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Pull my kids' Canvas every Sunday and email a school summary to their mom

A father posted on Threads on Oct 20 that the AI pulls his children's Canvas data every Sunday, flags only what matters — missing work, a slipping class, a big test coming — and emails the summary to the children's mother. He no longer has to remember to check the school portal himself.

How it works

  1. Connect the children's Canvas data
  2. Every Sunday the AI pulls it
  3. Flags only missing work, a slipping class and upcoming big tests
  4. Emails the summary to the children's mother

Why it’s worth knowing

A standing Sunday agent reads the school portal so neither parent has to, and only surfaces what actually matters.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on threads.com. See the original ↗

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