November 04, 2009

104 – Glowing About The Bible

1 hour 1 minute

This week on the WELSTech Podcast Martin and Sallie discuss online and personal Bible study with a digital flavor.

The discussion:

Digital Bible Study – Martin shares a recap of his recent presentation at the WI State Teacher’s Conference. We learn about the many types of digital Bible study and about many free and affordable tools for online study.

Web 2.0 tools to facilitate blended Bible study

Google groups

FinalWeb

WordPress

Wet Paint

WikiSpaces

Google Wave

Real time communication tools for one-to-one connections

Skype.com

Vyew.com

iChat for Mac

Google chat and video

Open source courseware for web servers – Moodle.org

Free hosting for non-profits with a one-click Moodle install via DreamHost.com

Martin’s Moodle install – martinspriggs.com/moodle

Personal Bible study software

Glo Bible

Logos 4 – released 11/02/09

Pastor Aaron Frey from Emanuel in Tawas City, MI blogs about his experience with the Logos 4 private beta

Logos 4 Initial Impressions

Text Studies, Guides and Searching

Library and Resource Management, Conclusion

100 New Features in Logos 4

Logos 4 video overview

Online Bibles

BibleGateway.com

YouVersion.com

Bible.Logos.com

News in tech:

(33:07) Google Wave update

E-mail us for an invite, and join the public WELSTech wave by searching “Calling all WELSTech-ers!”

The Complete Guide to Google Wave

OpenDNS Enterprise – Pricing for K-12 is $500 per year

Picks of the week:

(39:35) Open Office 4 Kids (via skipz on Twitter)

Glo Bible

Purchase online at amazon.com

Community feedback:

(43:12) Ryan Rosenthal from Faith in Fond du Lac, WI shared a link to Karl Henselin’s Memory Work Quiz Maker

Jason Schmidt from Gethsemane in Omaha, NE asked if we monitor WELSTech tags on diigo.com. We do now! And we even have a WELSTech group on Diigo for our listeners to join.

Jason Schmidt also shared a slew of great links via the #WELSTech hashtag on Twitter

Zip all your Google Docs from Lifehacker

Custom Guide quick references

Free science video DVDs

Building your Twitter network

Create a free website at Wix.com

Gail Potratz from Emanuel in New London, WI also shared via Twitter – PBS Teacher Activity Packs

Following up on our educational gaming discussion last week

Jason Schmidt shared a link to The Animated Arcade

Alycia Cameron share links to OurCourts.org and TheBrickTestament.com

More follow up from last week’s episode, this time about Martin’s Pick of the Week, Mint.com – Alycia Cameron and Jeremy Johnson are fans!

Debbie Witte from Ascension in Sarasota, FL contacted us for help in selecting a projector for their school and church. We pointed her to our WELSTech Wiki page on projectors as well as the ShopWELS.net program. Contact Mark Robinson, ShopWELS Administrator (262-546-0088 or [email protected]), for assistance.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(56:10) We celebrate National Distance Learning Week by highlighting all of the online learning opportunities offered by WELS. (Release date 11/11/09)

The featured artist:

(57:05) This week we close with the music of WELS artist Mike Westendorf (www.mikewestendorf.com – Follow mikewestendorf on Twitter) – Come from his CD titled ”Color Through The Gray”

Get involved:

Add a comment below

Send us an e-mail [email protected]

Leave us a voice mail 405-FOR-WELS (405-367-9357)

Add to the WELSTech wiki welstechwiki.wels.net

Contribute to the #WELSTech Twitter conversation

Use the del.icio.us tag welstech

Join the WELSTech community:

WELSTech listserve

WELSTech on facebook

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November 04, 2009

104 – Glowing About The Bible

1 hour 1 minute

This week on the WELSTech Podcast Martin and Sallie discuss online and personal Bible study with a digital flavor.

The discussion:

Web 2.0 tools to facilitate blended Bible study

Google groups

FinalWeb

WordPress

Wet Paint

WikiSpaces

Google Wave

Real time communication tools for one-to-one connections

Skype.com

Vyew.com

iChat for Mac

Google chat and video

Open source courseware for web servers – Moodle.org

Free hosting for non-profits with a one-click Moodle install via DreamHost.com

Martin’s Moodle install – martinspriggs.com/moodle

Personal Bible study software

Glo Bible

Logos 4 – released 11/02/09

Pastor Aaron Frey from Emanuel in Tawas City, MI blogs about his experience with the Logos 4 private beta

Logos 4 Initial Impressions

Text Studies, Guides and Searching

Library and Resource Management, Conclusion

100 New Features in Logos 4

Logos 4 video overview

Online Bibles

BibleGateway.com

YouVersion.com

Bible.Logos.com

News in tech:

(33:07) Google Wave update

E-mail us for an invite, and join the public WELSTech wave by searching “Calling all WELSTech-ers!”

The Complete Guide to Google Wave

OpenDNS Enterprise – Pricing for K-12 is $500 per year

Picks of the week:

(39:35) Open Office 4 Kids (via skipz on Twitter)

Glo Bible

Purchase online at amazon.com

Community feedback:

(43:12) Ryan Rosenthal from Faith in Fond du Lac, WI shared a link to Karl Henselin’s Memory Work Quiz Maker

Jason Schmidt from Gethsemane in Omaha, NE asked if we monitor WELSTech tags on diigo.com. We do now! And we even have a WELSTech group on Diigo for our listeners to join.

Jason Schmidt also shared a slew of great links via the #WELSTech hashtag on Twitter

Zip all your Google Docs from Lifehacker

Custom Guide quick references

Free science video DVDs

Building your Twitter network

Create a free website at Wix.com

Gail Potratz from Emanuel in New London, WI also shared via Twitter – PBS Teacher Activity Packs

Following up on our educational gaming discussion last week

Jason Schmidt shared a link to The Animated Arcade

Alycia Cameron share links to OurCourts.org and TheBrickTestament.com

More follow up from last week’s episode, this time about Martin’s Pick of the Week, Mint.com – Alycia Cameron and Jeremy Johnson are fans!

Coming up on WELSTech:

(56:10) We celebrate National Distance Learning Week by highlighting all of the online learning opportunities offered by WELS. (Release date 11/11/09)

The featured artist:

(57:05) This week we close with the music of WELS artist Mike Westendorf (www.mikewestendorf.com – Follow mikewestendorf on Twitter) – Come from his CD titled ”Color Through The Gray”

Get involved:

Add a comment below

Send us an e-mail [email protected]

Leave us a voice mail 405-FOR-WELS (405-367-9357)

Add to the WELSTech wiki welstechwiki.wels.net

Contribute to the #WELSTech Twitter conversation

Use the del.icio.us tag welstech

Join the WELSTech community:

WELSTech listserve

WELSTech on facebook

...more