Make time for every new Canvas submission
New submissions can become review time on your calendar, helping keep feedback from slipping behind.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to 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
When submissions arrive throughout the day, it is hard to keep review work visible without repeatedly checking Canvas.
- See submission review work in your calendar.
- Reduce repeated Canvas checking.
- Set the review window once 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 review block for each new submission, including the timing and duration you want.
- 4Pick the New Canvas Assignment Submission trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real submission.
Questions about this workflow
Can the automation cover any assignment?
This trigger polls new submissions for a specific assignment, so select the assignment whose submissions you want to review.
Does Notis know how much review time I need?
Provide the duration in your instruction. Notis should not guess a duration that you have not specified.
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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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