Weekly Check-In: Stay Ahead of Canvas Deadlines
Sunday night panic about assignments you didn't know existed shouldn't be your Monday. Set up a weekly Slack reminder to review all your Canvas assignments and plan the week. Stay ahead of deadlines instead of always playing catch-up.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a reminder
Create a reminder for a specified time.
Why this helps
You discover assignments are due tomorrow because you haven't been in Canvas in days. Deadlines sneak up, you scramble, and your quality suffers. A high-level weekly check-in would transform this but feels like one more task to remember.
- One reminder, all your deadlines in one place
- Plan your week proactively instead of reactively
- Reduce Sunday-night panic
- Catch deadlines days in advance, not hours
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack.
- 2Create Automation: Name ('Weekly Assignment Review'), Prompt ('Every Monday morning, remind me in Slack to check Canvas for upcoming assignments and deadlines for the week'), Channel (your personal channel), Trigger ('notis_cron' - set to weekly/Monday 8 AM).
- 3Each week, you'll get a Slack reminder to review Canvas assignments.
Questions about this workflow
Can I change the day and time?
Absolutely—adjust the prompt to 'every Wednesday at 5 PM' or any day/time that fits your rhythm.
What if I'm not busy that week?
The reminder is just a check-in. Even if there's little due, you'll have peace of mind knowing you checked.
Can I get the assignment list in the Slack message?
Refine the prompt to ask Notis to fetch and include upcoming Canvas assignments in the reminder.
When this happens · Trigger
Fires when a new submission for an assignment is graded.
Do this · Action
Create a reminder for a specified time.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add an emoji alias
Add an alias for an existing custom emoji.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a remote file
Add a reference to an external file for discovery and sharing.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Fires when a new submission for an assignment is graded.
Add Enterprise user to workspace
Adds an Enterprise user to a workspace, with optional guest restrictions.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Add a star to an item
Adds a star to a Slack item; it cannot be viewed or interacted with by end users.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Fires when a new message is posted in a discussion topic.
Add call participants
Register participants who join a call.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Fires when a new discussion topic is created in a course.
Add emoji
Add a custom emoji to a workspace.
New Course Created for User
Fires when a new course is created for a user.
Add reaction to message
Adds an emoji reaction to a Slack message.
New Canvas File Upload
Fires when a new file is uploaded to a course.
Search for channels in Enterprise organization
Searches for public or private channels in an Enterprise organization.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Slack, or any other combination from 1,500+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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