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title: Episode 038 – Sep 24 2008
description: "This week on WELSTech Martin and Sallie are joined by Gail Potratz, our semi-regular classroom technology correspondent, and we discuss digital devices in the classroom and kick off a new WELSTech contest. The discussion: Digital devices in the classroom – Are computer labs necessary in today’s schools?  Martin, Sallie and Gail share ideas for integrating digital devices into the […]"
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# [Episode 038 – Sep 24 2008](https://welstech.wels.org/2008/09/24/episode-038-sep-24-2008)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Sep 24, 2008 5:00:01 AM

This week on WELSTech Martin and Sallie are joined by Gail Potratz, our semi-regular classroom technology correspondent, and we discuss digital devices in the classroom and kick off a new WELSTech contest.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/welstech-podcast-9-24-08.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/welstech-podcast-9-24-08.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/welstech-podcast-9-24-08.mp3) (Duration: 50:14 — 23.0MB)

### The discussion:

- Digital devices in the classroom – Are computer labs necessary in today’s schools?  Martin, Sallie and Gail share ideas for integrating digital devices into the classroom learning process. 
    - Interactive whiteboards 
          - SMART Board – [www.smarttech.com](http://www.smarttech.com/)
          - eBeam – [www.e-beam.com](http://www.e-beam.com/)
          - Mimio boards – [www.mimio.com](http://www.mimio.com/)
    - Computers 
          - Gail’s 8th grade home page is a launching pad for all of their online classroom resources
          - Teacher supervised e-mail for students – [www.gaggle.net](https://www.gaggle.net/)
          - [Sample Acceptable Use Policy](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/Tech%20documents/sample-acceptable-use-policy.pdf) (AUP)
    - Phone in your comments (414-375-2334) to this question**What digital devices do you use in your classroom or Bible class?** 
          - All comments received by October 7, 2008 will be entered in a drawing for a $15 gift certificate to the WELSTech Podcast store – [www.cafepress.com/welstech](http://www.cafepress.com/welstech)

### The tidbits:

- Picks of the week (30:25) 
    - Build images for your wiki menu – glogger.mobi
    - NASA Image gallery – [www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery](http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery)
    - [HP 2133 Mini-Note PC](https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/details/hp-2133-mini-note-pc/3687084)
- WELS.net feature (40:37) 
    - Sunday School Teacher Training – www.wels.net/jump/wnusstraining
- Community feedback (42:08) 
    - Cindy Krueger, member of [Shepherd of the Hills](http://www.sothlansing.org/) in Lansing, MI, shared a link to Michigan Library Consortium’s (the other MLC) list of open source software recommendations
    - Anna, a student at [Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School](http://www.kmlhs.org), asked about uses of technology in church – a religion class assignment

### The featured artist:

- We close with the music WELS artist Mike Westendorf ([www.mikewestendorf.com](http://www.mikewestendorf.com/)) – *Prelude to Praise* from his CD titled Run Boy Run (45:27)

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