Post a new Google Task to a Canvas discussion
Share a quick update or prompt in Canvas directly from your task capture.
Trigger
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Action
Create discussion entry
Tool to create a new entry in a canvas discussion topic. use when posting a message with optional attachments to a discussion topic.
Why this helps
Short updates get lost between a task list and the course discussion board.
- Share updates faster
- Reduce copy and paste
- Keep discussions active
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Tasks and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for posting selected new tasks to a discussion.
- 3Tell Notis which discussion topic to use and how to turn the task into an appropriate entry.
- 4Pick New Task Created as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one task intended for student communication.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis post to an existing topic?
Yes, when you provide the course and discussion topic context.
Can I ask for a draft first?
Yes. Instruct Notis to prepare the entry and report it for review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Tasks triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Task List Created
Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Task Details Changed
Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Task List Changed
Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Task Updated
Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Tasks and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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