253 – Presentation Zen

It’s time to “hit the books” WELSTech-style as we discuss chapter one of the latest WELSTech book selection, Presentation Zen. You’ll also appreciate free Bible images of the Christmas story, a PNG image compression tool, many “Pin”-teresting tech finds, and more goodies just for you!

The discussion:

Book kickoff – Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds is the newest WELSTech book selection.  Each month Martin and Sallie will discuss a section of the book, beginning with chapter one on today’s episode.  We learn that good presentation design requires starting over and rethinking how presentations are done.

• Presentation Zen site
• About Garr Reynolds
• Garr Reynolds at TEDx-Tokyo: Lessons from the Bamboo
• Life After Death by Powerpoint 2010 [VIDEO]

Ministry resources:

(13:31) FreeBibleImages.org now has the Christmas story in photos

News in tech:

(17:05) A brand new line of Kindles give the iPad its most serious competition

Picks of the week:

• (21:14) SMART Notebook app for iPad – (Review | Overview video)
• Tiny PNG

WELS.net feature:

(29:33) WELSTech is in the Together Media Spotlight.  Subscribe to Together and many other great WELS resources.

7 Best:

(32:50) Coming up in October … 7 Best Member, Prospect & Student Management Tools. Share your favorite software, tools, and tips for managing data in the church and school office.

Community feedback:

• (33:33) From the WELSTech Diigo group we learned of
  • Raspberry Pi Tutorials
  • 20+ Beautiful Education WordPress Themes
  • Matchword Editable flash Template
• Via the Pinterest WELSTech Board, listeners shared
  • Infographics from Edudemic
    • The 100-Second Guide to Gamification In Education
    • 30 Ways You’re Addicted To Your Smartphone
    • The Current State of Mobile Learning in Education
  • Katie Christo’s iPad and tech in education Pinterest boards
  • Disp Recorder app for making screencast from your iOS device (Overview)
• In response to a question on the WELSTech listserve, Sallie shared 3 sample Acceptable Use Policies for teachers

Coming up on WELSTech:

(43:22) Episode 254 – Bethany Seminary student Jeff Hendrix joins Martin and Sallie to discuss his thesis and videos on material beliefs in a virtual church. (Release date – 09/18/12)

The featured artist:

(44:35) We  close the podcast with the music of The Branches Band (www.branchesband.com|Facebook) – Hearts of Stone

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