152 – Those Evil E-mails

This week the WELSTech Podcast centers around the effective use of e-mail.

The discussion:

What kind of e-mailer are you? – Is your electronic correspondence short and to the point, prompt, respectful and without error?  Martin and Sallie talk about e-mail best practices and share new ways to use the tool effectively.

• A World Without E-mail blog post from Mashable
• Read about the five-sentence rule in Mastering the Short Email from the Lifehack blog
• Writing Effective E-mail: Top 10 Tips from blogger Dennis Jerz
• E-mail retention discussion: WELSTech Episode 008 – Feb 27 2008

Ministry resources:

(24:48) Create a “Free Bible” page from YouVersion – youversion.com/free-bible

• Visit the sample page for St. John’s, Sleepy Eye, MN – stjohnsse.com/freeBible

News in tech:

(28:38) Xmarks is going out of business

Picks of the week:

• (32:22) FreeHDVideoStock.com – Background video imagery
• TripIt.com – Trip planning made easy, including a free smart phone app

WELS.net feature:

(38:08) View the Love In Action video series from Special Ministries

Community feedback:

• (39:06) Pastor Chris Koschnitzke from Christus in Delavan, WI asked about copyright.  Check out the WELSTech Wiki Copyright page for useful links and resources.
• The current discussion topics on the WELSTech Listserve include SMART Board training and policies around member’s unlisted phone numbers
• Jason Schmidt from Gethsemane in Omaha, NE shared a link to a Google Docs Tipsheet and Resource Guide

Coming up on WELSTech:

(49:00) Episode 153 – We’ll continue our book discussion of Leading 21st Century Schools, looking at chapter 2 and talking with author Lynne Schrum. (Release date 10/13/10)

The featured artist:

(49:44) We close the podcast with music from Cross to Glory (www.crosstoglory.com) – The Father’s Song from their CD titled “Life’s Song”

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