Bring current weather into new course discussions
A new discussion can signal an upcoming activity. Check your station readings at the same time and review any weather context that matters to your course.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
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
A new planning discussion can be easy to miss while course conversations are spread across tabs.
- Check recent device readings when a topic is created.
- Surface possible outdoor activity implications for review.
- Keep a lightweight course planning signal in your run reports.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Ambient Weather once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and give it a clear name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve device readings and assess relevance to outdoor activities you identify.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion topic.
Questions about this workflow
Will it infer the discussion topic's activity details?
It can analyze available event information, but provide course or activity context in your instruction if needed.
Does it send a message into Canvas?
No. It retrieves Ambient Weather devices and recent readings, then reports through the Notis run report channel you choose.
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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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