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Godtube.com
Why?
WHY?
From MSNBC
GodTube is the best example of a new group of Web sites that aim to do the same things regular Web sites do, but with a Christian (or Christian conservative) point of view. Like the idea of MySpace, but hate the thought of your children as prey? Try Famster, a secure online community for [...]

Don’t Stop Motion


When I was about 2 or 3 my dad made a now famous (in our family) stop-motion film (okay about 10 seconds), using his Super-8 Camera (really old school video camera).
Now you can do the same with the insanely cool iStopMotion
And it’s $40 after a free demo version.
So first check out a reiview from [...]

$100 Laptop


I heard about this amazing innovation a few months ago and have been looking forward to seeing the final project… well it has been finished.
The laptops are powered with a wind-up crank, have very low power consumption and will let children interact with each other while learning. It is touted as a potent learning tool [...]

Episode!


Hey, hey new episode available to integrate with your favourite musical making device.
Episode #5 - Curriculum Pt. 2

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$14 Steadycam


A great option if you make videos in your children’s ministry, if you make one, let me know how it works!
Steadycams (or camera stabilizers) are attachments used to capture smooth looking video even when the camera and camera operator are in motion. The camera operator may walk (or even jog), move through tight hallways and [...]

Kidshaper Pt. 1


Kidshaper 2006 was a spectacular success, it looks like there will be some photos coming soon on the official site.
Now, I took an elective during the conference entitled ‘Fast Ministry’. And basically exposed my nerd-dom to the world, talking about the internet and tech stuff in Children’s Ministry. So if you are visiting the blog [...]

Creation Animation


Kids 4 Truth International (www.kids4truth.com) announces the release of a brand new Dynamation:
The Watchmaker: www.kids4truth.com/watchmaker/watch.html
This dynamic animation (i.e. Dynamation) transports the viewer into an imaginary world where by chance and chance alone, a beautiful, working watch is formed over a process of millions of years. Where did the watch come from? Obviously, the [...]

My Squidoo Lens


Hey, if you haven’t checked out squidoo yet… you need to have a look.
Here is my lens:
http://www.squidoo.com/childrensministry/
Don’t miss the hillarious video halfway down the page!
You can create your own lens as well, for FREE! 
Have a look at Squidoo.

T-Quilizer - T-Shirt with Sound Activated Equilizer


The T-Qualizer is a t-shirt with a built in sound sensitive graphic equalizer panel. As the music beats, the shirts equalizer lights up to the beat of the music.
This would be awesome to wear in a big kids meeting to measure the volume of cheering etc.
It has a fully functional EL (Electro Luminenscence) panel with [...]