A complete listing of the Picks of the Week from 2017 WELSTech episodes
Picks of the Week Archive
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Apple
Blogging
- Life Without Hosting – Medium – MartinSpriggs.com
Books, Articles, Movies and Podcasts
- 6 Rules To Live By When You Work In An Office But Have Remote Team Members
- 50 Smartest Companies in 2017
- DailyFreeBooks.com from Find Infinite Free Kindle Books
- Hidden Figures
- Kindle Unlimited
- Luther’s Protest: From 95 Theses to Reformation by John Braun
- Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World by Emily Freeman
- Stuff You Missed in History Class – iTunes | Stitcher
- Teaching Kids Coding, by the Book
- Teaching Electronics with Project Daffodil
- With All Your Heart
Church or School Office
- 10 Things You Can’t Expect from Church Volunteers
- Capital campaign event communication example from St. Paul’s, New Ulm
- Church 360° Members
Education
- 30 Free Google Drawings Graphic Organizers
- Instructions
- Drawings – List | Drive Folder
- Bringing digital citizenship into the school curriculum
- Building your school brand
- Create Your Own Google Logo – a new activity at Hour of Code
- Department of Education Creates New Evaluation Tool for K-12 Administrators – Ed Tech RCE Coach
- From Code.org, check out CS Discoveries, a computer science course for grades 7-9
- Learn Robotics Online
- peg + cat – Math fun for ages 3-6 from PBS Kids
- Reformation bookmarks to color from the Michigan district of LCMS
- Register for …
- American Computer Science League 2017-18 competition
- Hour of Code, December 4-10 – How-to Guide
- Sphero Education – SPRK+ Power Pack
- Technology Rocks Seriously
- The Catalyst from Tinkering Labs
- UNICEF Kid Power School Program
Events
- Join the conversation at the upcoming Gospel Outreach with Media (gowm.org) online conference, opening October 23 – Details
- National Day of Unplugging – March 3 & 4
- Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA) Spring 2017 Conference – April 19-21 in Omaha, NE
Google:
- 8 Hidden (And Useful) Features in Google Search
- 17 Tricks to Master Google Photos
- Don’t Share Your Location
- Convert Images Already Uploaded to Save Space
- Backup with Wi-Fi Only – “Google Photos can eat through your data [plan] like water dissolving cotton candy.”
- 20 Tips Every First-Time Chromebook User Should Know
- 30 Free Google Drawings Graphic Organizers
- Instructions
- Drawings – List | Drive Folder
- Get started with Team Drives
- Google Classroom now available for personal Google accounts
- Google Keep integrated with Google Docs
- Google Maps: Share Location
- Google Team Drives
- Video Overview
- Get Started
- How to Create an eBook with Google Slides
- Share your Google Photos library
- Switching to Chromebook – 8 Apps to Replace Your Desktop Favorites
- Use Google Forms to Collect Absence Notices
- Welcome to your first day of Classroom from the Google Training Center
Hardware
- Acer R11 Chromebook
- AGPTeck Wireless Bluetooth In-Car Radio Adapter
- ASUS Chromebit
- Canon Powershot G9X
- Dell P2715Q Monitor
- iPad Pro 2 – 10.5 inch
- Linksys AC1200 Max Wi-Fi Gigabit Range Extender / Repeater
- Wifi Analyzer in the Google Play Store
- Logitech M720 Triathlon mouse – Switch between three computers via Bluetooth
- RhinoShield Protective Cases
- Sphero Mini
- Tech Gear from Learning in Hand
- The Wirecutter
Images
- Christmas royalty-free images and video
- WELSTech Photo Challenge
- Pexels – Images | Video
- How to Make an Infographic
- Photoshop Fix
- Tips for Eye Catching Images from Facebook for Business
Microsoft
- One Minute Office Magic
- OneNote Web Clipper
- Windows 10 Three Finger Gestures
- The Best PowerPoint Templates for Educational Presentations
Mobile
- Calculator: The Game – iOS | Android
- Duck, Duck, Moose free apps
- Get help for your smartphone – iPhone Manual | Android Help
- How to Print from Your iPhone/iPad
- InShot mobile video editor for iOS & Android
- iPhone iMessage audio
- Smartphone payment options
- snap snap snap
- Word Swag App
Personal Fitness
Photography
- Google Photo Books
- Moment Lenses
Security
Social Media
- Christ Our Savior in Rockford, MI has a great Advent devotional series for social media around #wheresmelchior, their missing nativity scene wise man
Utilities
- Curiosity Smart Tab Chrome plugin
- Draft
- Firefox Quantum
- GasBuddy
- join.me
- Keep track of your favorite places and share them with friends | 5 reasons to create and share lists in Google Maps
- Microsoft Edge Extensions
- MindMup
- Mint
- Saving Webpages in Chrome
- Todobook Chrome plugin
- Top 10 Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life
- Windows 10 Magnifier
- Windows 10 Three Finger Gestures
- Zapier
Video
- 20 YouTube Tricks, Hacks & features You’ll Want to Know About This Year
- Accessories for Camtasia
- Video production webinars featuring Camtasia:
- Camtasia
- Frame Rate: A Beginners Guide – Compare frames per second
- InShot mobile video editor for iOS & Android
- Pexels – Free stock videos
- Screencast-O-Matic
- VLC