Give newly planned course sections a Classroom topic
Make a place for the new section as soon as its launch is decided.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create Course Topic
Tool to create a course topic. use when you need to organize course content into named sections.
Why this helps
A new course section may begin before anyone has created a clear place for its materials.
- Create a predictable home for new course content.
- Reduce last-minute organization work before a section begins.
- Turn launch decisions into a small completed setup task.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Classroom to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to create a Classroom topic when Slack confirms a new section is launching.
- 3Select the Slack channel-message trigger, choose a run-report channel, and test with one planned section.
Questions about this workflow
Can a topic be created before the first lesson?
Yes, if the Slack message clearly says the section is launching and the course is identified.
Will every mention of a new section create a topic?
Specify that only confirmed launches should trigger topic creation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Google Classroom. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Google Classroom actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List CourseWorkMaterials
Tool to list courseworkmaterials in a course. use after confirming a valid courseid; supports pagination and ordering.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Announcement
Tool to create an announcement in a course. use after confirming the course id is valid.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Delete Announcement
Tool to delete an announcement. use after confirming the announcement id.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get Announcement
Tool to get an announcement. use when you need to fetch an announcement by course and announcement id.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
List Announcements
Tool to list announcements in a course. use after you have the course id to page through announcements.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Patch Announcement
Tool to update fields of an announcement. use when you need to modify specific details of an existing announcement after confirming which fields to update.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Course
Tool to create a new course. use when a teacher needs to establish a classroom course before enrollment.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete Course
Tool to delete a course. use when you need to remove a course after confirming the course id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Google Classroom, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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