Turn website changes into timely Canvas assignments
Bring current events and changing web content into coursework without manually rebuilding an assignment each time.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
Interesting website changes can pass by before you have time to turn them into relevant coursework.
- Create a course activity from a timely web change.
- Include the detected page and change details in the assignment prompt.
- Reduce the delay between discovering a change and using it in class.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agenty and Canvas once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation and describe how a detected change should become an assignment.
- 3Pick the Notis webhook trigger used by your Agenty workflow.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real website change and review the resulting assignment.
Questions about this workflow
Does Agenty start this automation directly?
Agenty has no listed trigger event here. Configure your Agenty workflow to send its result to the Notis webhook.
What should the assignment include?
In your instruction, tell Notis which course to use and how to turn the reported URL and change summary into learner instructions. Provide any course details that are not in the Agenty result.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agenty to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agenty triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Agenty and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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