IFTTT : if this then that

   

 

        IFTTT is amazing ! I have never ever thought about let apps to communicate with each other. IFTTT made it. With IFTTT, people can make life more efficient. What is IFTTT? IFTTT can connect apps and make them notify each other once something you set has happened. For example, when you connect to Facebook and Gmail. You can create the "program" like "send me an email when I have a message on Facebook". As the result, you can be notified when something you want happened on Facebook.

      There are some other "program" or they called "recipe". Some of them are very useful. For example, you can say " save photos you are tagged into google drive". This sentence demonstrates you connect your "photo" app with "google drive" app. Another example can be " share new blogger post on Facebook". After setting this, once you post something on blogger, your facebook also automatically post your article. This command connects blogger with Facebook.

      As the instructional designer or an SME, you can also take advantage of this tool. The IFTTT give users the ability to create their own "recipe". As long as you link your app to IFTTT and choose any two of them. You can make them notify each other. The video about using IFTTT with google onhub is so incredible. They use IFTTT as the trigger to log the door, open the light and so on. The video is so cool, so I will share it here.

 

     One thing I feel confused is the interface on IFTTT is different from the tutorial showing on the class website. It changes directly to the end goal rather than using IF this then that command.

      The last video I want to share is how to use IFTTT in the classroom.