433 – Feedback and Skinny Snowmen

On WELSTech this week the community is front and center as we share feedback and explore new tech finds that can have a positive impact on church, school and personal ministry. Tech news includes a controversial customer letter from Apple, and this week’s picks leads to an “official” name for a new design element from Google.

The discussion:

From all the channels – Martin and Sallie share tips and tricks from the WELSTech audience via all our social channels. From printing the moon to church websites to digital media, there’s WELSTech goodness of all flavors represented!

• Devotions by Pastor Fred Kogler on Facebook
• How do I stop my emails from being labeled as SPAM?
• Anchor for iOS brings audio blogging back from the dead
• Google shutters its ‘Play for Education’ program to focus on Chromebooks in the classroom
• Trello for churches and schools
• WELS digital media in action – WELS Images
• Storytelling, Video and Your Church
• How Often You Should Post to Social Media
• Moon2STL
• Free Online Photo Editor
• Put a Hashtag in the Google Classroom Assignment
• Like WELSTech on Facebook to help us reach 500!
• 7 Tools to Create an Infographic in 30 Minutes
• Eight Ways to Grow You Mission with Videos
• How to Add and Manage Multiple Accounts on Instagram
• Eight Things Your Church Website Must Have
• Martin’s Instagram Alaska Memory

News in tech:

• A Customer Letter from Apple
• Gmail Release Gmailify for Android

Picks of the week:

• 4 Updates to Google Forms You’re Going to Love
• Udemy Online Learning

Ministry resources:

On My Heart Lutheran Memory Work Program

Featured video:

New to the WELSTech “Like’s” list on Vimeo is a promotional video tour of Divine Savior Lutheran Academy in Doral, FL.

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 434 – Gail Potratz is in the {virtual} house for what promises to be a lively discussion of the edtech horizon. Don’t miss it! Release date: Wednesday, March 2

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