Today and tomorrow 3 of Francis Chan’s bestselling books free in ebook form, they are great books and I highly recommend them:
Happy Easter!
I’ve blogged before about a great prize wheel for your computer (Spin That Wheel), but I just found one that just as good (and cheaper) to use on the iPad. It’s called iPrizeWheel and it’s great fun. It’s a customizable prize wheel that you can setup and run right from your iPad. And using the mirroring function in iOS you can send it right to your TV for a larger screen experience. The basic version gives you the choice of 16 or 24 spots on the wheel that you can put type in your own prizes. It only costs $4.99 and you can upgrade in app to a premium version that gives you even more options. Learn more and see screen shots on iTunes.
Here’s video that shows how it works:
Here’s the contest part, the folks over at iPrizeWheel have given me 3 copies to give away to the YouthMinistryGeeks out there. If you’d like to win a copy, in the comments tell us an idea to use the app in your ministry. On Wed April 11th, 2012 we’ll pick 3 to win copies of the basic version of iPrizeWheel plus we’ll post all the ideas for using it in your ministry.
Get iPrizeWheel on iTunes now:
Google maps has finally caught on. User want faster loading maps with more basic yet vibrant colors! Google newest app currently available online (coming soon to the widest used video can console) it brilliant even down to street view. Watch the promo video, and preorder your today.
Google Maps is now available for 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment Systems (NES). Availability in Google Store is TBD but you can try it on your browser by going to http://maps.google.com and clicking “Quest” in the upper right hand corner of the map.
Though I am not using this at our Passover Seder, I couldn’t resist sharing it here. Those who were a fan of the digital story of the nativity will love this. I am definitely using this the next time we talk about the exodus!
UPDATE!
And the winner is….Steve. You’ll be getting an email with all the details.
Thanks to everyone who played along!
I recently came across the site Only144, it is like Groupon for churches. Throughout the year they launch some great deals that only last 144 hours and once they’re over, they’re over. On March 16th they are launching an amazing youth ministry bundle worth over $2000. The whole thing will only cost $97 and includes items from Youthministry360, The Skit Guys, Church Ninja and much more. Head over to only144.com and look through the whole list of goodies and check out their short video on the deal.
Only144 is allowing us to give one bundle away. Leave a comment below telling what item in the bundle you like most and on Thursday, March 15, we will randomly choose one of those comments to give a FREE bundle to.
I don’t know how I missed this, but i just saw my friends from DigitalStache have a blog called GameShow where they are posting some great games. With title like Smart or Stupid and Hit the Chip how could you go wrong. They are providing instructions and graphics for some fun games. Doesn’t look like it’s updated that often, but maybe some traffic will inspire them.
If you need some new games, it might be a good one to check out.
Game Show Blog | Game Ideas for Student Ministry from Digital Stache.
Everyone hates the spinning beach ball of death. Imagine if it took over your presentation while speaking to a group of people. Watch as Improv Everywhere brings this to life. Have you ever thought about doing something unexpected like this during a talk? Could be a great memory maker for your students.
Apple is suppose to announce the newest version of their iPad this Wednesday in a special event. The biggest question I is are you planning on getting one?
Over at Youth Specialties, we’ve been celebrating Leap Year. Needless to say it’s kept me pretty busy, but i wanted to let everyone know so you can take advantage of some of the great deals going on.
First:
NYWC 2012 tickets for only $209 with $50 deposit. Spaces are limited, but there are still some available for both cities, San Diego and Dallas. Hurry, this amazing price is only good till March 7th.
Visit NYWC.com for all the details.
Here’s a little video of Mark Matlock and Doug Fields talking about it.
Second:
Leap Year Special on resources for 29% off. There’s some great deals on books from Kara Powell, Lars Rood, Jonathan Mckee, Chuck Bomar, and many others. There’s books for youth workers, teaching material, and books for students. These specials all end on March 7th so act fast.
Everyone loves fonts, right? There’s nothing like a new font that can make your next flyer or calendar really feel fresh and fun. Here are a couple of links of over 80 FREE fonts for you to use.
The first group has a bunch of great looking new fonts that can help direct the look and feel of your piece:
45+ Latest Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs
And if that wasn’t enough, here are some great movie style fonts for you. Fonts like Harry Potter, Disney, Lord of the Rings, Twilight and more. Great for spoofing popular movies with your own version.
