Get a weekly Blackboard engagement digest
Replace scattered course checks with one scheduled Slack summary based on Blackboard data you provide.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Course engagement information can be spread across reports, leaving founders and course teams to assemble the picture manually.
- Review course activity on a predictable schedule.
- See notable changes and unresolved questions in one Slack message.
- Keep the summary grounded in the data supplied to the run.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to summarize the Blackboard engagement data available for each run and post the key changes and follow-ups in Slack.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real Blackboard engagement example.
Questions about this workflow
Can the schedule fetch Blackboard reports by itself?
This package uses a Notis cron trigger, not a Blackboard event. Provide the Blackboard data to the automation through the connected workflow or its run context.
Will the digest compare with prior weeks?
Only if the prior-period data or a usable baseline is available to the run. Otherwise Notis can summarize the current data and identify missing comparison context.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Blackboard and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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