Capstone+Proposal+Patti+Brockman

Capstone Proposal for Patti Brockman

**__Capstone Project Outline__**


 * 1) **Your Name**
 * 2) **Project Title**
 * 3) **Project Description**
 * 4) **Relevance to ministry**
 * 5) **References to supporting resources**
 * 6) **Social dimension of your project**
 * 7) **Project Goals and Objectives**
 * 8) **Audience Description**
 * 9) **Projected Timeline**
 * 10) **Timeline for implementation between September 1 and November 1, 2011**
 * 11) **Timeline for follow-up plans, if any**
 * 12) **Technology To Be Utilized**
 * 13) **Projected Budget**
 * 14) **Do you need departmental or administrator approval? If yes, please indicate the steps you have taken.**

__Capstone Project __

Patricia Brockmann
 * Project Contact **:

Alex Groppe, Director of Faith Formation at St. Scholastica Parish
 * Project Team Members **:

Social Networking as a source for communication with the Faith Formation families.
 * Project Title **:

As the Administrative Assistant of our parish Faith Formation, we are looking to bridge the gap between the classroom and family participation with the children at home. We are looking at different avenues to keep the catechists, students, families and the faith formation office connected. We realize that everyone is not a digital native, but hopefully they will make use of the digital tools that are now available to them.
 * Project Description **:


 * Project Goals **:
 * Create a Wiki for the students to access their home assignments (ex. Study Guides, Sharing Faith with My Family, Dear Family Pages).
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">The Wiki will be available on the website with the grade assignments listed for easy access on the website.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Once the families, students and catechists feel comfortable with the Wiki we hope to expand it to include student participation with class projects (ex. Confirmation saints, service hours and letters to the pastor).
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Create a Faith Formation Facebook page following the diocesan guidelines and create one group for catechists and one group for the Faith Formation families.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">To get reminders to parents besides using Facebook and emails, we will utilize Text for Free.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">As everyone becomes familiar with the digital tools that we will be using we hope to expand them to other ministries.

<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Parents, Students and Catechists
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Audience **<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">:


 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Projected Timeline **<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">:
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Create Facebook and Wiki by 9/15/11.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Invite parents, and catechists to join the Faith Formation Team in using the created groups on Facebook by 10/01/2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Invite parents, students and catechists to join the Faith Formation Team in using the Wiki for home assignments by 10/01/2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Team evaluation from the parents, students and catechists on how they feel that the Facebook groups and Wiki are working by 10/20/2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Publicity from 9/1/11 on website and in the parish bulletin to make people aware of the digital tools that are being used in Faith Formation.


 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Technology Tools **<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">:
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Facebook
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">E-Mail
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Parish Website
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Text for Free
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Sadlier Religion.com

<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">We have upgraded to Wiki plus, which is free of charge. There is no cost for either Facebook or Text for Free. Any incidentals should be covered by the yearly Faith Formation budget.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Budget **<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">:

<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Director of Faith Formation is required and has been obtained.
 * <span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">Approval: **

<span style="font-family: Constantia,serif;">__**Addendum to original project**__:

Create a Flocknote account for better communication with parents, students and catechists.
 * Project Goal**:

Flocknote Google Docs and Calendar
 * Technology Tools:**

Monthly fee for Flocknote will be covered by the yearly Faith Formation budget.
 * Budget:**

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