The Class Nerd

Music Ed Tech Talk

Robby on Twitter - @robbyburns

Craig on Twitter - @craigmcclellan

In the final episode of Semester 2, Robby and Craig revisit lesson planning. Then they get into a discussion of “Sticky Tech,” or apps and services that they keep coming back to.

Previous Lesson Planning Episode

Agenda - iOS, Mac

Bear - iOS, Mac

KeepIt - iOS, KeepIt

GoodNotes 5

OmniOutliner - iOS, Mac

DayOne - iOS, Mac

Calendar Episode

BusyCal

RSS

eMac

Feedly

FeedBin

Reeder

Fiery Feeds

PDF Expert - iOS, Mac

Overcast

Exit Ticket

In today’s episode, Craig and Robby explorer tools for mind mapping and how it can be useful for teachers in the classroom.

Show Outline in MindNode

MindNode

iThoughts

Linea Sketch

Paper

Concepts

OmniOutliner

OmniFocus

OmniGraffle

MarginNote 3

In this week’s episode, Craig and Robby try to explain what Shortcuts are (though Apple’s naming doesn’t make it easy), share several of their favorite shortcuts as inspiration, and then get to some listener questions.

Also, Craig’s kids were home during the recording of this episode…and you can definitely tell. Apologies.

MacStories Workflow Review

GoodNotes 5

Shortcuts App on the App Store

Drafts Episode

Number Talks Book

Number Talks Shortcut

Podcast Posting Blog Post

Robby’s Seating Chart Shortcuts

OmniGraffle

OmniOutliner

Start Concert Band

Craig’s Instagram Shortcut

Robby’s Wake Up Shortcut

Robby’s Coffee Shortcut

Robby’s Go to Work Shortcut

Robby’s Good Night Shortcut

Craig’s Makeup Work Shortcut

Variables Tutorial

Canvas Workflow Series Episode 1

MacSparky Video Field Guide

Matthew Cassinelli Twitter

In this episode, Craig and Robby discuss the differences between task and time management, then get into the apps and workflows they use to manage their busy teacher schedules.

The Class Nerd - Semester 2 Episode 3 - Task, Reminder, Project, and Habit Apps, Oh My!

Timepage

Calendar 366

BusyCal - Mac, iOS

Fantastical - iPhone, iPad, Mac

Fantastically Good Event Parser Drafts Action

Google Calendar

In this week’s episode, Craig and Robby dive deep into ways to make parent communication easier using technology. Robby gives helpful tips, and Craig goes off the JavaScript deep end.

Canvas

Synergy

Drafts 5

Drafts Episode

Ulysses

Byword

Squarespace

Remind

Band

Drafts Action

To Automate or Not Episode

Textexpander

TextCase

PopClip

Email Episode of TCN

Scriptable

Scriptable Script for Saving Contacts to Contact Group on iOS

Spark

Cardhop

FileMaker Episode

Teachers (and hopefully people in other professions) should always be lifelong learners. In this week’s episode, Craig and Robby share their workflows, primarily on iPad, to help make continuing education and learning easier.

Club MacStories

Scrivener

In this week’s episode, Craig makes Robby’s editing job difficult, and we discuss apps for taking handwritten notes on iPad.

The Class Nerd - Semester 1, Episode 4 - Drafts

The Class Nerd - Semester 1, Episode 3 - Notes

Notability

GoodNotes 5

Penultimate

Linea Sketch

Paper

DayOne

Noteshelf

OneNote

In this week’s episode, Craig and Robby get into a listen requested topic discussing the differences between different types of apps in the productivity category and how we use them.

OmniFocus (iOS), (Mac)

Things 3 (iPhone) (iPad)

Craig’s Things Blog Post

“Getting Things Done” by David Allen

GoodTask

Due

Streaks

Productive

Habitica (Robby referred to this in episode as Habit RPG)

Shortcut for Note Tasks

Craig and Robby wax philosophical about automation, and then turn to everything bucket apps.

Semester 1 Episode 3 - Notes

Bear

Drafts 5

Semester 1 Episode 4 - Drafts

OmniFocus

Robby’s Book

Devonthink

Keep It