Let’s just say that February has been a BUSY month for the Sidekick team!
In the last month, we’ve released:
- PICK ME! – Users can now create a random (or not-so-random) picker that (so far) can handle up to 200 names!
- BULK ADDING for PICK ME and WHEELS! – Users no longer have to add each PICK ME or WHEEL item one at a time. Now, users can copy and paste a list from virtually anywhere (Apple Notes, Google Sheets, Excel, etc…), which makes the whole process that much faster!
- DYM INTEGRATION – This is a biggie. DYM INTEGRATION allows users to import the resources that they purchased on DYM directly into Sidekick without ever having to download anything!
But that’s not all! We just couldn’t close out the month without adding one more little bit of DYM magic to Sidekick. That’s right, we’re talking about…
That’s right! If you’ve used Sidekick in the last few days, you may have noticed that there’s a new toolbar at the top of the screen when you’re in “Overview” mode:
Now, sure. There are two buttons that should be pretty familiar by now. On the left, you’ve got the “🎹 Song” Button that allows users to import songs directly from CCLI using their SongSelect account. And then there’s the “🦙 DYM” Button that we talked about earlier that lets users add resources that they’ve purchased from the DYM Store.
But that about that magical middle button??
Yup! The “🎁 Free” Button does EXACTLY what you think it should. All you have to do is click on it, and it will bring up a window that looks something like this:
As of the time that I’m writing this post, there are currently 10 INCREDIBLE resources that are completely FREE for all Sidekick users (although you may need to upgrade your membership to accommodate the number of students you have participating in Live Voting.)
These FREE resources include classics like:
- The Impossible Shot
- Useless Facts Countdowns 1 & 2
- Extreme Four Corners
- Popcorn Story
- Sword Drill
And interactive templates to help you get started like:
- PICK ME! Templates
- Emotional Llama Wheels
Plus, we’ve even got completely built-out, fully interactive games for you to play with your group like:
- Wilderness Survival Guide
- Swiftest Swifties
Actually, check out what one user has already said about our new Wilderness Survival Guide game:
I’m so grateful for everything you guys are doing to make youth ministry AWESOME. We just used the Wilderness Survival Guide game last night for our high schoolers because it was easy to just add to Sidekick. They lost their minds. It was a huge win. Thank you!
– Jeff
