This week, WELSTech starts fresh for the 2020-21 podcast season with a revised show lineup, a great interview on 21st century catechism, a new book discussion, and a couple of hardware picks of the week. There’s also community discussions around Instagram for ministry, Google for Education application requirements, and document camera recommendations. We cap it off with a celebration of 100 years of Campus Ministry!

The discussion

Back to the books – Martin and Sallie kickoff a new book discussion of Atomic Habits by James Clear with a look at the mathematics of compounding tiny changes over time to reach the tipping point and benefit from the exponential “power of latent potential.”

The interview

Catechism instruction – Pastor Paul Waldschmidt from Peace Lutheran Church in Hartford, WI recently taught a summer course at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary titled Educational Technology for the Catechism Classroom. He chats with Martin and Sallie about the methods and tools he implemented in order to foster the 4Cs identified as 21st century skills – create, communicate, collaborate, and critical thinking – in his classroom.

• Canva – Sample student inforgraphics:
  • Fourth Commandment
  • Lord’s Supper
  • All things work for our good – Romans 8:28
• EdPuzzle
• FlipGrid
• Kahoot – Sample quiz

Picks of the week

• Powerbeats Pro wireless earbuds
• TACKLife T8 800A Car Jump Starter

Ministry resource

Atomic Habits free resources

Community feedback

• WELS Intersections discussion of Instagram for Ministry
  • Check out these accounts for ideas:
    • st_mark_ministries
    • thebeaconmankato
    • sothlansing
    • stpaulsfort
    • neenah.lutheran.schools
    • abidingwordhouston
  • 6 Instagram Engagement Tactics for Churches from Church Tech Today
• WELS Educators during COVID-19 and beyond discussion of GSuite accreditation requirements
• IPEVO Definition Document Camera

WELS now

WELS Campus Ministries celebrates their 100 year anniversary

• Campus Ministry Toolkit
• Watch the archived 2020 Virtual Campus Ministry Conference

Next time

We talk edtech with a pair of guest hosts – Rachel Feld and Jason Schmidt!

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