July 10, 2013

297 – eBook Ch 4: Events and Announcements

37 minutes

This week’s WELSTech features a discussion of sharing events and announcements on your web site plus photography picks, news on upcoming events (and an iPad giveaway) and some great listener contributions.

The discussion:

Share the news – Martin and Sallie continue the WELSTech 2013 Summer series, Church & School Website Content, with some helpful tips on sharing news on you web site. More and more members and school parents are consuming small bits of news in a more immediate time frame than in the past. Listen for ideas on breaking up your print newsletter into smaller stories throughout the month and establishing a Communication Committee to coordinate and facilitate news reporting.

Series resource page – Includes links to the e-Book and sample sites

Recent interviewee, Corissa Nelson, describes her congregation Communication Committee (19:50)

Picks of the week:

(16:44) Photo Hatchback AW Camera Backpack by Lowepro

Manfrotto 410 Junior Geared Tripod Head

Of interest:

(23:04) WELSTech turns 300 in just 3 weeks! Join us live at 5 p.m. Central on July 30 from the floor of Synod Convention at Martin Luther College – Live streamed via Hangouts on Air

WELSTech Camp is coming up on September 14 at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN. Register and attend the free event to be in the drawings for a Mimio Teach Bar and 16GB iPad!!

Community feedback:

(26:40) Big Bananagrams

Screenleap – Free Screen Sharing and Online Meeting Software

5 Tips for Making a High Quality Video for Your Website

Apple iOS 7 for Education

iWorks is coming to the cloud

Touch typing alternatives for education – Typing Web and Type-fu

Coming up on WELSTech:

(34:04) Episode 298 – Live streaming video is the topic of next week’s chapter in the continuing summer WELSTech eBook. (Release date – 07/16/13)

The featured artist:

(34:50) We close with the music of WELS musician and staff minister Benhur Khamrang (Reverbnation) – Our Creed

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