369 – Shop Smart

Thanksgiving week on WELSTech brings many reasons to pause and give thanks, plus an interview with the good fellows at ShopWELS vendor Troxell, shopping online stewardship ideas, shopping apps to making your Black Friday (and every shopping day) a breeze, gift ideas and the best Black Friday deals. We’ve got everything but the pumpkin pie!

The interview:

White Glove Treatment – Bob Berry and Chris Hunt from ShopWELS vendor, Troxell, joined Martin and Sallie to talk about their company and product line (including Chomebooks and Google licensing) and their commitment of support as schools transition to various degrees of device assisted learning.

The discussion:

Black Friday and Beyond – Martin and Sallie continue the shopping theme with a look at more of the ShopWELS.net site features as well as several ways to shop online and benefit the work of WELS. There are even some cool shopping-centric mobile apps that get a mention.

• Amazon Smile
• GoodShop.com
• Aisle411
• TrackIf
• RedLaser

News in tech:

• Holiday Gift Ideas and Gift Guide 2014 from CNET
• CNET’s Best Black Friday 2014 …
  • Computer Deals
  • Tablet Deals
  • Networking and Storage Deals
  • Smartphone Deals
  • Camera Deals

Ministry resources:

• Thanksgiving backgrounds

Tips & picks of the week:

• Code.org is Frozen
• Stitcher

WELS insider:

iPhone 4 Donations for Malawi

Need to know:

• Registration is open for FinalWeb online training, coming up January 21-23, 2015. bit.ly/fw4d2015
• Visit the WELSTech Conference 2015 site to sign up for conference announcements via e-mail

Community feedback:

• Made With Code
  • Why Coding is a Big Deal
  • Host a Coding Party (PDF)
  • Coding Projects
• The limits of unlimited OneDrive storage
• TunnelBear

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 370 – Edtech guest host, Gail Potratz, joins Martin and Sallie to share thoughts on her implementation of a badge system for digital assessment. (Broadcast date – 12/02/14)

Featured videos:

This week’s featured video was added to a brand new YouTube playlist, WELSTech Promo – Thanksgiving from Water of Life Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, NV

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