Missionary Disciples and New Media - Part 3

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Forming Missionary Disciples in a Digital Age

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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Ministry Methods and Tools Faith Formation

Participatory Communication What it might look like at the Parish Level


• Scripture

• Doctrine

• Morality

• Sacrament

• Prayer

• Liturgy

• Social

Teaching

from the Catholic School Religious Education Curriculum Evaluation Matrix by Brian Lemoi


"All of these tasks are necessary. As the vitality of

the human body depends on the proper function of

all of its organs, so also the maturation of the

Christian life requires that it be cultivated in all its

dimensions: knowledge of the faith, liturgical life,

moral formation, prayer, belonging to community,

missionary spirit. When catechesis omits one of

these elements, the Christian faith does not attain

full development.

General Directory for Catechesis, paragraph 87

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_17041998_directory-for-catechesis_en.html








• Reading

• Prayer

• Discussion

• Classroom

Instruction

• Retreats


• Social Networking

• Digital Storytelling

• Blogging

• Curating Information

• Web 2.0 Tools


Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

HIGHER ORDER SKILLS

LOWER ORDER SKILLS

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy


Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

HIGHER ORDER SKILLS

LOWER ORDER SKILLS

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy


• Collaboration

• Interaction

• Information Access

• Removes Barriers

• Address Different

Learning Styles

• Inspiration

• Creativity

http://www.flickr.com/photos/floatingeyeball/5486383534/sizes/l/in/photostream/


Photo by Ihtatho – labeled for reuse http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihtatho/627226315/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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Exploring theTools


Social Bookmarking: Delicious

• Online Bookmarking

•Place holder

•Free

•Store

•Share

• Database of Links


http://delicious.com/ccerveny/web2.0

http://delicious.com/ccerveny/web2.0


Social Networking: Twitter

• 140 characters –

called a Tweet

• Mini-blog

• Always on virtual

presence

• Friends or Strangers

(Followers)


http://twitter.com/#!/ccerveny

http://twitter.com/


Social Networking Management: Tweetdeck

• Facebook and Twitter

• Simple updating

• Via Phone or Computer

• Free

• Mentions

• Direct Messages

• Trending: Worldwide




Presentation Tools: Animoto

• 30-seconds of video

• Uses photos or video

• Available music

• Embed code

• Link

• Email, FB, and …


http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/screencasts/animoto/animoto.htm

http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/screencasts/animoto/animoto.htm


http://www.wordle.net/

• Word Cloud Generator

• Requires Java enabled

• Free to use in any way

• Open to all

• Once saved, it’s public

• Not filtered – take your

chances!

Word Cloud Generators: Wordle



• Photo Management

• Sharing Application

• Online (Cloud)

• Newbies Guide -

http://cnet.co/zmetM

Online Photos: Flickr

http://cnet.co/zmetM



Blogging: WordPress

• Blog Tool • Publishing Platform • Widgets • Themes • Blog or Website


http://www.acyberpilgrimorg

http://www.acyberpilgrimorg/


Meeting Management: Doodle

• Easy Scheduling

• Free

• No Registration

• Create

• Invite

• Confirm


http://www.doodle.com

http://www.doodle.com/


Collaboration: WikiSpaces

• Simple Web Pages

• Ongoing Process of Creation

• Write Documents

Collaboratively

• Allows for non-linear,

evolving, complex and

networked text, argument

and interaction




St. Petersburg Times, “Businesses hold consumers’ attention with

social media,” Sunday, October 17, 2010, pg. D1.

• Manager, Ellis Cooley

• Facebook and Twitter to generate buzz about

the newly opened AMP 150 Restaurant.

• Nine months later: 4,551 followers on Twitter

and 719 fans on Facebook.

• A way to converse and interact directly and in

real time with the people who dine at AMP 150


• The use of New Media technology is just another

way we can live out our calling to evangelize.

• New Media uniquely gives the Church new

opportunities to evangelize more people.

Especially the young.

Marcel LeJeune, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry at

St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas AM University


• A Conversation!

• Chapter 3, pgs. 57-69

• Chapter 8, pgs. 131-147

You are the PIONEERS!


Image by Claudia McIvor


Image by Erin McIvor

After hearing about New Media tools, what new life for YOUR

parish is emerging?

Technology

Missionary Disciples and New Media - Part 3