October 29, 2014

365 – STEM on a Shoestring

45 minutes

This week on WELSTech we’re happy to welcome back Martin to the podcast host chair and also welcome Jason Schmidt to our edtech focused discussion. Learn how to introduce STEM in your school, even without a high dollar investment and keep listening for the latest tech invite-only buzz.

The discussion:

Kids LOVE it! – The WELSTech virtual studio is bursting at the seams this week as we welcome back Martin and are also joined by Jason Schmidt, Technology Coordinator for Bennington ISD. The discussion topic is STEM, a popular acronym in education for the integrated study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with emphasis on creative problem solving. Often considered an expensive pond to dive into, there are many resources available to get started with a limited budget and students can’t get enough

WELSTech archives – #176 Alan Nolte shares STEM at Fox Valley Lutheran High School

STEM on Pinterest

Robotics

MathCounts Club

3D Printer

Raspberry Pi

MineCraft EDU

More …

PBS STEM Education Resource Center

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

National Science Foundation

National Science Teachers Association

STEM Education Coaltion

NASA Webcasts

Ministry resources:

Mobile friendly Luther’s Small Catechism

News in tech:

Inbox by Gmail

How to get it

Help

Meet Inbox by Gmail video overview

Tips & picks of the week:

littleBits

You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube!

MyFitnessPal

WELS insider:

Hymnal Project Member Survey

Need to know:

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Community feedback:

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Homeboy security camera

How much do you pay for “Energy Vampires”

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 366 – Tune in next for a discussion of pastor tech tools and the giveaway of HymnSoft Player 3.0. Carl Nolte from Northwestern Publishing House joins the conversation. (Broadcast date – 11/04/14)