Picks of the Week 2017

A complete listing of the Picks of the Week from 2017 WELSTech episodes

500 in 2017 (Episode 529)

Apple

• Airplay: The Ultimate Guide

Blogging

• Life Without Hosting – Medium – MartinSpriggs.com

Books, Articles, Movies and Podcasts

• 6 Rules To Live By When You Work In An Office But Have Remote Team Members
• 50 Smartest Companies in 2017
• DailyFreeBooks.com from Find Infinite Free Kindle Books
  • Kindle Fire 8″
• Hidden Figures
• Kindle Unlimited
• Luther's Protest: From 95 Theses to Reformation by John Braun
• Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World by Emily Freeman
• Stuff You Missed in History Class – iTunes | Stitcher
• Teaching Kids Coding, by the Book
  • The Friendship Code from Girls Who Code
  • Secret Coders
• Teaching Electronics with Project Daffodil
• With All Your Heart

Church or School Office

• 10 Things You Can't Expect from Church Volunteers
• Capital campaign event communication example from St. Paul's, New Ulm
• Church 360° Members

Education

• 30 Free Google Drawings Graphic Organizers
  • Instructions
  • Drawings – List | Drive Folder
• Bringing digital citizenship into the school curriculum
• Building your school brand
• Create Your Own Google Logo – a new activity at Hour of Code
• Department of Education Creates New Evaluation Tool for K-12 Administrators – Ed Tech RCE Coach
• From Code.org, check out CS Discoveries, a computer science course for grades 7-9
• Learn Robotics Online
• peg + cat – Math fun for ages 3-6 from PBS Kids
• Reformation bookmarks to color from the Michigan district of LCMS
• Register for …
  • American Computer Science League 2017-18 competition
  • Hour of Code, December 4-10 – How-to Guide
• Sphero Education – SPRK+ Power Pack
• Technology Rocks Seriously
• The Catalyst from Tinkering Labs
  • Unboxing the Electric Motors Catalyst
  • See 16 inventions in 1 minute
• UNICEF Kid Power School Program

Events

• Join the conversation at the upcoming Gospel Outreach with Media (gowm.org) online conference, opening October 23 – Details
• National Day of Unplugging – March 3 & 4
• Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA) Spring 2017 Conference – April 19-21 in Omaha, NE

Google

• 8 Hidden (And Useful) Features in Google Search
• 17 Tricks to Master Google Photos
  • Don't Share Your Location
  • Convert Images Already Uploaded to Save Space
  • Backup with Wi-Fi Only – "Google Photos can eat through your data [plan] like water dissolving cotton candy."
• 20 Tips Every First-Time Chromebook User Should Know
• 30 Free Google Drawings Graphic Organizers
  • Instructions
  • Drawings – List | Drive Folder
• Get started with Team Drives
• Google Classroom now available for personal Google accounts
• Google Keep integrated with Google Docs
• Google Maps: Share Location
• Google Team Drives
  • Video Overview
  • Get Started
• How to Create an eBook with Google Slides
• Share your Google Photos library
• Switching to Chromebook – 8 Apps to Replace Your Desktop Favorites
  • Writer
• Use Google Forms to Collect Absence Notices
  • Part of Weekly Teacher Tips on Using gForms in the classroom
• Welcome to your first day of Classroom from the Google Training Center

Hardware

• Acer R11 Chromebook
• AGPTeck Wireless Bluetooth In-Car Radio Adapter
• ASUS Chromebit
• Canon Powershot G9X
• Dell P2715Q Monitor
• iPad Pro 2 – 10.5 inch
• Linksys AC1200 Max Wi-Fi Gigabit Range Extender / Repeater
  • Wifi Analyzer in the Google Play Store
• Logitech M720 Triathlon mouse – Switch between three computers via Bluetooth
• RhinoShield Protective Cases
• Sphero Mini
• Tech Gear from Learning in Hand
• The Wirecutter

Images

• Christmas royalty-free images and video
  • WELSTech Photo Challenge
  • Pexels – Images | Video
• How to Make an Infographic
• Photoshop Fix
• Tips for Eye Catching Images from Facebook for Business

Microsoft

• One Minute Office Magic
• OneNote Web Clipper
• Windows 10 Three Finger Gestures
• The Best PowerPoint Templates for Educational Presentations

Mobile

• Calculator: The Game – iOS | Android
• Duck, Duck, Moose free apps
• Get help for your smartphone – iPhone Manual | Android Help
• How to Print from Your iPhone/iPad
• InShot mobile video editor for iOS & Android
• iPhone iMessage audio
• Smartphone payment options
  • Apple
  • Android
  • Samsung
• snap snap snap
• Word Swag App

Personal Fitness

• Fitbit Charge 2

Photography

• Google Photo Books
• Moment Lenses

Security

• How to Hacker-Proof Your Email in Four Steps

Social Media

• Christ Our Savior in Rockford, MI has a great Advent devotional series for social media around #wheresmelchior, their missing nativity scene wise man
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Utilities

• Curiosity Smart Tab Chrome plugin
• Draft
• Firefox Quantum
• GasBuddy
• join.me
• Keep track of your favorite places and share them with friends | 5 reasons to create and share lists in Google Maps
• Microsoft Edge Extensions
• MindMup
• Mint
• Saving Webpages in Chrome
• Todobook Chrome plugin
• Top 10 Ways to Extend Your Laptop's Battery Life
• Windows 10 Magnifier
• Windows 10 Three Finger Gestures
• Zapier

Video

• 20 YouTube Tricks, Hacks & Features You'll Want to Know About This Year
• Accessories for Camtasia
• Video production webinars featuring Camtasia:
  • Cooking Up eLearning Demos in Minutes
  • How to Make Great Video Software Demonstrations
  • Encouraging Video Production Without Overwhelming Your Experts
• Camtasia
• Frame Rate: A Beginners Guide – Compare frames per second
• InShot mobile video editor for iOS & Android
• Pexels – Free stock videos
• Screencast-O-Matic
• VLC

Webmaster Tools

• Hover.com
• Placehold It!
• W3Schools Tutorials