August 27, 2014

356 – Policies R Us

43 minutes

WELSTech is back with the continuation of the summer WELSTech Wiki migration series. Listen for examples of policies for church and school, helpful mobile apps, and Martin’s how-to on Facebook, of all places.

The discussion:

No Pillows Allowed – Planning and policy may not be the most exciting topics, but you won’t want to sleep through Martin and Sallie’s discussion of the various WELSTech Wiki Planning and Policy resources including …

Guidelines for Staff Use of Technology

School Publicity Form

Sample Church and School Technology Plans

Google Lectionary Calendar

Tech tips:

“Train” Facebook

Chromebook 2014 Review – Samsung, Dell and Toshiba Deliver Lean Laptops

Picks of the week:

PackPoint packing list builder

PushBullet

Of interest:

Did you know … Presenters at WELSTech Conference 2015 (wels.net/welstechconf), July 9-11, 2015 at Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Pewaukee, WI attend for FREE?!! We’re currently looking for presenters and tech topics of interest for our breakout sessions. Give it some thought and submit your ideas!

Community feedback:

Check out the WELSTech Listserve for a discussion of web-based maintenance logs

Reduced prices on Paul Maier eBooks

The 4-Hour Workweek Tools

e.ggtimer.com

PowToon Education Theme

Google Slides for iPad – A Good Start but It Still Needs Some Work

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 357 – We wrap up the WELSTech Wiki migration summer series and put a big bow on top next week with the discussion of school technology. (Broadcast date – 09/02/14)