Disillusionment: Learning Canvas

Hello everyone,

I consider myself a techy person. I'm the one everyone goes to when things are broken, or they can't figure out a program. So why am I having such a hard time with Canvas?

Canvas is the county-wide program for the 1:1 computers. It's linked to Powerschool, so any grade taken in Canvas is transferred automatically.

Canvas is a clunky program that takes a lot of time to master. It is not instinctual at all. For example, you cannot just copy and paste images into a Canvas assignment. Instead, you have to save the photo on your computer, then upload to your Canvas files, and then upload it AGAIN to your assignment.

At first, they pushed us to use Google Drive, which I did. All of my files are uploaded in a neat order. I can easily reach resources from my PLC members. Then they choose a program (Canvas) that does not talk to Google Drive at all? Apparently there's a way, but it's like you have to go through a 12-step program to even try to get a single file from it. I wish that our county bought Google Classroom instead.

Some of the 6th grade teachers, who had extensive training on Canvas, like it. They say once you get it, you'll love it.
The 7th-9th grade teachers' training was literally one day. There was an optional training in the summer, but I had a full-time summer job and was not able to attend. Any time spent on "getting" Canvas has to be done on my own time.

It begs the question: if I, someone who considers herself a techy, am having a hard time with it, then how do they expect non-techy teachers to master it? Should I spend hours learning this program, when in less than 4 years they'll undoubtedly enforce another program and if I ever decide to leave Buncombe County, will no longer exist anyway? Can I scoot around this program and set up my classroom through a weebly that will last no matter where I go?

This may be a silly problem, but it's a problem nonetheless.