badges – WELSTech

Turn it up for a WELSTech welcome to the new church year! The edtech discussion focus is implementation of badges plus there’s lots more tech-in-ministry ideas including an Advent Bible reading plan, helpful Google Chrome extensions, ideas for sharing event calendar invitations and lots of opportunities to enjoy Christmas concerts.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 54:04 — 49.5MB)

The discussion:

Implementing Badges – Gail Potratz, Tech Coordinator at Emanuel in New London, WI and one of WELSTech’s semi-regular classroom technology correspondents, chats with Martin and Sallie about her new program using badges in middle grades Language Arts.

Ministry resources:

Prepare Your Hearts: Christmas Devotions from Time of Grace via YouVersion

News in tech:

Microsoft Office Clip Art Now Powered by Bing Images

Tips & picks of the week:

WELS insider:

Streaming Christmas Concerts:

Martin Luther College – Saturday, December 6 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 7 @ 4:00 pm Central
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary – Sunday, December 14 @ 3:00 pm Central

Need to know:

Registration is open for FinalWeb online training, coming up January 21-23, 2015. bit.ly/fw4d2015
Visit the WELSTech Conference 2015 site to sign up for conference announcements via e-mail

Community feedback:

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 371 – Martin and Sallie return to the current book discussion, What’s Best Next by Matt Perman, a discussion where productivity meets stewardship. (Broadcast date – 12/09/14)

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Keeping the Christmas concert theme going, this week we feature a new entry on the WELSTech “Like’s” list on Vimeo – Koine: Christmas is Forgiving

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This week the WELSTech web site is all new, after a major upgrade and relocation, and the WELSTech goodness abounds. Guest host Gail Potratz, along with Tyler Shadick, bring us up to speed on the emerging trend of digital badges for assessment in education. We even dole out a few of the first-ever WELSTech badges. FinalWeb training registration is unveiled, plus much more.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 53:31 — 24.5MB)

The interview and discussion:

Endorse, Honor and Certify! – Badges in education are changing the way teachers assess and motivating students to achieve. Gail Potratz, WELSTech’s semi-regular classroom technology correspondent from Emanuel in New London, WI and Tyler Shadick, Online Learning Systems Analyst from Concordia University, Wisconsin, talk with Martin and Sallie about the reasons to consider badges as part of your assessment strategy and the tools to help you get started.

Check out the new WELSTech Badges

Tech tips:

Zooming in on Windows 8 using Magnifier – Windows Key plus + or – and Windows Kew Esc to close
Start early if you are Hanging Out on a schedule
Close All Tabs Chrome extension

Picks of the week:

Of interest:

Registration is officially open for summer FinalWeb training with Martin and Sallie at the Center for Mission and Ministry. Learn more and sign up at bit.ly/fwtraininginfo.