July 15, 2009

084 – Teens, Tech and Trek

53 minutes

This week the WELSTech podcast takes a look back at the recent youth rally and the lessons we can learn about technology in youth ministry.

The discussion:

Reaching youth with technology – Joining Martin and Sallie for a recap of the WELS International Youth Rally are Dr. Joel Nelson and Jeremy Bakken from the Youth Discipleship office. From registration through MySpace to 41 multi-media presentations, the Youth Rally was wired to reach teens in their digital comfort zone. Joel and Jeremy share tips and resources for youth leaders who are considering technology tools for outreach to teens.

WELSYouthRally.net

Everyday video devotion series

Walk in My World video devotion series

Youth Rally feature on Des Moines TV news

Living Bold Q&A

New Technology Showcase:

(29:30) Google Chrome OS announcement

Microsoft to announce Office online

Picks of the week:

(27:13) SMART Board resources

SMART Board Games from PBS Kids

Teacher Utilities from Harvey’s Homepage

(32:05) Create panoramic images

AutoStitch for the iPhone – Check out an iPhone photo of Martin’s desk

Autopano for Windows

Community feedback:

(36:25) A recent BWTG episode on Facebook Pages generated these comments:

Nancy Thompson from Victory of the Lamb in Franklin, WI shared steps for adding a Facebook Page Fan Box to your web site – Info in this Mashable blog post too

A Mail Chimp blog post details adding a newsletter subscribe form to your facebook page

And we received positive feedback via Twitter from Picnik regarding our BWTG episode on Web Image Editing

Alyssa Dunning from our Web Services area shared a link for registering with Google Maps

Blogger Jim Gates from Tipline – Gates’ Computer Tips clarified his opinion about twitter in the classroom, then appeared to change his mind

Pastor David Ernest from Gloria Dei in Tinley Park, IL asked about keeping his public e-mail SPAM free. Martin suggested using Javascript to mask e-mail addresses on your web site.

Pastor Aaron Frey from Emanuel in Tawas City, MI, a.k.a. Exetweet on Twitter, applies that Greek training to WELSTech :-)

Sallie shares a true geek treat – TrekYourself.com

Coming up on WELSTech:

(50:30) Join us for two episodes of WELSTech next week

Episode 085 – The BWTG (Bonus WELSTech Goodness) how-to topic of the week is creating custom RSS feeds for your web site using Delicious. (Release date 07/20/09)

Episode 086 – With Synod Convention less than one week away, this episode of WELSTech will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the technology being used to bring the convention experience to you virtually. (Release date 07/22/09)

The featured artist:

(51:10) This week we close with the music of Revelation, a music ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran College (www.revelationwlc.com) – Such Joy from their CD titled ”We Walk By Faith”

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