261 – 7 Best Conferencing Tools

This week on WELSTech we countdown the 7 Best Video and Webconferencing Tools, useful for sharing the Good News from a distance. There’s also discussion of news in the tech world, a live streaming event and many great ideas from the WELSTech community.

The discussion:

We’re counting down again – This month’s 7 Best list focuses on video and webconferencing tools. These tools are great for anything which needs to get done at a distance – Bible class, meetings, tech support, etc. Martin and Sallie share a list of freebies that can take care of your needs.

7. TinyChat

6. Mikogo

5. Vyew

4. Oovoo

3. Join.me

2. Google Hangouts

1. Skype – Skype and Messenger Coming Together

Coming up in December … 7 Best Mobile Computing Tips. Share your favorite hardware, apps and tips for a productive mobile experience.

News in tech:

• (19:54) Microsoft Windows 8 tutorials
• iPad 4 in stock | iPad Mini vs. iPad 4 benchmarks
• Amazon Prime Monthly Plan

Picks of the week:

• (24:39) SafeGmail
• MathCounts – Last year’s Reel Math winner was Mix n Match – the Power of Cleaver Combinations

Of interest:

(33:25)  Live streaming of the WELS 2012 East Regional Choralfest

• Pops Concert – Friday, November 9 at 7 p.m. Central
• Sacred Concert – Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m. Central

Community feedback:

• (34:34)  A WELSTech Listserve question about software solutions for a web-based Help Desk ticketing system turned up some good ideas …
  • Google Sites
  • Spiceworks
  • A specialized WordPress blog
• Also on the WELSTech listserve, Joshua Johnson from Nebraska Lutheran High School is looking for input on the best social bookmarking tool for education
• Coffee Table Pi
• 4 Great Free Audio Editing Programs for Windows
• Pretty Good Calendar Embeds with FullCalendar
• SMART Board Resources [Mind Map]

Coming up on WELSTech:

(47:19) Episode 262 – We continue the current WELSTech book discussion of Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds, this time looking at Chapter 3, Planning Analog. (Release date – 11/13/12)

The featured artist:

(48:27) We close the podcast with the music of Corban Creek – Epitaph

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