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We're using a GoogleDoc Spreadsheet to plan our singing/ensemble schedule for 2012-13. If you're interested in customizing it for yourself, just open the doc, go to File > Make a copy, and name your copy.

Working on emergency preparedness plans for our family and found this app. Looks very useful.

I love Planbook. I have used it for the past two years and am going to link worksheets to it this year so students can have them at home.

steps to developing a technology plan

I plan to recommend this to my confirmation classes and my congregation at large.

I 100% agree with this article, they nailed it. This is what we have seen in our church over the last decade and I am seeing with other churches I am working on developing a plan too.

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 . . .

http://www.technologyintegrationineducation.com . Technology Integration in Education is a site that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right resources for you. TIE is the Facebook or Linkedin of Education. It is the site to go to network with educators and professionals around the world in order to share best practices when it comes to teaching with technology. TIE is the site that allows members to form groups around ideas, resources and skills. It provides a place where best educational videos can be shared. It provides tutorials in the form or Podcasts or live webinars that give members the opportunity to share some of the multiple resources they could use in order to achieve different objectives. There is a constant streaming of news articles from most of the major educational technology magazines available in one location. In essence, everything an educator could need to integrate technology in their daily teaching can be found in this one location. Well know companies as well as start-up companies now have a single location where educators can go in order to see everything. This centralized location dramatically cuts down on the research and planning time and provides a way for companies to attract prospective clients to their company in one centralized location. Educators are able to blog and discuss their teaching as well as the products used in an open and friendly atmosphere. The opportunities are endless.Join us at http://www.technologyintegrationineducation.com

Great example of using Voki in the classroom. This blog post also outlines a lesson plan or two to help get you started.

Some are free only on May 15th so plan to return then

Planning a Media in World Missions conference in 2012

Interested to know how well reviewed this is by other WELS people.........anyone read this system and recommend it?

Wow. Also check out the comments. I plan to use this in class to show the students that there is still persecution of Christians when they try to proclaim "The foolishness of God."