse “duration” with “estimation”

Duration: how long you’ll be taking the exam.

Estimation: how much time you’ll study for the exam.

Make sure you estimate enough time for studying for every exam. Overestimating is better than underestimating. 

Exam in the calendar looks like this: