April 06, 2011

178 – April Showers: Webmaster Resources

1 hour 1 minute

This week on the WELSTech Podcast the “April Showers” series kick-off focuses on all aspects of web site creation.

The discussion:

Raining Resources for your Web Site – Across the 3.5 years of WELSTech archives you will find discussion of a plethora of webmaster tools. Today Martin and Sallie share all you need to set up and maintain your church or school web site in one (long) list! Enjoy the rain!!

Planning and Site Design

Five W’s of Church and School Web Sites

The Five C’s of Online Outreach

Websites and Missions: Reaching Out in a Digital World e-book (PDF | Scribd)

Check for domain name availability – WhoIs.com

Google’s webmaster central

The Web Book e-book

Design blogs

Webdesigner Depot

Web Design Ledger

Wireframes

Balsamiq

iPlotz

Learn to Code

HTML

CSS

Site Hosting

Content Management Systems (CMS)

FinalWeb

Drupal

WordPress.org

Past WELSTech episodes about CMS – 047 | 131

Hosting

DreamHost

SiteGround

Free Online Web 2.0 Site Creation Tools

WordPress.com

Get a domain for your site

Sample classroom site built with WordPress

Wix

Orbs

Sample classroom site built with Orbs

Intranets

Google Sites

A sample church intranet using Google Sites: Gethsem.info

TableProject.org

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Google Analytics

The Google Analytics Cheatsheet

Past WELSTech episode about SEO – 045

Calendar

Google Calendar

My Church Events

Keep and Share

Graphics

Photography

iStockPhoto

PhotoXpress

Stock.xchng

Unprofound.com

WELS Inspirational Images

Panoramics (and more) from KenThomas.us

Clip Art

OpenClipArt.org

Clker.com

The Ultimate Collection of Social Media Icons

Creation and Editing

Picnik

Aviary

Hosting

Flickr

Video

Hosting

Vimeo – WELS group

YouTube

Screencast

Creation

Jing

Animoto

Flip Camera

Camtasia

Pinnacle

Lightworks

Podcasting

Creation

Audacity

Hosting

PodBean

Ministry resources:

(37:35) Download the Free Glo Bible Lite

Facebook Questions app – Answer the WELSTech question

Picks of the week:

(42:19) Control your IWB from your iPad – Also consider using the TeamViewer app

Livestream – Contact Martinif you are interested in a channel

Bonus: Watch the live stream of the Southwest Minnesota Area Lutheran Choral – Sunday, April 10 at 7 pm CST

Of interest:

(48:22) FinalWeb Training in New Ulm, MN and Milwaukee, WI

FinalWeb for Teachers in New Ulm on June 27 and Milwaukee on August 1 – bit.ly/fw4teachers

FinalWeb for Dummies in New Ulm June 28-30 and Milwaukee August 2-4 – bit.ly/fw4dummies

Community feedback:

(49:10) On the LinkedIn In the WELS group discussion boards, the topic of video production was raised. WELS video designers include

Salty Earth Pictures

BT Media

Highlights Media

The WELSTech listserve had lots of chatter related to the legalities of using member and student photos on congregation and school web sites. Check out the archived conversation on the WELSTech Wiki. Thanks to Mike Plocher, Director of Technology, from St. Paul’s Lutheran School in New Ulm, MN for sharing their Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act document.

Following up on our Office 2010 podcast, Martin is researching further Microsoft pricing for the Office Suite. Watch for updates at ShopWELS.net.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(55:30) Episode 179 – Get ready for an “April Shower” of Bible teaching resources. (Release date – 04/13/11)

The featured artist:

(56:50) We close the podcast with the music of Dawn Michelle Williams (www.dawnmichellewilliams.com | Twitter | Facebook | My Space) – Beautiful Savior from her CD titled ”Inspirations”

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

Share with the diigo group welstech

Join the WELSTech community:

WELSTech listserve

WELSTech on facebook

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April 06, 2011

178 – April Showers: Webmaster Resources

1 hour 1 minute

This week on the WELSTech Podcast the “April Showers” series kick-off focuses on all aspects of web site creation.

The discussion:

Planning and Site Design

Five W’s of Church and School Web Sites

The Five C’s of Online Outreach

Websites and Missions: Reaching Out in a Digital World e-book (PDF | Scribd)

Check for domain name availability – WhoIs.com

Google’s webmaster central

The Web Book e-book

Design blogs

Webdesigner Depot

Web Design Ledger

Wireframes

Balsamiq

iPlotz

Learn to Code

HTML

CSS

Site Hosting

Content Management Systems (CMS)

FinalWeb

Drupal

WordPress.org

Past WELSTech episodes about CMS – 047 | 131

Hosting

DreamHost

SiteGround

Free Online Web 2.0 Site Creation Tools

WordPress.com

Get a domain for your site

Sample classroom site built with WordPress

Wix

Orbs

Sample classroom site built with Orbs

Intranets

Google Sites

A sample church intranet using Google Sites: Gethsem.info

TableProject.org

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Google Analytics

The Google Analytics Cheatsheet

Past WELSTech episode about SEO – 045

Calendar

Google Calendar

My Church Events

Keep and Share

Graphics

Photography

iStockPhoto

PhotoXpress

Stock.xchng

Unprofound.com

WELS Inspirational Images

Panoramics (and more) from KenThomas.us

Clip Art

OpenClipArt.org

Clker.com

The Ultimate Collection of Social Media Icons

Creation and Editing

Picnik

Aviary

Hosting

Flickr

Video

Hosting

Vimeo – WELS group

YouTube

Screencast

Creation

Jing

Animoto

Flip Camera

Camtasia

Pinnacle

Lightworks

Podcasting

Creation

Audacity

Hosting

PodBean

Ministry resources:

(37:35) Download the Free Glo Bible Lite

Facebook Questions app – Answer the WELSTech question

Picks of the week:

(42:19) Control your IWB from your iPad – Also consider using the TeamViewer app

Livestream – Contact Martinif you are interested in a channel

Bonus: Watch the live stream of the Southwest Minnesota Area Lutheran Choral – Sunday, April 10 at 7 pm CST

Of interest:

(48:22) FinalWeb Training in New Ulm, MN and Milwaukee, WI

FinalWeb for Teachers in New Ulm on June 27 and Milwaukee on August 1 – bit.ly/fw4teachers

FinalWeb for Dummies in New Ulm June 28-30 and Milwaukee August 2-4 – bit.ly/fw4dummies

Community feedback:

(49:10) On the LinkedIn In the WELS group discussion boards, the topic of video production was raised. WELS video designers include

Salty Earth Pictures

BT Media

Highlights Media

Following up on our Office 2010 podcast, Martin is researching further Microsoft pricing for the Office Suite. Watch for updates at ShopWELS.net.

Coming up on WELSTech:

(55:30) Episode 179 – Get ready for an “April Shower” of Bible teaching resources. (Release date – 04/13/11)

The featured artist:

(56:50) We close the podcast with the music of Dawn Michelle Williams (www.dawnmichellewilliams.com | Twitter | Facebook | My Space) – Beautiful Savior from her CD titled ”Inspirations”

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

Share with the diigo group welstech

Join the WELSTech community:

WELSTech listserve

WELSTech on facebook

...more