227 – Jesus and Facebook

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we wrap up the current book discussion.

The discussion:

It’s a wrap – Martin and Sallie finish up the current WELSTech book discussion, looking at Chapter 6 of The Church of Facebook by Jesse Rice.  Intentional, humble and authentic interactions can occur in our hyperconnected world if we make the effort.

Ministry resources:

(13:59) Bible Gateway’s Mobile App

News in tech:

• (15:35) Apple’s iPad announcement
• Timeline rolls out to Facebook Pages

Picks of the week:

• (20:04) PicMonkey
• Pandora One

7 Best:

(26:19) On the April 4th episode of WELSTech we’ll countdown our next 7 Best list, and listeners can be part of the list creation.  Simply let us know your favorite

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Community feedback:

• (27:22) Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group this week include …
  • You Version – New Website, Same Bible
  • More on Onlive Desktop from David Pogue
  • Apple releases Configurator app
  • Free Office.com 15-minute webinars
  • Bootstrap
  • Fun English Games for Kids
  • Top 10 Technology Blogs for Education
  • 101 +1 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits
• Jason Schmidt tweeted (@jasonschmidt123) about teaching Google Apps online this summer for Martin Luther College (MLC).  Martin and Sallie will also be teaching online courses for MLC this summer (complete listing).  Tune in for an upcoming announcement about July FinalWeb For Dummies training opportunities as well.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(33:05) Episode 228 – Next week on WELSTech we’ll discuss presentation technology and visit with Brian Davidson from Koine about the upcoming Hearts and Hands of David conference. (Release date – 03/21/12)

The featured artist:

(33:58) We close the podcast with the music of Stephen Bautista (www.stephenbautistamusic.com or stephenbautista on Twitter) – The Man Who Drove The Nail from his CD titled “Abandon”

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