Workflow: Randomly Assign Students to a Group

January 29, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Being able to choose items randomly is not an easy task for any person. However, computers (think iPad) with the right apps (think Workflow) make this process quick and easy.

Workflow: Replacing TextExpander (for iOS)

January 22, 2017 by Brian Foutty

[TextExpander](https://textexpander.com) is a very helpful Mac that saves me time on my Mac every time I use my Mac. There are 4 things, as I see it, that TextExpander does and does very well on a Mac: However, I spend as much or more time working on my iPads than I do on my Macs.

Workflow: Markdown to iBooks Author or iTunes U

January 16, 2017 by Brian Foutty

I write as much as I can (blog posts, iTunes U courses, iBooks) in the Markdown language. I am writing all of these blog posts and pages in Markdown because it is a simple way to write for any output that needs formatted text that could lead to the web or print. I use Workflow...

Workflow: Remind & Run

January 16, 2017 by Brian Foutty

So if there is a Workflow that I need to run at a specific time, then I need another Workflow to remind me to run it. Fortunately, there is a Workflow named "Remind and run" ...

Workflow: Task Management Using 2Do

January 15, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Workflow (combined with Drafts) makes the process of entering new tasks into 2Do simple and fast. This is exactly what I need from my task management system: simple and fast.

Workflow: New Evernote Todo

January 15, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Workflow makes the process of entering new tasks and checkboxes in Evernote extremely simple and fast which is exactly how task management should be.

Workflow - homework or project reminder

January 14, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Remembering to send out reminders to students (via Remind, Twitter, Facebook) to do their work is sometimes hard to remember to do because we frequently get busy with the details of being a teacher - managing a classroom, contacting parents, grading, preparing lessons, etc. Therefore, I think that it is natural for teachers to need our own reminder service.

Workflow: infrequent task reminders

January 14, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Teaching is a very routine-oriented profession: workdays, schedules, tasks. However, there are certain things that I have to do that only arise only occasionally. For those occasional tasks it has really helped me to have Workflow to choose those one of those occasional tasks (like calling a parent) and then send it to Reminders or 2Do as quickly as possible.

Workflow: plan your day and manage Reminders

January 13, 2017 by Brian Foutty

The native iOS Reminders app is a good app to use for task management; however, the app was not designed to make it easy for users to defer or change dates for incomplete or missed Reminder events.

Workflow: screenshot triage

January 13, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Now that you created all the screenshots for your Todos, it might be helpful to create a workflow that will quickly get rid of all the screenshots you now have in your photos. I call it the screenshot triage workflow.

Workflow: create a screenshot "How-to"

January 13, 2017 by Brian Foutty

Answering questions and helping students and staff do their work on an iPad is one of the most important things I do in my district. Creating screenshot tutorials and how-to’s for our staff and students is often the best way I can show our students and staff how to accomplish what they want to do.

Workflow: create student portfolios

January 13, 2017 by Brian Foutty

I like to gather as much evidence as possible of my students demonstrating what they have learned in class. I frequently do this by taking pictures of their work with my iPhone or iPad or by having the student take a screenshot and sending it to me via AirDrop.