112 – The Best and Worst Picks of 2009

This week on the WELSTech podcast we look back at our best and worst picks of the week.

The discussion:

Closing out 2009 – A year’s worth of Picks of the Week boils down to this special episode where Martin and Sallie share their best and worst selections.  From iPhone apps to social media, 2009 has been a banner year for digital advances.  The many memorable events of the year are showcased, using Google Wave of all things, in the video Waving Goodbye to 2009.

• The Worst
  • Reminder Feed
  • Tumblr
  • Lovely Charts
  • iGoogle
  • Learning In Hand
  • Google Toolbar and Sidewiki
• The Best
  • Free Technology For Teachers
  • Foxit PDF
  • Animoto for Educators
  • Texter
  • Mobile Google Sync
  • BackBlaze
• The Honorable Mentions
  • Google Chrome
  • Sallie’s Geek Kitchen Project

Coming up on WELSTech:

(41:57) Episode 113 – Next week we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the WELSTech Podcast and talk with Nelson Saba, creator of the Glo Bible.   (Release date 01/06/10)

The featured artist:

(43:56) We close with the music of The Branches Band (www.branchesband.com) – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen from their CD titled ”A Branch Is Growing”

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