Notify ChMeetings about important Canvas messages
Keep meaningful questions from getting buried in a busy discussion board.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
ChMeetings: Send Notification
Tool to attempt sending a notification.
Why this helps
Discussion messages can require action long after the original conversation moves on.
- Surface messages that need a response
- Preserve the original discussion context
- Give coordinators a clear alert
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and ChMeetings in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation that reviews each new discussion message and sends a ChMeetings notification when it needs attention.
- 3Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide which messages are urgent?
Yes. State the urgency criteria in the plain language instruction, using only information Canvas returns.
What does the notification include?
Ask Notis to include the course, discussion, author, and message text when available.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Chmeetings. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Chmeetings actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Chmeetings, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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