379 – Reduce

WELSTech is back with tips for eliminating some of your workload and serving others in the process. There’s also news on the Google Apps front, a fun survey app for the classroom, online classes and new wiki pages to explore. Join the conversation!

The discussion:

Don’t Do Everything – Martin and Sallie return to this season’s book discussion, looking at Part 5 of Matt Perman’s What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done. This part of the book focuses on the “R” step in Matt’s DARE process for managing work, Reduce, and offers practical ideas for eliminating portions of your workload.

Ministry resources:

• Get Better at Creating Church Website Material
• WELSTech’s Church and School Website Content eBook

News in tech:

• Amazon opens its first store
• Google Apps Admin Console design changes

Picks of the week:

• Kahoot – Take the sample WELSTech Survey
• Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

WELS insider:

Online Friendship Evangelism Course

Need to know:

Register for WELSTech Conference 2015

Community feedback:

• New on the WELSTech Wiki:
  • Latest Vimeo Video Javascript
  • Vimeo Video Gallery
• TLDR in the Chrome Web Store
• PlexiNLP
• 2014 Design Landscape
• Signup for TechSmith Using Video in Education news – Teacher resources | Professor resources

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 380 – Tune in for a discussion of Project Management software options. (2/17/15)

Featured videos:

Check out this week’s video to the WELSTech Product Demos playlist on YouTube – Introduction to redesigned Admin Console

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