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title: 505 – It’s All About The Docs
description: This week on WELSTech we take a deep dive into the topic of cloud storage, focusing on the reasons to consider migrating your church and school contents to the cloud as well as a few potential gotchas to be aware of if you do. Other mentions on this episode include Google Maps location sharing and […]
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# [505 – It’s All About The Docs](https://welstech.wels.org/2017/07/11/505-its-all-about-the-docs)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jul 11, 2017 8:13:22 PM

This week on WELSTech we take a deep dive into the topic of cloud storage, focusing on the reasons to consider migrating your church and school contents to the cloud as well as a few potential gotchas to be aware of if you do. Other mentions on this episode include Google Maps location sharing and a brand new ebook on social media ministry.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_505.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_505.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_505.mp3) (Duration: 36:51 — 33.7MB)

### The discussion:

Sing it with me – Martin shares insights into the benefits and gotchas of online document storage and management for churches and schools in his recent post on [Cloud Storage](https://welstech.wels.net/2017/07/11/cloud-storage/).

### Picks of the week:

- [peg + cat](http://pbskids.org/peg/) – Math fun for ages 3-6 from PBS Kids
- [Google Maps: Share Location](https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-now-lets-you-share-your-location-with-friends-and-family-for-a-specific-period-of-time/)

### Community feedback:

- Download the new [Social Media Ministry Made Eas](http://mobileministryforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SocialMediaMinistryMMFguide.pdf)y ebook from the [Mobile Ministry Forum](http://mobileministryforum.org/)
- Experience the interactive [Explore the Bible](https://whataboutjesus.com/study-bible/explore-the-bible/) online Bible study from [WhatAboutJesus.com](https://whataboutjesus.com)
- [WELSTech Google Group](https://groups.google.com/a/groups.wels.net/forum/#!forum/welstech)

### Featured video:

Tech-for-the-win as an ostrich experiences virtual reality in [Samsung Official TVC: Ostrich](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JThGXfQ8Gqw), a new add to the WELSTech Presentation/Teaching Videos playlist on YouTube.

### Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 506 – Tune in for tips on teaching kids to code. Release date: Wednesday, July 19.

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