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title: 257 – Getting Creative
description: "Our WELSTech book discussion continues this week as we get creative in chapter 2 of Presentation Zen. Martin also shares first-hand tips from the recent photography workshop he attended, and we have a mail bag overflowing with great community feedback! The discussion: Childlike creativity – Martin and Sallie continue the discussion of Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds, […]"
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# [257 – Getting Creative](https://welstech.wels.org/2012/10/09/257-get-creative)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Oct 9, 2012 9:00:05 PM

Our WELSTech book discussion continues this week as we get creative in chapter 2 of ***Presentation Zen***. Martin also shares first-hand tips from the recent photography workshop he attended, and we have a mail bag overflowing with great community feedback!

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_257.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_257.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_257.mp3) ()

### The discussion:

Childlike creativity – Martin and Sallie continue the discussion of ***[Presentation Zen](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321811984?ie=UTF8&tag=garrreynoldsc-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0321811984)*** by Garr Reynolds, this month focusing on chapter two. In it we learn that everyone can be creative if we start with a beginners mindset, unafraid of making mistakes.

- Creativity Exercises 
    - SCAMPER
    - 5 Exercises to Get Your Creativity Unstuck

### The interview:

(14:05) Golden Photography Tips – Turning the WELSTech interview microphone around, Martin shares lessons learned from his recent Door County photo workshop experience including tips on the golden hour, rule of thirds and [golden spiral](http://www.fabiovisentin.com/blog/45.ashx).

- [Martin’s photo set on Google+](https://plus.google.com/photos/107259752497673140244/albums/5795241586265205409?authkey=CNrmh_n6i_-QJw)

### Ministry resources:

- (23:42) An alternate digital Prayer Notebook, shared by Pastor Rob Guenther from [Grace](http://www.gracelutherankenai.com/) in Kenai, AK, is to create a [Google Calendar](http://calendar.google.com) solely for prayer prompts and set the calendar to send e-mail reminders
- Pastor Guenther also recommends the [Daily Bread](http://stpauls.edu/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180039427&sec_id=180002481) prayer e-newsletter by Pastor Mark Gabb of [St. Paul’s](http://stpauls.edu/) in Beverly Hills, FL
- [Wysija](http://www.wysija.com/) is a slick WordPress plugin for MailChimp-like e-newsletter management from your WordPress blog

### Picks of the week:

- (27:56) [Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012](http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-2012/) & [Best of the Breed Tools 2012](http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools/best-of-breed-tools-2012/)
- [Opteka Hot Shoe Two Axis Double Bubble Spirit Level](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YJ2Q9U/ref=cm_sw_su_dp)

### 7 Best:

(34:23) Coming up in November … **7 Best Video and Webconferencing Tools**. [Share](mailto:welstech@wels.net) your favorite tools for video creation and connecting with others.

### Of interest:

(35:55) [Media Outreach in World Missions Conference](http://christinmedia.org/media-in-world-missions-conference/)

- Sponsored by the [Christ in Media Institute](http://christinmedia.org/) at [Bethany Lutheran College](http://blc.edu/), Mankato, MN
- October 12-14 – Suggested registration fee is $50
- Read what the presenters have to say about the “7 Challenges” being discussed at the conference

### Community feedback:

- (37:05) This week’s [#WELSTech Twitter chatter](http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23welstech) included 
    - [Teachers Write an Open Textbook in a Weekend Hackathon](http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/09/29/2158225/teachers-write-an-open-textbook-in-a-weekend-hackathon)
    - [Live Hangouts from Google EducationOnAir](https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/hangout-schedule)
    - [80 Ways To Use Google Forms In Your Classroom](http://edudemic.com/2012/10/google-forms-classroom/)
    - [Coaster Crafter](https://games.ciconline.org/coastercrafter/)
    - Ted’s Tech Thoughts – a new blog by [Lakeside Lutheran High School](http://www.llhs.org/) Technology Coordinator, Ted Klug ([tedklug](https://twitter.com/tedklug) on Twitter)
- From the [WELSTech Diigo group](http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech) we learned of 
    - [Luther’s Commentary on Galatians – currently free from Logos Bible Software](http://www.logos.com/product/585/luthers-commentary-on-galatians)
    - [Online Microsoft Word Alternatives With Collaborative Capabilities](http://maketecheasier.com/online-microsoft-word-alternatives-with-collaborative-capabilities/2012/10/03)
    - [SnapJoy](https://www.snapjoy.com/) cloud photo hosting site
    - [Forgotten Christmas](http://forgottenchristmas.org/)
    - World History Crash Course videos
    - [Edtech Myth – Students Breaking Tech](http://www.schooltechnology.org/2012/10/04/edtech-myth-students-breaking-tech/)
    - [Seventh Grade Math Practice](http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-7)
    - Wallwisher
    - [ViewPure](http://viewpure.com/) | Clea.nr | Quiettube
    - [GCFLearnFree.org](http://www.gcflearnfree.org/)
- Via the [Pinterest WELSTech Board](http://pinterest.com/welstech/), listener Joshua Schwartz shared a geeky recycling photo of a floppy disk desktop
- Teacher Rachel Pierson from [Trinity](http://www.trinitywels.com/) in Waukesha, WI [shared a word of caution](https://welstech.wels.net/2012/09/26/255-are-chromebooks-in-your-future/#comments) that using Rndr on school devices (Chromebooks, iPads, etc.) may allow the devices to bypass some network filters

### Coming up on WELSTech:

(50:50) Episode 258 – Tune in for an update on the “State of Facebook” with ideas for using Facebook to enhance public and personal ministry. We’ll also talk with Josh Renner, whose gospel-outreach Facebook page, *[He Loved Us First](http://facebook.com/helovedusfirst)*, has over 84,000 “Likes.” (Release date – 10/16/12)

### The featured artist:

(51:45) This week we close the podcast with the music of **Kevin Loersch** – *Thy Holy Wings*

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