Review new Canvas grades without losing track
Give every new grade a place in your calendar so feedback and follow-up do not get buried.
Trigger
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
New grades can appear between other tasks, making it easy to forget to review feedback or follow up with a student.
- Keep grade reviews visible alongside other work.
- Create a calendar block when a submission is graded.
- Use a consistent review window set in your instruction.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to create a calendar block for each newly graded submission, using a review duration and timing you provide.
- 4Pick the Canvas Assignment Graded trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real graded submission.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis choose how long the review block should be?
Yes. Include the duration and preferred timing in your instruction so Notis has those rules to use.
Does this trigger run for every Canvas assignment?
The trigger polls for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment. Choose the relevant assignment when selecting the trigger.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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