Episode 032 – Aug 13 2008

This week WELSTech listeners will hear about several impressive Web 2.0 discoveries Sallie found at a recent conference. Also Martin and Sallie talk with Pastor Bryan Gerlach from WELS Commission on Worship about the forthcoming Electronic Editions of the Christian Worship: Supplement.

Podcast: Download (25.4MB)

The discussion:

Conference Recap – Fresh from three days at the 24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, Sallie shares links to the Web 2.0 “wonderland of resources” which she discovered at the conference.
- Vyew.com
- diigo.com
- Mindomo.com
  - Sample Mindomo maps from Maria Andersen
    - Web 2.0 for YOU!
    - Organizing your Digital Self
- GlossaryBuilder

The interview:

The Electronic Editions of the Christian Worship: Supplement (23:19) – Today Martin and Sallie talk with WELS Administrator for Worship, Pastor Bryan Gerlach, about the electronic resources that are going to be available to support the Christian Worship: Supplement.
- Purchase the Accompaniment and Electronic Edition of the Supplement from Northwestern Publishing House (available Fall 2008)
- OneLicense.net
- Worship resources for the Supplement
- Worship the Lord newsletter – Issue #30 focuses on the Electronic Editions of the Supplement

The tidbits:

Picks of the week (35:41)
- Online file conversion – YouConvertIt.com
- PC application launcher with a Mac feel – RocketDock.com
WELS.net feature (41:48)
- WELS Campus Ministry – www.wels.net/jump/campusministry
  - Directions devotions
  - Lightsource magazine
  - Word on Campus podcast
  - Sign up for free Meditations & Forward in Christ subscriptions
Of interest (44:06)
- WELS Web Hosting with FinalWeb
  - Features and links for getting started – www.wels.net/jump/webhosting
  - Online user community – www.wels.net/jump/wnuwebhosting
Community feedback (46:39)
- “BorderGuard” used the welstech tag on del.icio.us to share a link to www.biblos.com– an online searchable Bible in many languages, including Greek and Hebrew
- David Savatski from WELS World Mission Promotions was happy to find WELSTech in iTunes
  - Check out WELS World Missions Promotions on Facebook
- Various listeners looking for information on wikis, e-Beam interactive whiteboards and desktop collaboration tools

The featured artist:

We close with music of Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Revelation music ministry (www.revelationwlc.com) – Such Joy from their We Walk By Faith CD (53:10)