Purpose
1.2. Automates reminders to students and parents, escalating notifications based on non-responsiveness.
1.3. Integrates multi-channel notifications and securely organizes all submitted assignments for instructor review and feedback.
1.4. Automates collation and timestamping of submissions for compliance and progress tracking.
1.5. Automatedly reduces manual chasing, enabling scalable, consistent learning management across diverse classes and age groups.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Assignment submission detected for a given student.
2.3. Non-submission or incomplete submission automatically detected after due date/time.
2.4. Teacher assignment posted, triggering the automation workflow.
2.5. Manual trigger by educator to resend reminders or prompts.
Platform Variants
3.1. Google Classroom
• Feature/Setting: API “CourseWork.list” and “Submission.turnIn” endpoints—automate collection/status of student submissions.
• Sample: Configure API polling or webhook to monitor and trigger automated reminders.
3.2. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Microsoft Graph “education/assignment” API—automatedly pulls submission status and automates reminder messages via “chatMessage/send”.
3.3. Canvas LMS
• Feature/Setting: “Submissions API”—automator configured for periodic scan to identify missing assignments and automate notifications.
3.4. Moodle
• Feature/Setting: “core_assignment_get_submissions” function—automation pulls live data for collection and reminder automation.
3.5. Schoology
• Feature/Setting: “/v1/sections/{section_id}/assignments/{assignment_id}/submissions” endpoint—automation monitors submission events.
3.6. Blackboard
• Feature/Setting: REST “Learn Gradebook API”—automator can get, post, or check assignment submission data for triggers.
3.7. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: “Messages API”—automated reminders sent by configuring SMS alerts on missing deadlines.
3.8. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: “Mail Send API”—triggered automatedly for email reminders to students, scheduled or real-time based on status.
3.9. Slack
• Feature/Setting: “conversations.history” and “chat.postMessage”—automater posts targeted alerts in student channels upon missed deadlines.
3.10. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: “messages” endpoint—automated reminders dispatched directly as WhatsApp messages via automation logic.
3.11. Telegram Bot API
• Feature/Setting: “sendMessage”—automatically triggers reminders to student/parent groups.
3.12. Discord
• Feature/Setting: “Create Message” webhook—channels receive automated reminders for assignment deadlines.
3.13. Zoho Mail
• Feature/Setting: “Send Mail API”—automated notification on status or escalation to parents.
3.14. Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: Microsoft Graph “mail/send”—automator handles timed reminders and escalation emails.
3.15. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: “List Records API”—automatedly compiles assignment records, flags missing entries, triggers notifications.
3.16. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: “Sheets API, Append Values”—automates collation of who has and hasn’t submitted for dashboard tracking.
3.17. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: “Files List Folder”—automator verifies receipt of digital assignment uploads, triggers non-submission alerts.
3.18. OneDrive
• Feature/Setting: “DriveItem List Children”—automatedly checks for uploaded files in shared folders, automates reminders.
3.19. Asana
• Feature/Setting: “Tasks API”—automates assignment submission as tasks with completion marking triggering further automations.
3.20. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: “Create Item” and “Get Items”—automates assignment records, notifies via automation boards when items are past due.
3.21. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: “messages” endpoint—automated reminder and escalation sending, integrates with other platforms for triggers.
3.22. Remind101
• Feature/Setting: API integration for “messages.send”—automated parent-student reminders, cascading based on status.
Benefits
4.2. Automates administrative load for teachers, enabling them to focus more on instruction and feedback.
4.3. Reduces risk of missed work or manual errors in tracking submissions and communication.
4.4. Improves communication with parents and guardians via automated escalation paths when students repeatedly miss deadlines.
4.5. Automates documentation and compliance, providing backup and audit trails for reviews or regulatory requirements.
4.6. Scales across diverse class sizes and age groups, maintaining consistency via automation regardless of school size.
4.7. Empowers data-driven interventions by automating analytics and reporting on submission patterns.