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Apr 6 2011

178 – April Showers: Webmaster Resources

This week on the WELSTech Podcast the “April Showers” series kick-off focuses on all aspects of web site creation.

Listen now or download Episode 178 (1:01:18)

The discussion:

Raining Resources for your Web Site – Across the 3.5 years of WELSTech archives you will find discussion of a plethora of webmaster tools.  Today Martin and Sallie share all you need to set up and maintain your church or school web site in one (long) list!  Enjoy the rain!!

• Planning and Site Design
  • Five W’s of Church and School Web Sites
  • The Five C’s of Online Outreach
  • Websites and Missions: Reaching Out in a Digital World e-book (PDF | Scribd)
  • Check for domain name availability – WhoIs.com
  • Google’s webmaster central
  • The Web Book e-book
  • Design blogs
    • Webdesigner Depot
    • Web Design Ledger
  • Wireframes
    • Balsamiq
    • iPlotz
  • Learn to Code
    • HTML
    • CSS
• Site Hosting
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)
    • FinalWeb
    • Drupal
    • WordPress.org
    • Past WELSTech episodes about CMS – 047 | 131
  • Hosting
    • DreamHost
    • SiteGround
  • Free Online Web 2.0 Site Creation Tools
    • WordPress.com
      • Get a domain for your site
      • Sample classroom site built with WordPress
    • Wix
    • Orbs
      • Sample classroom site built with Orbs
  • Intranets
    • Google Sites
      • A sample church intranet using Google Sites:  Gethsem.info
    • TableProject.org
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Google Analytics
    • The Google Analytics Cheatsheet
  • Past WELSTech episode about SEO – 045
• Calendar
  • Google Calendar
  • My Church Events
  • Keep and Share
• Graphics
  • Photography
    • iStockPhoto
    • PhotoXpress
    • Stock.xchng
    • Unprofound.com
    • WELS Inspirational Images
    • Panoramics (and more) from KenThomas.us
  • Clip Art
    • OpenClipArt.org
    • Clker.com
    • The Ultimate Collection of Social Media Icons
  • Creation and Editing
    • Picnik
    • Aviary
  • Hosting
    • Flickr
• Video
  • Hosting
    • Vimeo – WELS group
    • YouTube
    • Screencast
  • Creation
    • Jing
    • Animoto
    • Flip Camera
    • Camtasia
    • Pinnacle
    • Lightworks
• Podcasting
  • Creation
    • Audacity
  • Hosting
    • PodBean

Ministry resources:

• (37:35) Download the Free Glo Bible Lite
• Facebook Questions app – Answer the WELSTech question

Picks of the week:

• (42:19) Control your IWB from your iPad – Also consider using the TeamViewer app
• Livestream – Contact Martinif you are interested in a channel
  • Bonus: Watch the live stream of the Southwest Minnesota Area Lutheran Choral – Sunday, April 10 at 7 pm CST

Of interest:

(48:22) FinalWeb Training in New Ulm, MN and Milwaukee, WI

• FinalWeb for Teachers in New Ulm on June 27 and Milwaukee on August 1 – bit.ly/fw4teachers
• FinalWeb for Dummies in New Ulm June 28-30 and Milwaukee August 2-4 - bit.ly/fw4dummies

Community feedback:

• (49:10) On the LinkedIn In the WELS group discussion boards, the topic of video production was raised.   WELS video designers include
  • Salty Earth Pictures
  • BT Media
  • Highlights Media
• The WELSTech listserve had lots of chatter related to the legalities of using member and student photos on congregation and school web sites.  Check out the archived conversation on the WELSTech Wiki.  Thanks to Mike Plocher, Director of Technology, from St. Paul’s Lutheran School in New Ulm, MN for sharing their Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act document.
• Following up on our Office 2010 podcast, Martin is researching further Microsoft pricing for the Office Suite.  Watch for updates at ShopWELS.net.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(55:30) Episode 179 – Get ready for an “April Shower” of Bible teaching resources.  (Release date – 04/13/11)

The featured artist:

(56:50) We close the podcast with the music of Dawn Michelle Williams (www.dawnmichellewilliams.com | Twitter | Facebook | My Space) - Beautiful Savior from her CD titled ”Inspirations”

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