This week on the WELSTech Podcast the discussion topic is our need for “connection”, and we examine the root of our motivation to use technology.
The discussion:
Connection – Martin and Sallie discuss the latest WELSTech book selection, Chapter 1 of The Church of Facebook. The author, Jesse Rice, lays the foundation for the phenomenon of Facebook, pointing out the most basic of human needs … the need for “home”.
News in tech:
(9:47) Death of Apple’s Steve Jobs
Picks of the week:
- (16:21) Mindjet for iPad
- WELS Online Mobile App version 2.0 for iOS
Community feedback:
- (22:09) Long time listener Perry Lund from Grace in Oskaloosa, IA shared Free Teaching Resources, Tool & Integration from Intel Education
- Shared this week in the WELSTech Diigo group:
- StudyBoost.com
- Technology Integration from PBS Teachers
- Games from PBS Kids
- Family Safe Resources from Focus on the Family
- Mobile devices in the classroom wikis – Get hAPPy! and fc-ipads
- Copyright Free and Public Domain Media
- Top 20 Social Networks for Education
- WELS Webmaster, Julie Duran, shared a link to 10 Tools to Combine, Mix, Blend Multiple RSS Feeds
- David Arndt is looking for recommendations on closed circuit cameras
- Via #WELSTech on Twitter we learned about
- Lesley Bergemann from Good Shepherd’s in West Allis, WI alerted us to a problem with the Facebook RSS Graffiti app
Coming up on WELSTech:
(33:52) Episode 206 – Martin and Sallie explore all the variations of VoIP or Voice over IP (Internet) including Skype, Magic Jack and Google Voice. (Release date – 10/19/11)
The featured artist:
(37:22) We close the podcast with the music of Dawn Michelle Williams (www.dawnmichellewilliams.com | Twitter | Facebook | My Space) – Where I Belong from her CD titled ”Dawn Michelle Williams”
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