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title: 212 – Schoology
description: "It’s education technology week on the WELSTech Podcast as Martin and Sallie welcome back Gail Potratz and discussion Schoology. The discussion: Classroom Meets Facebook – Gail Potratz, Technology Director at Emanuel in New London, WI, joins Martin and Sallie for a discussion of Schoology, the web-based course management system that looks and feels a lot […]"
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# [212 – Schoology](https://welstech.wels.org/2011/11/30/212-schoology)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Nov 30, 2011 5:00:50 AM

It’s education technology week on the WELSTech Podcast as Martin and Sallie welcome back Gail Potratz and discussion Schoology.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_212.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_212.mp3)

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### The discussion:

Classroom Meets Facebook – Gail Potratz, Technology Director at [Emanuel](http://www.emanuelnl.org/school) in New London, WI, joins Martin and Sallie for a discussion of [Schoology](http://schoology.com), the web-based course management system that looks and feels a lot like Facebook but has classroom specific privacy with student, teacher and parent access.

- The other course management system contenders 
    - [Edmodo](http://www.edmodo.com/)
    - [Moodle](http://moodle.org/)
    - SchoolForce
- Visit the WELSTech demo course by logging into [Schoology](http://schoology.com) 
    - As a student … 
          - **E-mail**: *welstech456@mailcatch.com*
          - **Password**: *welstech*
    - As a parent … 
          - **E-mail**: *welstech789@mailcatch.com*
          - **Password**: *welstech*

### The interview:

(14:53) The Voice of Experience – Gail talks with Beth Sanders ([MsSandersTHS](https://twitter.com/#!/MsSandersTHS) on Twitter) from Birmingham, AL about her use of Schoology in her 1:1 Social Studies high school classrooms.

- [Schoology Parent View](http://www.screencast.com/t/Jqm11xJE)
- Schoology How-to (ish)
- [This is not a Telling Classroom, This is a Partnership](http://blog.schoology.com/2011/09/this-is-not-a-telling-classroom-this-is-a-partnership/)
- [Jason Schmidt’s Schoology blog](http://blog.schoology.com/author/jason/)

### News in tech:

(42:10) Black Friday & Cyber Monday

### Picks of the week:

- (43:49) [Slide Shark](https://www.slideshark.com/) for iPad
- [Magisto](http://www.magisto.com/)
- GTD Wallets ([His](https://secure.davidco.com/store/catalog/GTD-NOTETAKER-WALLET-TRIFOLD-STYLE-BLACK-p-16323.php) | [Hers](https://secure.davidco.com/store/catalog/GTD-NOTETAKER-WALLET-WOMENS-TRIFOLD-STYLE--p-16249.php))

### WELS.net feature:

(51:33) Streams Seasonal Radio

### Of interest:

(52:50) Mark your calendars for streaming Christmas concerts

- Martin Luther College – December 3 @ 7:00 p.m. and December 4 @ 4:00 p.m.
- [Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary](http://www.wels.net/streams/live) – December 11 @ 3:00 p.m.

### Community feedback:

- (53:35) Adam Pringle was looking for a way to auto download WELS podcasts in iTunes.  Check out the [auto download instructions](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4539) and enjoy the WELS podcasts, including … 
    - [Daily Devotions](http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wels-daily-devotions/id332548284)
    - [Through My Bible](http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wels-through-my-bible-on-streams/id339832478)
    - [WELSTech](http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/welstech/id271835688)
- Gail tweeted a link to ScreenChomp  for iPad by TechSmith.

### Coming up on WELSTech:

(57:04) Episode 213 – Jason Jaspersen shares his web site dedicated to liturgical art resources, and Martin and Sallie revisit the [weekly blogging challenge](https://welstech.wels.net/2011/02/16/171-blog-365/). (Release date – 12/07/11)

### The featured artist:

(58:14) We close the podcast with the music of Revelation, a music ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran College (www.revelationwlc.com) – *A Voice Cries Out *from the CD titled “Led By The Light”

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