Put grading time on the calendar
Notis checks for submissions waiting to be graded and creates a dedicated Google Calendar work block.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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
Grading is easy to postpone when it competes with meetings and urgent founder work.
- Protect time for grading work.
- See pending grading alongside your other commitments.
- Reduce the chance that submissions go unnoticed.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Classmarker and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and name it.
- 3Describe the outcome: check for submissions awaiting grading and reserve a grading block when work is pending.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with a real exam that has submissions.
Questions about this workflow
Can it estimate grading time?
It can use an estimate you provide, or a supported submission count if Classmarker returns one.
Will it grade the submissions?
This workflow schedules time for grading. It does not grade submissions through Google Calendar.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Classmarker to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Classmarker 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.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
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.
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.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Classmarker and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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