205 – Use Tech To God’s Glory

This week on the WELSTech Podcast the discussion topic is our need for “connection”, and we examine the root of our motivation to use technology.

The discussion:

Connection – Martin and Sallie discuss the latest WELSTech book selection, Chapter 1 of The Church of Facebook. The author, Jesse Rice, lays the foundation for the phenomenon of Facebook, pointing out the most basic of human needs … the need for “home”.

News in tech:

(9:47) Death of Apple’s Steve Jobs

Picks of the week:

• (16:21) Mindjet for iPad
• WELS Online Mobile App version 2.0 for iOS

Community feedback:

• (22:09) Long time listener Perry Lund from Grace in Oskaloosa, IA shared Free Teaching Resources, Tool & Integration from Intel Education
• Shared this week in the WELSTech Diigo group:
  • StudyBoost.com
  • Technology Integration from PBS Teachers
  • Games from PBS Kids
  • Family Safe Resources from Focus on the Family
  • Mobile devices in the classroom wikis – Get hAPPy! and fc-ipads
  • Copyright Free and Public Domain Media
  • Top 20 Social Networks for Education
• WELS Webmaster, Julie Duran, shared a link to 10 Tools to Combine, Mix, Blend Multiple RSS Feeds
• David Arndt is looking for recommendations on closed circuit cameras
• Via #WELSTech on Twitter we learned about
  • The Myth of the Online Predator
  • Side by Side iPad app
• Lesley Bergemann from Good Shepherd’s in West Allis, WI alerted us to a problem with the Facebook RSS Graffiti app

Coming up on WELSTech:

(33:52) Episode 206 – Martin and Sallie explore all the variations of VoIP or Voice over IP (Internet) including Skype, Magic Jack and Google Voice. (Release date – 10/19/11)

The featured artist:

(37:22) We close the podcast with the music of Dawn Michelle Williams (www.dawnmichellewilliams.com | Twitter | Facebook | My Space) – Where I Belong from her CD titled ”Dawn Michelle Williams”

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