186 – "Anonymous" Feedback

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we tour the new and improved ShopWELS site and talk with Tim Plath about distance ed for high schoolers.

The discussion:

ShopWELS relaunch – The ShopWELS group-purchasing program for WELS organizations and members is getting a face-lift today.  Join Martin and Sallie as we tour the re-designed web site and discuss the exciting deals which are available through the program.  Everything from copiers to office supplies and church organs the cell phone carriers is discounted!

• ShopWELS.net
• Subscribe to the ShopWELS Insider e-News
• Contact ShopWELS

The interview:

(16:21) ALHSO – Here’s another acronym to add to your list.  ALHSO stands for Area Lutheran High Schools Online.  Tim Plath, principal of Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School in New Ulm, MN and Chairman of the ALHSO Administrative Committee talks with Martin and Sallie about the new distance ed program which will begin this fall.

• Contact Tim for more details or to enroll a student in ALHSO
  • 507-354-6851
  • [email protected]

Ministry resources:

• (27:52) Biblia – Beta site from Logos
• FaithClipArt.com

Picks of the week:

• (32:17) Math Games from MangaHigh.com
• RDIO

Community feedback:

• (39:10) Rachel Malkuch (aleixa on Twitter) from Trinity in Waukesha, WI is looking for sample WELS school acceptable use policies for technology
• Jason Schmidt, Martin, Pastor Steve Daley, Ryan Rosenthal and Sallie shared links via the WELSTech Diigo group.  Won’t you join us there?
  • Grant Wrangler
  • Open Hidden Menu Options
  • Getting Started with Google Analytics
  • Live Word Count for OpenOffice and LibreOffice
  • A-Bomb Tests Photo Gallery from Life
  • Eyes on the Earth from NASA
  • File Transfer for iOS
  • 26 Professional Development Resources for Teachers

Coming up on WELSTech:

(53:19) Episode 187 – We kick off our summer WELS Hacker series, featuring a discussion of tips and “how-to” blog posts from Martin and Sallie. (Release date – 06/08/11)

The featured artist:

(55:25) We close the podcast with the music of Michael Schroeder (www.michaelschroeder.com and on Facebook)- A Witness from his CD with the same title

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