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title: "186 – \"Anonymous\" Feedback"
description: "This week on the WELSTech Podcast we tour the new and improved ShopWELS site and talk with Tim Plath about distance ed for high schoolers. The discussion: ShopWELS relaunch – The ShopWELS group-purchasing program for WELS organizations and members is getting a face-lift today.  Join Martin and Sallie as we tour the re-designed web site […]"
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# [186 – "Anonymous" Feedback](https://welstech.wels.org/2011/06/01/186-anonymous-feedback)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jun 1, 2011 5:00:00 AM

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we tour the new and improved ShopWELS site and talk with Tim Plath about distance ed for high schoolers.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_186.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_186.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_186.mp3) (40.5MB)

### The discussion:

ShopWELS relaunch – The ShopWELS group-purchasing program for WELS organizations and members is getting a face-lift today.  Join Martin and Sallie as we tour the [re-designed web site](http://ShopWELS.net) and discuss the exciting deals which are available through the program.  Everything from copiers to office supplies and church organs the cell phone carriers is discounted!

- [ShopWELS.net](http://ShopWELS.net)
- Subscribe to the ShopWELS Insider e-News
- [Contact ShopWELS](http://www.wels.net/shopwels/contact-us)

### The interview:

(16:21) ALHSO – Here’s another acronym to add to your list.  ALHSO stands for Area Lutheran High Schools Online.  Tim Plath, principal of [Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School](http://mvl.org) in New Ulm, MN and Chairman of the ALHSO Administrative Committee talks with Martin and Sallie about the new distance ed program which will begin this fall.

- Contact Tim for more details or to enroll a student in ALHSO 
    - 507-354-6851
    - [tplath@mvl.org](mailto:tplath@mvl.org)

### Ministry resources:

- (27:52) [Biblia](http://Biblia.com) – Beta site from Logos
- [FaithClipArt.com](http://FaithClipArt.com)

### Picks of the week:

- (32:17) [Math Games from MangaHigh.com](http://www.mangahigh.com)
- RDIO

### Community feedback:

- (39:10) Rachel Malkuch ([aleixa](http://twitter.com/#!/aleixa) on Twitter) from [Trinity](http://www.trinitywels.com/) in Waukesha, WI is looking for sample WELS school acceptable use policies for technology
- Jason Schmidt, Martin, Pastor Steve Daley, Ryan Rosenthal and Sallie shared links via the [WELSTech Diigo group](http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech).  Won’t you join us there? 
    - [Grant Wrangler](http://www.grantwrangler.com/)
    - [Open Hidden Menu Options](http://lifehacker.com/5804483/open-hidden-menu-options-with-the-shift-and-right+click-shortcut)
    - Getting Started with Google Analytics
    - Live Word Count for OpenOffice and LibreOffice
    - A-Bomb Tests Photo Gallery from Life
    - [Eyes on the Earth](http://climate.nasa.gov/Eyes/eyes.html) from NASA
    - [File Transfer for iOS](http://lifehacker.com/5806075)
    - [26 Professional Development Resources for Teachers](http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2011/05/26/what-will-you-learn-this-summer-23-professional-development-resources)

### Coming up on WELSTech:

(53:19) Episode 187 – We kick off our summer **WELS Hacker** series, featuring a discussion of tips and “how-to” blog posts from Martin and Sallie. (Release date – 06/08/11)

### The featured artist:

(55:25) We close the podcast with the music of Michael Schroeder ([www.michaelschroeder.com](http://www.michaelschroeder.com/) and on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Schroeder/220398578393?ref=ts))- *A Witness* from his CD with the same title

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