Picks of the Week 2015

A complete listing of the Picks of the Week from 2015 WELSTech episodes

The Best of 2015 (Episode 425)

Bible

• An All-New Way to Share What Inspires You in the YouVersion Bible App
• Biblia.com plugins

Books and Recommended Reading

• The Art of Virtue-Based Transformational Leadership
• The Must Read SlideShares of 2014
  • Slidedocs by Nancy Duarte
  • 5 Lessons For Entrepreneurs by Ian Lurie
  • Fix Your Really Bad PowerPoint based on an ebook by Seth Godin
  • The Classroom of the Future by Dean Shareski
• Top Church Tech Blogs [2015]
• Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right.

Communications and Marketing

• 4.2 billion people still offline
• Animated videos explaining multi-grade classrooms from Principal Timothy Vogel, Shepherd of the Hills, La Mesa, CA.
• Corissa Nelson's Church and School Marketing Board on Pinterest
• From The Copyright Coach:
  • Solve the Puzzle of Copyright eBook
  • Webinar videos
  • Upcoming Live Webinar – 7 Secrets of Understanding Fair Use and the Religious Service Exemption – November 18 @ 12 noon Central
• Using Print to Share Your Story

Education

• Add verbal comments to Google Docs (even in Classroom) with the Doctopus and Goobric add-ons – Goobric Web App video
• Badge EDU – NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12 Edition
• Ck-12 Mobile App
• CrashCourse on YouTube
• Education on Air
• Hour of Code – December 7-13
  • Star Wars
  • Minecraft
• ISTE 2015 Highlights and Insights – From SmartBrief on EdTech
• Kahoot – Take the sample WELSTech Survey
• Photojojo – University
• Sample Chromebook Discipline Policy from John Dorn at Illinois Lutheran Schools
• Seesaw
• The Complete Guide to Photography (For Beginners)
  • Read more from the Katchup blog including Understanding Exposure
• The Ultimate Beginner's Introduction to Exposure
• Vocabulary.com

Fitness

• Striiv Touch

Google

• Chrome plugins:
  • Cloud Caster
  • Eye Dropper
  • Scroll to Top
  • Shareaholic
• Google Authenticator
  • iTunes
  • Google Play
• Google Cardboard – DodoCase Virtual Reality Cardboard Toolkit V1.2
• Google Education On Air Archive
  • Highlight Reel
  • Blog recap
  • Skills of the future report (PDF)
  • What would you like to hear about in the next Education On Air Conference
  • Education On Air Feedback Form
• Google for Education – Training Center
• Google Keep
• Google Sharing Update
  • Prevent People From Downloading, Copying or Printing Your Drive Files
  • Drive Help: Owner controls for files and folders
  • Sample share screen with highlighted changes
• Inbox by Gmail
• New Google logo
• Slides Carnival
• The Gooru – Google Apps Training Resources
  • 5 Hidden Features In Google Apps That Everybody Should Be Using
  • Google Apps Admin Training Videos
  • Google Apps Adoption
• Type with your voice in Google Docs
• What's New in Google Apps newsletter archive

Hardware

• 3D Hubs
• 62 Windows 8 Secrets You Need to Know
• Apple TV
• August Smart Lock, HomeKit-Enabled
• Be your own Genius
• Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Chromecast Deal
• Cocoon Grid-It – Sallie's Grid-It
• Diamond USB 3.0 Superspeed Hub with Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
• DroneKit by 3D Robotics
• Get the Nexus 6 on Amazon for the discounted price of $349
  • Google OnePlus One
  • Project Fi
• How to fix the no sound problem on a Chromebook
• HP Stream 13 Laptop
• Joby GorillaPods
• MacBook Pro
• Printrbot Education program
• Swivl
• The Drapers are building a Huxley RepRap 3D Printer and dreaming of things to print at Thingiverse!
• The Structure Sensor
• yeggi – Printable 3D Models Search Engine
• Your Phone is not a Watch ;-)

Mobile

• Air Squirrels
• An All-New Way to Share What Inspires You in the YouVersion Bible App
• Ck-12 Mobile App
• dbrand
• Diaro
• FreePrints App for iPhone, Android & Windows Phone
• Google Now on iPhone
• How to create Android and iOS Keyboard Shortcuts
• iOS Podcasts App
• Microsoft brings Office Lens to Android and iPhone
• Mobile Live Streaming
  • Periscope – iOS | Android – The Scoop on Periscope from Tony Vincent at Learning in Hand
  • Meerkat – iOS | Android
  • Periscope vs. Meerkat
  • Katch
• ProjectFi
• YouTube Kids app – Android | iOS

Multi-Media

• Adobe Creative Cloud Photography package
• Free Church Media for Christmas from Proclaim
• GeoTag Photos
• Good Shepherd's Video Setup – Contact Allan
• List of Public Domain Music
• TelePromptor
• YouTube Downloader HD
• YouTube Red

Planning and Productivity

• Day One
• Diaro
• How to Set Up Your Desk – A Guide to Fixing a (Surprisingly) Overlooked Productivity Problem eBook
• Technology Planning Guidebook from the National Center for Technology Planning

Social Media

• Could You Lose All Your Social Media Followers
• If This Then That has new Pinterest channel
• Swarm & Facebook – Check in at church!
• Take Your Social Media to the Next Level – Time of Grace on Instagram & Pinterest
• The Top 3 Instagram Trends for Marketers

Utilities

• Add the WELSTech Calendar to your Google calendar
• Amazon Prime | Amazon Prime Music
• Bookmark Manager Extension
• Credit Karma
• Favorite keyboard shortcuts:
  • Control + N – New window
  • Control + T – New tab
  • Control + Shift + N – Open an incognito window
  • Control + F4 – Close app/window
• Feedly.com – iOS | Android | Kindle
• Geocaching.com – Mobile Apps
  • Geocaching 101
  • Geocaching and Education
  • Podcacher
• Internet of Things (IoT)
  • What exactly is the Internet of Things? [Infographic] – Examples
  • Microsoft HoloLens Demonstration – Augmented reality
• List of URL Shorteners
  • Our favorites are bit.ly (easy to customize) and goo.gl (also generates a QR code)
• OneNote for Teachers
• Open and use Chrome Task Manager in Windows
• Pinboard
• Reboot Restore RX – Free & fee-based, depending on your needs
• Slack – Team Messaging That Works!
• Square Cash
• Sunrise Calendar App
• Sway – Video Tutorials
• Thanks to Pastor Emile Burgess from Trinity, Caledonia, WI who has created a Text Expander file of Christian Worship (CW) hymns. It works with Phrase Express for Mac as well. Check out the details on the WELSTech Wiki.
• Updated WELS Yearbook
• Wikipedia Quick Hints Google Chrome Extension
• YouTube Downloader HD