Catch Every Grade Update and Review Feedback On Time
Grades coming back from your instructors shouldn't vanish into Canvas. The moment an assignment is graded, Notis posts a heads-up in Slack and creates a reminder to review your feedback within 24 hours—no more forgotten notes or missed learning opportunities.
Trigger
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
You miss grades in Canvas because you don't refresh obsessively. Even when you notice, feedback gets buried under other tasks and you never actually review it, losing valuable learning signals and instructor guidance.
- Zero context-switching—stay in Slack where your work happens
- Never miss critical feedback again with automatic reminders
- Catch grades before they slip past your attention
- Review feedback while it's still fresh and actionable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack to Notis (one-time setup via the Notis portal).
- 2Open Automations > New Automation and enter: Name (e.g., 'Grade Notifications'), Prompt ('Post a Slack message when Canvas grades arrive and remind me to review it'), Channel (your personal or team channel for run reports), and Trigger (select 'Canvas Assignment Graded').
- 3Test by getting an assignment graded in Canvas; you should see a Slack message within seconds and get a reminder the next day.
Questions about this workflow
What if I get the same assignment graded multiple times?
Notis sends a fresh message each time a grade is updated, so you'll always see the latest grade and can set a new reminder.
Can I customize when the reminder goes out?
You can adjust the prompt to say 'remind me in 3 hours' or 'remind me tomorrow at 9am'—Notis understands natural language.
Will this work for all my classes?
Yes, Notis monitors all Canvas courses you're enrolled in. If you only want certain classes, you can refine the prompt.
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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
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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