Picks of the Week 2012

A complete listing of the Picks of the Week from 2012 WELSTech episodes

7 Best Picks of 2012 (Episode 269)

Audio/Video

• Animoto and Animoto for Educators – Sample student project
• Avid Studio for iPad – Training Videos | Video Overview
• BooksShouldBeFree.com – Sallie recommends …
  • Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X by Victor Appleton
  • The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse
• Camtasia Studio
• Google Hangouts – Learn More
• Pandora One
• Plex – Media Server and Player
• Present.me
• Stone Path Studio (Facebook | Vimeo)
  • The Bethany Media Arts Program
  • Award winning student production Leaf Me Alone
• yesHEis.com – Shareable Gospel videos
• YouTube Playlist – Sharing | Sample Playlist
• YouTube Video Editor (How To Edit Video from Mashable)
  • Salty Earth Pictures on YouTube
  • PC's Take on Facebook
• Vocaroo

Bible Study

• Great Treasures
• The Listener's Bible narrated by Max McLean
• YouVersion Reading Plans

Books

• Presentation Zen (book) – Presentation Zen Blog

Education

• 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About
• 108 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom
• Brad Flickinger's Podstock 2012 Keynote
• Chocolate Fix for iPad
• CollegeResults.org
• Computer Science from Khan Academy – Sample student-created program
• Doodle for Google
• Gamestar Mechanic
  • Video Game Design for the Classroom
  • Geological Game Design Project
  • Student Video Games
  • Gamestar Mechanic > Teacher Resources
  • National STEM Video Game Challenge
• MapMaker Interactive – National Geographic Education
• MathCounts – Last year's Reel Math winner was Mix n Match – the Power of Cleaver Combinations
• Money Metropolis, Financial Football and More Money Skills Games
• MoodleDocs
• PBS KIDS
  • PBS KIDS Mobile Downloads
  • PBS Teachers
  • PBS KIDS in the Classroom (for teachers)
• Pic Collage for iPad
• Play and Learn Mindmap
• PTO Today
  • School Family Night Resources
  • Family Reading Night at St. John's, Sleepy Eye
  • Internet Safety Night Resources
• Recommended iPad Apps for Education from the Texas Computer Education Association
• Socrative student response system – Visit Sallie's Room #69385
• TES iboard
• Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012 & Best of the Breed Tools 2012
• TypingWeb
• Welcome to the Web

Graphics and Images

• Adorama Learning Center – Adorama TV
• Fotobabble – iOS app
• FreeBibleImages.org
• Image Resizer
• John Bell's Christian Art Gallery
• Morguefile.com | Photo classroom
• Online Image Editor for creating transparency in images
  • Sample images
  • Video tutorial
  • Online help
• PicMonkey
• Pixlr and Pixlr o-matic
• Royalty-free letter images
• Tiny PNG
• Understanding Comics – Learning from the art of comics

Hardware

• $249 Samsung Chromebook
• FitBit
• Google's Nexus 7 Tablet by Asus
• Intel Classmate PC-Convertible
• iRig Mic
• Klean Kanteen Insulated
• Logitech Tablet Keyboard for iPad
• Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad | CNET Review
• Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation
• Opteka Hot Shoe Two Axis Double Bubble Spirit Level
• Plantronics Backbeat GO Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds
• Raspberry Pi $35 Computer
  • Available from Newark
  • Read Tech & Learning's Kids Build Cheap Computers article for ideas
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  • Check out ShopWELS discounts for cellular service with Verizon and AT&T
• T-Mobile Prepaid 4G WiFi Hotspot
• Tangle free cord tip
• ThermaPak Heatshift
• Yeti Blue USB Microphone
• Zagg Invisible Shield

Mobile

• Atomic Web iOS Browser
• Blogsy for iPad
• How to enable Diigo bookmarking in Safari on iPad (video) – Diigo instructions
• Mighty Text
• Photo Transfer App
• ReflectionApp – Wireless AirPlay mirroring to your Mac or PC
  • Watch Sallie's demo iPad screencast of the new Google Search Handwrite option – creating using Reflection
• Skitch
• SMART Notebook app for iPad – (Review | Overview video)

Productivity

• Evernote v2
  • Evernote Clearly
  • Say Hello to Your New Brain on Evernote, Company of the Year from Inc.com
• If This then That – ifttt.com
• Pomodoro Productivity Technique
  • PomodoroPro app for iOS
  • Pomodroido – Android app (untested)
  • Apps Gone Free app for iOS

Security

• Google 2-Step Verification – Learn from the experience of Wired writer Mat Honan, who was recently hacked

Social Media

• GroupMe
• How Your Church Can Use Post Types To Be More Interesting On Facebook
• Pinterest
  • Check out the new WELSTech Pinterest page
  • Request an invite to Pinterest
  • Pinterest becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC]
  • Why Pinterest is 2012's hottest website
  • Pinterest for Churches – Part 1 | Part 2
  • Churches Reaching Out With Pinterest – Mars Hill on Pinterest
• Prismatic
• Twitter Chats in Education

Utilities

• Always Clear Downloads Extension for Chrome
• Browser Tab Switching Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Control + Tab – cycle through tabs
  • Control + Number – Go to a specific tab – In Safari use Command + Shift + Left and Right Arrows
  • Control/Command + W – Close a tab
  • Control/Command + T – Opens a new tab
• CardCloud
• Create a Book of Selected Wikipedia Articles
• Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office
• Google Drive
• Google+ Hangouts
• Google Chat/Talk
• Handbrake
• Markdown | Elements for iPad
• media.io
• MyPermissions.org
• Noteflight for composing music online – Sample
• Notification Control
• Outlook.com
• SafeGmail
• SpeedTest.net
• TunnelBear
• WhatsRunning.net
• Windows Live SkyDrive

Web Development

• Google Apps – Read about Google Apps New Look in the Google Apps Learning Center
• NameVine