Keep Canvas discussion questions visible in Basecamp
Surface new course discussion messages in your Basecamp chat, so questions that need attention do not depend on someone checking Canvas at the right time.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create Chatbot Line
Tool to post a message as a chatbot to a Basecamp Campfire. Use when you need to post messages via a chatbot integration without OAuth authentication.
Why this helps
Important discussion messages can sit unnoticed when people are busy working across multiple tools and courses.
- Bring course conversation activity into the team's working space.
- Make it easier to coordinate who will respond.
- Reduce attention spent monitoring discussion topics.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Basecamp once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to summarize each new discussion message and post it to the chosen Basecamp Campfire.
- 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Message trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and review the posted summary.
Questions about this workflow
Does the trigger watch every course discussion?
The listed event polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages. Use the trigger configuration available in Notis to select its supported scope.
Can Notis answer students automatically?
This action posts a Campfire message. It does not reply in Canvas, so use it to surface and coordinate discussion activity.
Can I ask Notis to summarize rather than quote?
Yes. State that preference in the automation instruction, and ask Notis to use only the message details Canvas returns.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Basecamp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Basecamp actions
Recurring trigger
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Create Chatbot
Tool to create a new chatbot in a Basecamp Campfire chat. Use when you need to add an automated bot to a chat room for posting messages and responding to commands.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Basecamp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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