Turn Canvas grading updates into timely Customer.io broadcasts
New grades are a useful moment to communicate. Let Notis start the prepared Customer.io broadcast while you stay focused on the course.
Trigger
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Action
Trigger Broadcast
Tool to manually trigger a broadcast. use when you need to override the default audience and provide personalization data after confirming the broadcast id.
Why this helps
After grading, sending a separate update can slip through the cracks or pull you into another tool.
- Start a prepared broadcast after Canvas reports grading activity.
- Reduce manual follow-up between course work and customer communications.
- Keep the audience and message defined in the existing Customer.io broadcast.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Customer.io once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to trigger the prepared Customer.io broadcast when submissions for the selected Canvas assignment are graded.
- 4Pick Canvas Assignment Graded as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real grading event and confirm the broadcast trigger in Customer.io.
Questions about this workflow
Does Notis write or publish the email content?
No. This workflow triggers an existing Customer.io broadcast. Prepare its content and audience in Customer.io first.
Can it send a different message for each student?
The available action triggers a broadcast with personalization data. Specify any needed personalization in your instruction and confirm that the broadcast supports it.
Does Canvas provide the broadcast audience?
The listed Canvas event reports newly graded submissions for a specific assignment. Define the intended audience in Customer.io or provide audience guidance in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Canvas triggers
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