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title: 677 – On a Desert Island with Rachel & Jason
description: Not quite a three-hour tour, but Rachel Feld and Jason Schmidt have us thinking of desert islands on today’s WELSTech. Rachel shares details on her upcoming WELS Education Conference presentation, plus there’s a fair share of Google goodness, tools for mass communication, and a real book, complete with that new book smell. Join the conversation! […]
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# [677 – On a Desert Island with Rachel & Jason](https://welstech.wels.org/2022/03/24/677-on-a-desert-island-with-rachel-jason)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Mar 24, 2022 10:30:59 AM

Not quite a three-hour tour, but Rachel Feld and Jason Schmidt have us thinking of desert islands on today’s WELSTech. Rachel shares details on her upcoming WELS Education Conference presentation, plus there’s a fair share of Google goodness, tools for mass communication, and a real book, complete with that new book smell. Join the conversation!

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_677.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_677.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_677.mp3) (Duration: 40:43 — 19.4MB)

### The discussion

Higher Order Thinking – Rachel Feld and Jason Schmidt join Martin and Sallie to preview this summer’s [WELS Education Conference](https://welsedconference.com). Rachel shares details of what participants can expect in the session she’s presenting – *[Using Technology to Spark Creativity and Higher Order Thinking Skills](https://welsedconference.com/7-5/)*. The conference will take place June 20-22, 2022 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI.

- Top 10 Skills of 2025 [Infographic]
- Conference details and registration – Early bird pricing ends May 1

### Ministry Resource

[*Let’s Go*](https://welscongregationalservices.net/lets-go/) evangelism video Bible study

### Picks of the week

- [Media Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time Debates](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1938113977/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
- [Extempore App](https://extemporeapp.com/)
- [Google Apps for Beginners](https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/en/beginners)
- [Google Drive for Desktop](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/10838124?hl=en)

### Community news & feedback

- [BrightArrow](https://brightarrow.com/) for mass communication – [Intro video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7zPQvqjlQ)
- [Christ in Media XR Festival](http://christinmedia.org/xrfestival/) happens April 1-2 at Bethany Lutheran College 
    - Registration is $40
    - [Conference Overview](https://blc.edu/2022/03/exploring-new-ways-to-educate-virtual-reality-conference-coming-to-campus/)

### Coming up next on WELSTech

Web excellence with Tim Sinclair.

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