Check conditions alongside new course materials
A new file may support an upcoming outdoor activity. See your latest readings in a Notis report and review whether the conditions matter.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Why this helps
New materials can signal an activity without making the weather check part of the same routine.
- Run a conditions check when course files arrive.
- Focus on outdoor materials you identify in your instructions.
- Keep related context together for a quick review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Ambient Weather once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and name it.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve recent readings and assess relevance to outdoor materials in the specified course.
- 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real file upload.
Questions about this workflow
Can it read every file type?
The trigger reports a new course file upload. What content is available for analysis depends on the event data provided.
Can it identify which courses are weather-sensitive?
Name those courses or explain the context in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Ambient weather. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Ambient weather actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Ambient weather, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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