--- title: Picks of the Week 2011 – WELSTech --- - - - - - - - - - [![tunein-svgrepo-com (1)](https://welstech.wels.org/hubfs/tunein-svgrepo-com%20(1).svg) ](https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/WELSTech-Audio-p1206615/) - [![Groups-2-Fill--Streamline-Rounded-Fill-Streamline-Material](https://welstech.wels.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Groups-2-Fill--Streamline-Rounded-Fill-Streamline-Material.png?width=16&height=16&name=Groups-2-Fill--Streamline-Rounded-Fill-Streamline-Material.png) ](https://groups.google.com/a/groups.wels.net/g/welstech) - [Stitcher icon ](https://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/22792) - - - # Picks of the Week 2011 A complete listing of the **Picks of the Week** from 2011 WELSTech episodes [A Stocking Full of Picks (Episode 216)](https://welstech.wels.net/2011/12/28/216-a-stocking-full-of-picks/?hsLang=en) ### Audio/Video - [Animoto](http://animoto.com/) - [Free accounts for educators](http://animoto.com/education) - [Sample video](http://animoto.com/play/c858l984bGsfmgyVmYfgIg) highlighting Lutheran School Week events at St. John's in Sleepy Eye, MN - [Camtasia Studio](http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/) - How to make "Choose Your Own Adventure" videos on YouTube - [Livestream](http://www.livestream.com/) – Contact Martin if you are interested in a channel - Bonus: Watch the live stream of the Southwest Minnesota Area Lutheran Choral – Sunday, April 10 at 7 pm CS - [Magisto](http://www.magisto.com/) - Online video editing tools - [YouTube Video Editor](http://www.youtube.com/editor) - [OneTrueMedia](http://www.onetruemedia.com/) - [WeVideo](https://www.wevideo.com/) - RDIO - [ReelMath.org](http://reelmath.org/) video contest - [Ustream.tv](http://ustream.tv/) - [Ustream Live](http://apps.facebook.com/ustream_live/) app for Facebook - Ustream Everywhere ### Books - [Amazon Cloud Reader](http://read.amazon.com/) - [200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One](http://www.amazon.com/200-Pomegranates-Audience-One-Influence/dp/0687654920) - For more info on Martin's reading list, friend him on [GoodReads.com](http://goodreads.com/) ### Browsers - [77 Windows 7 Tips](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.10.77windows.aspx) ### Church and Bible Resources - [Mobile Ministry Training Course](http://www.cybermissions.org/mobilemin/) - [People's Bible on Kindle & Nook](http://online.nph.net/s-1500-398-peoples-bible-seriespeoples-bible-series.aspx) - Spiritual Gifts Discovery Tool ### Education - [ABCya.com](http://www.abcya.com/) - [A Google a Day](http://agoogleaday.com/) - [Control your IWB from your iPad](http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2011/03/control-your-iwb-from-your-ipad/) – Also consider using the TeamViewer app - [Facebook Friending 101 for Schools](http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/03/facebook-friending-101-for-schools.html?m=0) from the Cool Cat Teacher Blog - [Guides for Interactive Whiteboards](http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/guides/) from The Whiteboard Blog - Jane Hart's [Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011](http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/) - [Khan Academy](http://www.khanacademy.org/) - [knoword.org](http://knoword.org/) - Mark your calendar for [World Maths Day](http://www.worldmathsday.com/) (March 1) and [World Spelling Day](http://www.worldspellingday.com/) (March 3) - [Math Games from MangaHigh.com](http://www.mangahigh.com/) - Math, Math and more Math!!! - American Math Challenge - MathCounts - MathMovesU - MangaHigh - Meet Me At Midnight – Smithsonian Art Museum fun for students grades 3-5 via [Free Technology For Teachers](http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/01/meet-me-at-midnight-smithsonian-art.html) - [Random Name Selector utility](http://primaryschoolict.com/random-name-selector/) - [ReelMath.org](http://reelmath.org/) video contest - Word Dynamo - [YouTube.com Teacher channel](http://www.youtube.com/teachers) ### Graphics & Images - [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/) - [LetteringDelights.com](http://www.letteringdelights.com/) - [Sixty-Six Clouds](http://www.66clouds.com/) – Word cloud images of each of the books of the Bible - [WELS Stained Glass](http://www.welsstainedglass.org/) ### Hardware - [Apple iPad](http://www.apple.com/ipad/) - [Flipboard](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8) app - [Apple MacBook Air](http://www.apple.com/macbookair/) - Kensington ComboSaver Master Coded Combination Notebook Lock - [LiveScribe SmartPen Connect Update](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/livescribe-connect/) - Mobile hotspots (MiFi) - Verizon - [AT&T](http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phones/pc-cards.jsp) - Sprint - [Virgin Mobile](http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/mifi-2200.html) - Monoprice.com - [Motorola SD10-HD Wireless Bluetooth Headset](http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Bluetooth-Headsets/Motorola-S10-HD-US-EN) - [Pogoplug](http://www.pogoplug.com/home-en.html?) - [Prey](http://www.preyproject.com/) - [Targus Presenter](http://www.targus.com/us/productdetail.aspx?sku=AMP18US) ### Mobile - Bible+ mobile Bible app by Just1Word - BibleGlo for iPad - Create your own Android app with your RSS feed using Feed.nu - Check out the WELS Podcast Android app - [iOS Apps for Productivity and Fun](http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/12/23/ios-apps-for-productivity-and-fun-the-list/) - [iPad Today Video Podcast](http://twit.tv/ipt) - Mindjet for iPad - [Pogo Sketch stylus](http://www.tenonedesign.com/sketch.php) - [Slide Shark](https://www.slideshark.com/) for iPad - [Tweetbot](http://tapbots.com/software/tweetbot/) – for Apple Mobile devices - WELS Online – for Apple Mobile devices - WELS Online Mobile App version 2.0 for iOS ### Office Tools - [LibreOffice](http://www.libreoffice.org/) – open source office software ### Productivity - [ActiveInbox](http://www.activeinboxhq.com/) - GTD Wallets ([His](https://secure.davidco.com/store/catalog/GTD-NOTETAKER-WALLET-TRIFOLD-STYLE-BLACK-p-16323.php) | [Hers](https://secure.davidco.com/store/catalog/GTD-NOTETAKER-WALLET-WOMENS-TRIFOLD-STYLE--p-16249.php)) - [Taskforce](http://www.taskforceapp.com/) - [The Minimal Mac Podcast](http://minimalmac.com/enough) ### Social - [Google+](http://plus.google.com/) – Visit the new [WELSTech Google+ Page](https://plus.google.com/110913485482542801761/posts) - [TableProject.org](http://tableproject.org/) – Join the WELSTech TableProject sandbox ### Training - [Lynda.com](http://lynda.com/) online training ### Utilities - [Acorn](http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/) – Mac image editor - Analyze ministry demographics with the [NYTimes Mapping America](http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?hp) census data maps - Dragon Dictate for Mac - [DROPitTO.me](http://dropitto.me/) - [Instapaper](http://www.instapaper.com/) - National Geographic Wallpapers for your Windows 7 (or any) desktop - Offline Google Mail via a Chrome plugin - [Safe PST Backup](http://safepstbackup.com/) - [SugarSync.com](https://www.sugarsync.com/) - [TextMate](http://macromates.com/) - The new and improved [Google Reader](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reader-mode/llimhhconnjiflfimocjggfjdlmlhblm) - [Windows 7 Calculator](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/calculator) ### Web 2.0 - [Diagram.ly](http://diagram.ly/) – Draw diagrams online - [JotForm](http://www.jotform.com/) – Check out a sample form on Martin's blog - [SpiderScribe](http://www.spiderscribe.net/) ### Web Development - Compelling Facebook Fan Pages by Chris Brogan - How to Build a Facebook Page from Mashable - [More on FBML](http://www.techipedia.com/2009/create-facebook-page/) (Facebook Markup Language) - Check out the FBML-enabled [WELSTech tab](http://www.facebook.com/welstech?v=app_4949752878) – set to be the landing page for "non-fans" - Google Chrome extension for [right-click image properties](http://lifehacker.com/#!5766728/handy-extension-puts-right+click-image-properties-back-in-chrome-kind-of) via Lifehacker - [Learn.WordPress.com](http://learn.wordpress.com/) - Non-profits can obtain free hosting (for WordPress or any other software) from [DreamHost.com](http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting-nonprofit.html) - [Windows Live Writer](http://explore.live.com/windows-live-writer?os=other) – Multi-platform blogging tool - WordPress – [Hosted (.com)](http://wordpress.com/) and [DIY (.org)](http://wordpress.com/) ### WELS Hacker - abc123 - [Anywhere Access To My Files](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/07/31/anywhere-access-to-my-files/) - ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Review - Browsing with the Keyboard - Control Your Google Reader Viewing Experience - [Crowing About Collages](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/07/18/crowing-about-collages/) - [eBooks for Free](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/06/05/ebooks-for-free/) - Embedding Flickr Photo Galleries - Sample Flickr Photo Gallery: LWMS Spring Rally - [FAV 5: Free Web Site Platforms](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/07/24/fav-5-free-web-site-platforms/) - [Label-palooza](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/07/11/label-palooza/) - Making YouVersion Yours - Microsoft Office in the Cloud - [Mobile Broadcasting](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/08/08/mobile-broadcasting/) - [My (patriotic) brain on Diigo](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/07/04/my-patriotic-brain-on-diigo/) - [Organize your Digital Photos](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/06/12/organize-your-digital-photos/) - Polishing Chrome - Print My Cal - [Scratch-ing the Programming Surface](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/08/29/scratch-ing-the-programming-surface/) - Sharing Files via PogoPlug - [Smart is as SMART does](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/08/13/smart-is-as-smart-does/) - Visit ShopWELS for SMART Board deals from InfoCor - [The iPad-Only Experience](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/06/25/the-ipad-only-experience/) - The Listener's Bible narrated by Max McLean - Too Many Big Photos - [Web-based PDF Merging](http://salliedraper.com/blog/2011/06/18/web-based-pdf-merging/) - Windows Library…What's it Good For? - Wiring Up GTD in Outlook 2010 ### Picks of the Week Archive [ 2008 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2008?hsLang=en) | [ 2009 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2009?hsLang=en) | [ 2010 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2010?hsLang=en) | [ 2011 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2011) | [ 2012 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2012?hsLang=en) | [ 2013 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2013?hsLang=en) | [ 2014 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2014?hsLang=en) | [ 2015 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2015?hsLang=en) | [ 2016 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2016?hsLang=en) | [ 2017 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2017?hsLang=en) | [ 2018 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2018?hsLang=en) | [ 2019 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2019?hsLang=en) | [ 2020 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2020?hsLang=en) | [ 2021 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2021?hsLang=en) | [ 2022 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2022?hsLang=en) | [ 2023 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2023?hsLang=en) | [ 2024 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2024?hsLang=en) | [ 2025 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2025?hsLang=en) | [ 2026 ](https://welstech.wels.org/picks-of-the-week-2026?hsLang=en) ### About WELSTech exists to explore the use of technology to further the spread of the gospel. 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