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List of 10 things you should have in place when implementing 1:1. I will reference this list in my Master's Thesis project, which is a guide for Lutheran schools considering Chromebooks. (Look for that to be "published" next fall.)

1:1 iPads in grades 7 & 8 at Salem LES in Greefield, MN!!! Teacher Jon Beilke

ABOUT: A brief Bible "clip" to read, learn and take to heart... today. Current series: "100 Bible verses in 1 year." 1 daily e-mail @ 2 verses per week x 1 year equals 100 verses. The only Bible you truly have is the one you carry between your ears. (For memorization tips, click here.) Based on the book: "100 Bible Verses" by Robert J Morgan. "Daily Bible Clip" is written by Pastor Michael Ewart 

Some rules/suggestions for a 1:1 laptop program

This is the teacher who "designed and deployed the world's first whole-school 1:1 iPad deployment." He has a podcast called Canvas where he and another guy (Federico Viticci) talk about how they play and work only with an iPad. He also has a podcast called Out of School. He also has a killer Scottish accent.

Thorough first look at the GFW (Winthrop, MN) public high school 1:1 iPad initiative

Great documents and resources if you are 1:1

Shared by Pastor Rob Guenther - I've often wondered why DVD's don't have a TV edit track. You'd think it would easy enough to add a track where the foul language is edited out just like they do on TV. I'd let my boys watch some PG-13 movies if they had such a track. Well, there may finally be a solution I've been looking for... VidAngel.com offers $1 movie rentals. Well, sort of. You pay the retail price of the movie (let's say $20) to get a digital copy and they promise to buy it back (in this case, for $19) within 24 hours. (Or for a $2 "rental" fee if you get HD instead of SD.) I think it works like Red Box in that if you don't return it in 24 hours, they buy it back for $1 (or $2 in HD) less the next day until you run out of "credit" and then you eventually own it for $20. Cool program. But... what I like even better is the filter options they give. You can choose to remove sex scenes or bleep out certain language. Then it shows you what you'll see and hear and the new length of your movie. I think this could work well for youth groups as well as for individual or family uses. I think I'm really going to like VidAngel. I can still be culturally current but without putting garbage into my head. I may ditch Netflix DVD for VidAngel soon.

Advent Week 1 family devotions for C13 - From WELS CCC - Free to distribute

Kudos to Peter for this great article and video highlighting the work he's spearheaded at Grace!!

Create your own Android app - Schools are using it to allow students to design apps - http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130204/NEWS0102/302040049/IN-OUR-SCHOOLS-Local-school-launches-app-class?nclick_check=1

One hour webinar with Jennifer Magiera, Chad Kafka, and Carolyn Skibba on how they are using "device agnostic" tools to transform their classrooms.

Finally! A book aimed at helping non-profits identify usable communication strategies for social media engage based on case studies (i.e. examples). Many congregations and schools forget to sets goals and plan for internal and external communications and nurture let alone plug into the potential of social media to grow the kingdom of the Lord. As I recall, "Engage!" isn't simply the command of a fictional Star Trek captain, it's the command of the real Captain of the stars . . .

Here's what I like about Pinterest: It's different than the other major social media players like Facebook and Twitter.  For an organization, it's less about pushing your own stuff and more about sharing your culture.  What makes your church unique in who it is? Or as Pinterest Co-founder Evan Sharp says, "For most consumer brands, the idea behind your brand makes sense on Pinterest." And it's also why this social media outlet could be useful for your church.  It's your chance to not just share yourself but share things you agree with or things that will be useful to your members or your community.

Temporary file sharing in the cloud - 1 GB limit

School district near Omaha, Nebraska that is implementing iPads for all high school students this year. Lots of great resources and tutorials about using the iPad.

I ordered these discs to go along with Glo Premium so that I don't have to stream everything to my primary computer.  Three DVDs arrived in about 2 days.  Total cost with about $12 with shipping.  Install time says 1-3 hours!  18 GB