We've talked about Spin That Wheel before, and I think it's one of the most fun media products to come along for a youth worker in awhile. It's a customizable prize wheel. It's great for prizes or challenges. It can really help add some fun to your up front youth...
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The hub for all things SoftwareFavorite iPhone Apps
I use my iPhone almost as much as I use my hands. It is a key part of how a live in the world, and the following is a short list of my goto apps. Though many of the developers have their own site, all of the links below are the iTunes preview page for the sake of...
Spin That Wheel — Youth Group Game
I love the tech that comes out of the student and college/young adult ministries at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. These guys have brought us some great blogs like steveostudios.tv fun and solid content in their podcast churchtechtalk, usable free...
Audio Podcasting 101 (Part 2)
... Continued from Part One. As I mentioned, I have been working on a youth ministry training podcast, 10-Minute Training, and after publishing about a dozen, feel ready to share the process here. This post wil look at the recording process itself, and the final...
21 Reasons Your Church or Ministry Needs a Mobile App
At SYM we are in the midst of app development, so I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Why are there so many apps out there? Do we really need another one? The answer to these questions for me is: 1) Apps make people's life easy, that's why there are so...
Audio Podcasting 101 (Part 1)
A while back I began an interview-style youth ministry podcast called 10-Minute Training. Now that I have published about a dozen, I feel ready to share the process here. Keep in mind that there are many ways to do this. Mine is focused on making the least amount...
Capture any Video with iShowU HD
iShowU HD is the swiss army knife of video capture applications. Basically, any portion of anything on your screen can be captured and turned into a movie as well as allowing the program to simply follow your mouse from one area to another. Say you are working in...
Yogile – Easy photo sharing!
I saw this site on a TWIT podcast a few weeks ago. It's a great way to share pictures. For each album that you make you also get an email address that people can send in their own pictures to. This could be a great way to collect photos from an event or a trip. ...
Top Three Sept 24: Omnifocus, Magic Trackpad, Zumocast
I thought I'd start a new series on the blog, my top 3 of the week. I'm going to be sharing my top 3 tools of the week. Just little things that I've found helpful or useful. So here we go: 1. Omnifocus - I've been looking for something to get my projects and tasks in...
Media from Computer to Your iDevice Over the Web
Zumocast is focused on helping you play/display the media you have on your computer to your iOS device. After installing the app on your computer and iOS device and registering with Zumocast, you are able to do some incredible things. You can watch any video you have...