218 – Boundaries

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This week on the WELSTech Podcast The Church of Facebook book discussion continues, and Pastor Alan Siggelkow shares his observations of Christians usage of social media.

The discussion:

Our blurry social world – Martin and Sallie continue the current book discussion with a look at Chapter 4 of The Church of Facebook where author Jesse Rice compares the adjustment to this new socially connected world to a blind man who regained his sight after 45 years and didn’t know how to interpret all of the new visual input he was receiving.  In a similar fashion, with no frame of reference for social media usage, it’s hard to know where to draw the lines in terms of privacy, relationships and time management.

The interview:

(18:26) The Christian and social media – Pastor Alan Siggelkow, who serves as the chairman of the synod’s Committee on Mental Health Needs and works as a counselor for Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service, chats with Martin and Sallie about the positive and negative ways that social media can be used by Christians.

Ministry resources:

(36:47) Claim your church in Google Places

  • Listen to the Internet Toolbox for Churches podcast to learn how.
  • Check out Sallie’s sample

Picks of the week:

  • (40:31) MyPermissions.org
  • If This then That – ifttt.com

7 Best:

(46:46) Coming up on February 1st we’ll unveil the very first WELSTech 7 Best list, and listeners can be part of the list creation.  Simply let us know your favorite

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Community feedback:

  • (48:52) Dave Huep suggested listeners create passwords which remind them of spiritual blessings.
  • Teacher Ryan Rosenthal from Faith in Fond du Lac, WI shared a link to 16 of the best Internet Safety Sites for Kids from iLearn Technology.
  • Teacher Paul Patterson from Peace in Sun Prairie, WI shared information about a special from InfoCor on interactive StarBoards which work on existing white boards.  Special pricing is $189 with coupon code 121911_StarBoardLink.
  • Teacher Kurt Gosdeck phoned in an update from his 1:1 computing 3rd and 4th grade classroom at St. Lucas in Kewaskum, WI.  Listeners may remember with interviewed Kurt on episode 203.  Recent class digital projects include …
    • Grandparent’s Day Project
    • Animal Wiki
  • Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group this week include …

Coming up on WELSTech:

(57:51) Episode 219 – Next week on WELSTech we’ll hear from Pastor Tom Koch about online Bible study. (Release date – 01/18/12)

The featured artist:

(58:45) We close the podcast with the music of Corban Creek – Psalm 46 from their CD titled “Could It Be Me”

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217 – Better Browsing

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This week the WELSTech Podcast includes a special anniversary celebration, and the discussion topic is optimized web browsing.

The discussion:

Ministry resources:

(32:24) Pastor Guy Marquardt from Christ in Lodi, CA reviews the PastoralCare app for iPad

Picks of the week:

  • (33:56) iRig Mic
  • Google Apps – Read about Google Apps New Look in the Google Apps Learning Center

Community feedback:

Coming up on WELSTech:

(51:06) Episode 218 – The WELSTech book discussion continues with a look at Chapter 4 of The Church of Facebook. (Release date – 01/11/12)

The featured artist:

(51:35) We close the podcast with the music of  Mike Westendorf (www.mikewestendorf.com and mikewestendorf on Twitter) – The Child Remains from his CD titled “Undefined”

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