A complete listing of the Picks of the Week from 2011 WELSTech episodes

A Stocking Full of Picks (Episode 216)

Picks of the Week Archive

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Audio/Video

• Animoto
  • Free accounts for educators
  • Sample video highlighting Lutheran School Week events at St. John’s in Sleepy Eye, MN
• Camtasia Studio
• How to make “Choose Your Own Adventure” videos on YouTube
• Livestream – Contact Martin if you are interested in a channel
  • Bonus: Watch the live stream of the Southwest Minnesota Area Lutheran Choral – Sunday, April 10 at 7 pm CS
• Magisto
• Online video editing tools
  • YouTube Video Editor
  • OneTrueMedia
  • WeVideo
• RDIO
• ReelMath.org video contest
• Ustream.tv
  • Ustream Live app for Facebook
  • Ustream Everywhere

Books

• Amazon Cloud Reader
• 200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One
  • For more info on Martin’s reading list, friend him on GoodReads.com

Browsers

• 77 Windows 7 Tips

Church and Bible Resources

• Mobile Ministry Training Course
• People’s Bible on Kindle & Nook
• Spiritual Gifts Discovery Tool

Education

• ABCya.com
• A Google a Day
• Control your IWB from your iPad – Also consider using the TeamViewer app
• Facebook Friending 101 for Schools from the Cool Cat Teacher Blog
• Guides for Interactive Whiteboards from The Whiteboard Blog
• Jane Hart’s Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011
• Khan Academy
• knoword.org
• Mark your calendar for World Maths Day (March 1) and World Spelling Day (March 3)
• Math Games from MangaHigh.com
• Math, Math and more Math!!!
  • American Math Challenge
  • MathCounts
  • MathMovesU
  • MangaHigh
• Meet Me At Midnight – Smithsonian Art Museum fun for students grades 3-5 via Free Technology For Teachers
• Random Name Selector utility
• ReelMath.org video contest
• Word Dynamo
• YouTube.com Teacher channel

Graphics & Images

• Flickr
• LetteringDelights.com
• Sixty-Six Clouds – Word cloud images of each of the books of the Bible
• WELS Stained Glass

Hardware

• Apple iPad
  • Flipboard app
• Apple MacBook Air
• Kensington ComboSaver Master Coded Combination Notebook Lock
• LiveScribe SmartPen Connect Update
• Mobile hotspots (MiFi)
  • Verizon
  • AT&T
  • Sprint
  • Virgin Mobile
• Monoprice.com
• Motorola SD10-HD Wireless Bluetooth Headset
• Pogoplug
• Prey
• Targus Presenter

Mobile

• Bible+ mobile Bible app by Just1Word
• BibleGlo for iPad
• Create your own Andriod app with your RSS feed using Feed.nu
  • Check out the WELS Podcast Android app
• iOS Apps for Productivity and Fun
• iPad Today Video Podcast
• Mindjet for iPad
• Pogo Sketch stylus
• Slide Shark for iPad
• Tweetbot – for Apple Mobile devices
• WELS Online – for Apple Mobile devices
• WELS Online Mobile App version 2.0 for iOS

Office Tools

• LibreOffice – open source office software

Productivity

• ActiveInbox
• GTD Wallets (His | Hers)
• Taskforce
• The Minimal Mac Podcast

Social

• Google+ – Visit the new WELSTech Google+ Page
• TableProject.org – Join the WELSTech TableProject sandbox

Training

• Lynda.com online training

Utilities

• Acorn – Mac image editor
• Analyze ministry demographics with the NYTimes Mapping America census data maps
• Dragon Dictate for Mac
• DROPitTO.me
• Instapaper
• National Geographic Wallpapers for your Windows 7 (or any) desktop
• Offline Google Mail via a Chrome plugin
• Safe PST Backup
• SugarSync.com
• TextMate
• The new and improved Google Reader
• Windows 7 Calculator

Web 2.0

• Diagram.ly – Draw diagrams online
• JotForm – Check out a sample form on Martin’s blog
• SpiderScribe

Web Development

• Compelling Facebook Fan Pages by Chris Brogan
  • How to Build a Facebook Page from Mashable
    • More on FBML (Facebook Markup Language)
    • Check out the FBML-enabled WELSTech tab – set to be the landing page for “non-fans”
• Google Chrome extension for right-click image properties via Lifehacker
• Learn.WordPress.com
  • Non-profits can obtain free hosting (for WordPress or any other software) from DreamHost.com
• Windows Live Writer – Multi-platform blogging tool
• WordPress – Hosted (.com) and DIY (.org)

WELS Hacker

• abc123
• Anywhere Access To My Files
• ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Review
• Browsing with the Keyboard
• Control Your Google Reader Viewing Experience
• Crowing About Collages
• eBooks for Free
• Embedding Fickr Photo Galleries
  • Sample Fickr Photo Gallery: LWMS Spring Rally
• FAV 5: Free Web Site Platforms
• Label-palooza
• Making YouVersion Yours
• Microsoft Office in the Cloud
• Mobile Broadcasting
• My (patriotic) brain on Diigo
• Organize your Digital Photos
• Polishing Chrome
• Print My Cal
• Scratch-ing the Programming Surface
• Sharing Files via PogoPlug
• Smart is as SMART does
  • Visit ShopWELS for SMART Board deals from InfoCor
• The iPad-Only Experience
• The Listener’s Bible narrated by Max McLean
• Too Many Big Photos
• Web-based PDF Merging
• Windows Library…What’s it Good For?
• Wiring Up GTD in Outlook 2010