361 – What’s Up With Gail?

Check your watch because it’s time again for WELSTech. This week the topic is the changing face of education technology, and guest host Gail Potratz is back to share news from her new school year. The show also includes a timely discussion of Martin’s new phone and exciting updates to Google Forms.

The discussion:

Welcome back – Gail Potratz, Tech Director at Emanuel in New London, WI and one of WELSTech’s semi-regular classroom technology correspondents (SRCTC), is back to share her edtech knowledge with Martin, Sallie and the WELSTech community. Find out what’s in, what’s out and what edtech is not so scary this school year in Gail’s world.

• Project Lead The Way
• Osmo for iPad
• Planbook.edu
• Google Classroom resources:
  • Getting Started With Google Classroom
  • Google Classroom – A Great Introduction

News in tech:

• iPhone 6 #bendgate passes the Consumer Reports test
• iOS 8.0.1 Misfire
• Drive for Education

Ministry resources:

• ShopWELS vendor, Troxell, offers special pricing on a Toshiba Chromebook

Tips & picks of the week:

• Piktochart
• Google Forms improvements:
  • Your forms, your way
  • A few more ways to make Google Forms your own
• The new Moto X (2014) – Who needs a watch?

WELS insider:

• Digital Display Graphics and Computer Desktop Calendars

Need to know:

• iPhone 4 donations needed for Malawi

Community feedback:

• CK-12 Simulations
• Church Community Builder
• The IconCMO Church Management Cloud Solution
• PrintMyCal

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 362 – Martin and Sallie begin the review of our 5 minute Pastor’s Tech Survey (bit.ly/pastorstechsurvey). Submit your favorite tech by Saturday, October 4, and you could win a copy of HymnSoft Player 3.0 (a $249.99 value) courtesy of Northwestern Publishing House. (Broadcast date – 10/07/14)

Featured videos:

This week’s featured video was added to both out Instructional and Product Demos YouTube playlists. Enjoy friEdTechnology’s Getting Started With Google Classroom

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