Make assignment support easier to find in Botsonic
If a confirmed starter prompt needs a small improvement, let new submission activity cue the update.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Update Starter Question
Tool to update an existing starter question by its unique identifier. use after confirming the id and desired updates.
Why this helps
Prompt improvements get postponed when assignment traffic increases and follow-up work competes for attention.
- Keep one targeted prompt aligned with assignment support.
- Require a confirmed question identifier before changes.
- Avoid including student submission content in the new wording.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Botsonic once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to update the specified Botsonic starter question using supplied approved wording, and to stop and report if its unique identifier is missing.
- 4Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real submission and verify the identifier and wording before relying on it.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow update a question without an identifier?
No. The action updates an existing starter question by unique identifier. The instruction should stop if the identifier is unavailable.
Will student work be included in the prompt?
It should not be. Supply approved assignment support wording and instruct Notis not to include submitted content.
When this happens · Trigger
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