Lesson 12: Trello + Glide – Part 2
Hands-On Activity & Quiz (Continued)
Part 4: Use Your Board for One Week (Activity continues beyond today)
This week, commit to:
Daily:
- Open Trello board
- Move at least one card to reflect progress
- Add new cards as tasks come up
- Check off checklist items
Weekly:
- Review entire board
- Archive completed cards
- Adjust lists if needed
- Plan next week’s priorities
Notice:
- How does seeing everything visually feel?
- Are you forgetting fewer tasks?
- Does moving cards feel motivating?
Part 5: Explore Glide (20 minutes) – Optional
If you want to explore turning your Trello board into an app:
Step 1: Create Glide account (5 minutes)
- Go to glideapps.com
- Sign up (free account)
- Choose “Start from data source”
- Select “Trello”
Step 2: Connect your board (5 minutes)
- Authorize Glide to access Trello
- Select the board you just created
- Glide imports your data
Step 3: Explore the app builder (10 minutes)
Don’t try to build a complete app yet – just explore:
- See your data: Cards from Trello appear in Glide
- Try different views:
- List view
- Card view
- Calendar view (if you have dates)
- Add a component:
- Drag a “Button” onto screen
- Try a “Title” component
- Preview: Click preview to see how it looks on phone
Answer these questions:
Could an app be useful for my project?
- Yes – I could share this with others
- Maybe – I need to think about it
- No – Trello alone is enough for me
If yes, who would use the app?
What would they do with it?
- View information
- Update status
- Submit requests
- Other: ___
Don’t build the full app today – just understand the concept. If it seems useful, you can explore more later.
Part 6: Reflection (10 minutes)
Answer these questions:
1. Trello experience:
Ease of use (1-10, where 10 is very easy): ___
What felt intuitive?
What was confusing?
Will you keep using this board?
- Yes, daily
- Yes, weekly
- Maybe
- Probably not
2. Visual organization:
Does seeing tasks as cards on lists help you more than linear to-do lists?
- Yes, much better
- Somewhat better
- About the same
- I prefer lists
Why or why not?
3. Project suitability:
Is Trello a good fit for THIS project?
- Perfect fit
- Works well
- Okay but not ideal
- Wrong tool for this
What would make it work better?
4. Future use:
Other areas of life you could organize with Trello:
Most excited to try:
5. Glide assessment (if you explored it):
Could you see yourself building a Glide app?
- Yes, I have a specific use case in mind
- Maybe, for the right project
- No, Trello alone is enough
- Didn’t explore Glide
If yes, what would you build?
Part 7: Next Steps
Based on your experience, commit to:
This week:
- Use my Trello board daily
- Add all related tasks to the board
- Move cards as work progresses
- Review board every [day of week]
This month:
- Create a second Trello board for [project]
- Explore Trello Power-Ups (calendar view, custom fields)
- Share board with [person] for collaboration
- Try Glide app building tutorial
Someday/Maybe:
- Use Trello for [specific area of life]
- Build Glide app for [specific purpose]
- Teach someone else to use Trello
Congratulations! You’ve:
- ✅ Set up Trello account
- ✅ Created a functional project board
- ✅ Organized with lists and cards
- ✅ Enhanced cards with checklists, dates, and details
- ✅ Understood Trello + Glide possibilities
Keep using your board! Trello only becomes valuable with consistent use. The more you move cards and check items off, the more satisfying and useful it becomes.
3 Quiz Questions with Answers
Question 1
What are the three main organizational components in Trello?
A) Pages, blocks, and databases
B) Boards, lists, and cards
C) Folders, files, and tags
D) Projects, tasks, and subtasks
Answer: B – Boards, lists, and cards
Explanation: Trello’s structure is based on boards (which contain entire projects), lists (which represent stages or categories as vertical columns), and cards (which are individual tasks or items that live within lists). This three-tier hierarchy is what makes Trello visual and flexible. You can drag cards between lists to show progress, and everything is visible at a glance. This is different from Notion’s pages/blocks structure or traditional folder systems.
Question 2
How does Glide extend Trello’s functionality?
A) It makes Trello work faster and load quicker
B) It adds AI features to Trello boards
C) It turns Trello boards into custom mobile apps without coding
D) It automatically organizes your Trello cards
Answer: C – It turns Trello boards into custom mobile apps without coding
Explanation: Glide is a no-code platform that connects to your Trello board and creates a custom mobile app interface. This is useful when you want to share your Trello data with others (like clients, event guests, or team members) in a polished, controlled way without giving them full access to your Trello board. The app updates automatically when you update Trello, so there’s no duplicate data entry. Glide doesn’t make Trello faster or add AI—it creates a different viewing interface for your Trello data.
Question 3
What’s the main advantage of Trello over more complex tools like Notion?
A) Trello has more features and capabilities
B) Trello is completely free while Notion costs money
C) Trello’s visual, simple structure is easier to learn and use immediately
D) Trello works offline while Notion requires internet
Answer: C – Trello’s visual, simple structure is easier to learn and use immediately
Explanation: Trello’s strength is simplicity. While Notion offers more flexibility and features, Trello’s constrained structure (boards, lists, cards) makes it intuitive—most people understand it within minutes. You don’t need tutorials or time to set up complex systems; you can start organizing immediately. This makes Trello ideal for visual thinkers, people who want quick setup, or anyone overwhelmed by Notion’s blank-page flexibility. Both tools have free versions, and Notion is actually more feature-rich, but Trello wins on ease of use and immediate productivity.