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title: 503 – Comparing Event Video Notes
description: "On this week’s episode of WELSTech, Martin shares his thoughts on the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement for ministry. There’s also a post-wedding video discussion and some great tips for WELS ed tech leaders on getting started with a 1:1 initiative in your school. The discussion: iPads for Ministry – Continuing the summer focus […]"
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# [503 – Comparing Event Video Notes](https://welstech.wels.org/2017/06/28/503-comparing-event-video-notes)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jun 28, 2017 12:14:09 PM

On this week’s episode of WELSTech, Martin shares his thoughts on the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement for ministry. There’s also a post-wedding video discussion and some great tips for WELS ed tech leaders on getting started with a 1:1 initiative in your school.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_503.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_503.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_503.mp3) (Duration: 39:32 — 36.2MB)

### The discussion:

[iPads for Ministry](https://welstech.wels.net/2017/06/27/ipads-for-ministry/) – Continuing the summer focus on ministry resources, Martin shares the thoughts behind his recommendation of the [10.5 inch iPad Pro](https://apple.com/ipad).

### Picks of the week:

- Pexels – Free stock videos
- [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)

### Community feedback:

- [WELS Google Schools](https://plus.google.com/communities/111424627386910768902) Google+ community
- [Ten reasons why technology is vital to education](http://www.mathopenref.com/site/techreasons.html)
- [Why should computers be used in the classroom](http://www.brighthubeducation.com/elementary-school-activities/5638-benefits-of-computer-time-in-the-classroom/)
- [Troxell Communications](https://wels.net/troxell-communications/), a participating vendor in the [ShopWELS](https://shopwels.net) program
- [3 Shifts in the Use of Ed Tech](http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2017/06/3_shifts_in_the_use_of_ed_tech_exploring_personalizing_closing_equity_gaps.html)

### Featured video:

[Ask the Bullet Journalist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TewqmhFC-oE) is this week’s addition to the WELSTech Instructional playlist on YouTube.

### Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 504 – Martin and Sallie return from the long holiday weekend to talk QR codes for ministry. Release date: Wednesday, July 5.

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