The Class Nerd: Recent Episodes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
PDF/Research Apps * LiquidText * MarginNote 3 * MindNode * OmniOutliner
Book Reading Apps * Kindle * Apple Books
Club MacStories
Everything Buckets (Again) * Evernote * Keep-it
Scrivener
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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
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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
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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
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In the first episode of a new semester, Robby and Craig discuss their new iPad Pros and then how they use their Apple Watches in the classroom.
Robby Blog Post about iPads
Semester 1 Health Episode
Apple Watch Complication
Semester 1 Drafts Episode
Craig’s Watch Face Modular
- Date
- Things
- Calendar
- Activity
Robby’s Watch Face Infograph Face
- Alarm
- OmniFocus
- Date
- Calendar
- Timer
- Activity
- Drafts 5
- Carrot Weather
- Waterminder
Apps * 1Password * Due * Things * OmniFocus * Mail * Slack * Timelogger * Spire * Breathe * Tempo * Tonal Energy * Tacit (pulse tempo) * Keynote
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In this bonus episode, Craig and Robby talk a bit (ok, a lot) about the products Apple is releasing in September, and then move on to their favorite features and apps of watchOS 5 and iOS 12.
MacStories watchOS 5
Semester 1 Exit Ticket
Apps * Keep It * Carrot Weather * Waterminder * OmniFocus 3 * Things 3 * Bear * OmniOutliner * Ulysses * Drafts 5 * Overcast
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STOP! Before you read on, please make sure to take our Semester 1 EXIT TICKET so that we can better improve our show for Semester 2.
Show Notes: This week The Class Nerd talks about apps they use to gather, process, manage, and reflect on student data.
Bear
Drafts
Workflow
Drafts/Workflow Action to Append a Bear Note Drafts Action, Workflow Action
OmniGraffle
Notability
Dropbox
Canvas
forScore
Airtable
Craig’s Airtable Notes Script
Agenda
FileMaker Pro
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Show Notes: This week The Class Nerd talks about the apps they use to make letters, posters, worksheets, documents, and other classroom related documents. Robby says the word “artifact” in this one.
Pages
Microsoft Word
Keynote
OmniGraffle
Craig’s Classroom in OmniGraffle
Adobe Apps
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
Pixelmator - iOS, Mac
Sketchnoting
Linea Sketch
Paper
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This week, The Class Nerd breaks down their paperless process. In this one, we cover scanning apps, file organization, PDF annotation apps, and handwritten note apps.
Show Notes: Scannable
Scanner Pro
Scanbot
PDF Expert
PDF Viewer
Notability
Goodnotes
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The Class Nerd breaks down five of their favorite apps for lesson planning.
OmniOutliner - Mac, iOS
forScore
Keynote - Mac - iOS
Bear
The Class Nerd Podcast Episode 3 - Note Taking
Drafts Episode with Markdown Discussion
Agenda - Mac, iOS
MailTags
FileMaker
Excel
Numbers - Mac, iOS
This week The Class Nerd takes a moment to reflect on the importance of maintaining good physical and mental health in the teaching profession. This episode isn’t as focused on productivity, but it is still 100 percent nerdy! Every app we discuss is perfect for fostering self care, but also tracking data in charts, chaining apps together, and monitoring your every movement.
Built in Apps Apple Health Website
Diet and Exercise * Workouts++ * MyFitnessPal * WaterMinder * Caffiend * Workflow (Ron Swanson Gifs Workflow) * Robby’s Caffiene Workflow * Robby’s Water Workflow
Sleep Tracking * Sleep Cycle * AutoSleep * Sleep Watch * Sleep++ * Beddit
Mindfulness * Breathe * Headspace * Calm * Lasting * Spire * Spire App
Bonus Apps (Not discussed in episode) * Hidrate Spark Smart Watter Bottle * Pinnacle Climbing App * Pocket Yoga * Streaks Habit-forming to-do list * Gymatic Workout Tracker Auto Rep Counting Gym Log * Fit Weightlift * Golfshot * 7 Minute Workout * Pedometer++ * Runkeeper * Cardiogram Heart Rate Monitor for Apple Watch * Strava
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Though we spent the first two episodes of this semester discussing tools to manage email, there is a better way! In this week’s episode, Robby and Craig discuss tools that can take you beyond email to better collaborate and communicate with your teams at school.
Apple Pay
Square Cash
Venmo
Slack
Songshare Workflow
Slack Pricing
Todoist
Todoist Education Pricing
Semester 1 Episode 4: Drafts
Trello
Kanban
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In our nerdiest episode yet, we do a deep dive into our most used iOS app, Drafts 5. We share how we use this app in the classroom, and how it can save you time and mental energy.
Drafts 5
API
Evernote
X-callback-url
OmniFocus
Markdown
David Sparks Markdown Field Guide
Episode 3: Notes
Bear
Robby’s Repertoire Idea Action
Note/Omnifocus/Mail Action
Bear Task Reference Action
Airtable
Airtable Drafts Action - Scroll Down to the readme area for instructions on where to download the Airtable template and how to install this action.
Code Academy
Swift Playgrounds
Drafts Episode of Robby Burns and Friends
Automation Episode of Robbie Burns and Friends
MacStories Review of Drafts 5
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In this week’s episode, Robby and Craig share (and debate) about their favorite note taking apps.
Evernote - macOS, iOS
API
Drafts 5
OCR
TaskClone
Skitch
Penultimate
Scannable
Bear - macOS, iOS
Workflow
Siri Shortcuts
Scanbot
GoodNotes
Linea Sketch
In this episode, Craig and Robby finish their discussion of email by sharing some 3rd Party apps you can use to help you manage your mail.
- Craig - Blog, Twitter
- Robby - Blog, Twitter
Semester 1, Episode 1: Email with Apple Mail
Airmail for iOS
Airmail 3 for Mac
Spark for iOS
Spark for Mac
PDF Expert
Outlook
In the first official episode of The Class Nerd Podcast, Craig and Robby discuss Apple’s default mail app on iOS and macOS, and how they use it to manage their email.
- Craig - Blog, Twitter
- Robby - Blog, Twitter
The Class Nerd
Returning to Apple Mail on iOS — The Class Nerd
Mail Act-On
Mail Tags
Thoughts on SaneBox — The Class Nerd