Start a new Canvas term with a Beeminder lookback
A new term is a natural time to check what you have archived and carry forward the lessons that still fit.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Archived Goals
Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.
Why this helps
A fresh course start can repeat old patterns when past goal history stays hidden.
- Retrieve archived goal information before a new term begins.
- Support reflection before course plans fill your calendar.
- Make past tracked commitments easier to consider.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Beeminder once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation by telling Notis to retrieve archived goals before your new Canvas term planning.
- 3Pick a Notis schedule trigger and schedule it ahead of the term.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports, then test with one real run.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow know the term start date?
No. Choose a schedule date that matches your term planning.
Will it infer lessons from the archived goals?
It retrieves the available archived goal information; any missing context or lessons must be supplied by you.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Beeminder. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Beeminder actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Authenticate and Redirect User
Tool to authenticate a user and redirect them to a given url. use when sending a user into the beeminder web ui directly after oauth or token validation.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Charge
Tool to create a new charge for a user. use when billing a user outside of goal pledges; supports dryrun mode.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Get all goals
Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Get Archived Goals
Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Get Beeminder User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a specified beeminder user. use when you need to fetch details like timezone, goals, urgency, or deleted goals after authenticating successfully.
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 Beeminder, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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