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Assignment #1 What is Unique About Web 2.0 Tools?

In your studies during this course, have you discovered ways that catechists and ministers are already using technology in teaching or learning about their faith? Please use the five categories below and add examples that show Web 2.0 technology applied to __any__ ministerial setting. You may refer to something that is already in place in your own parish or school, or you may list something you have discovered somewhere else.

Socialization
 * EXAMPLE:In my youth group, I am using FB as a means to encourage our youth to stay connected with one another (Your Name?)
 * Collaboration
 * EXAMPLE: After learning about wikis, I want to involve the members of the parish committee that I'm part of on how to....(Your Name)

Creativity
 * EXAMPLE:Our parish is posting links to videos on our parish Facebook page that highlight different ministries. Because there is a place to showcase them, the ministries feel encouraged to take on this creative endeavor. (Your Name)

Authenticity
 * EXAMPLE:I want to create a VoiceThread to encourage senior high youth to voice their experience of World Youth Day (Your Name)

Sharing
 * EXAMPLE:I would like to share my opinions with Catholics in other countries about a book we are reading at the same time. (Your Name)

Socialization
 * ====We have started to put together a FB page for all of our Discipleship Seminars (retreats) participants so they can reconnect as a small group - Walt====
 * Our parish has begun to use Facebook to keep the parishioners in touch with the new events we have at the parish. Beatrice
 * I am hoping that be creating a FB for the Pathfinders Youth Group (middle schoolers) that we can foster more community and stronger bond-Amy
 * ======In our service club, the students use facebook to send reminder announce of service times and place. sister an======
 * We would like to start a FB page to let the parishioners become involved with what is happening in the parish. We have also looked at a program that would let us post what is happening and also to get responses (RSVP) to events and volunteer opportunities. It is a better way to stay connected to the different ministries that the parishioners belong to.Pat
 * I think a facebook page is a wonderful idea for a youth group. I know the peer ministers at St. Leo have a facebook page where they communicate about upcoming retreats, share photos, etc. -Jennifer
 * I found 1/2 of my Catholic High School graduating class on fb that helped us to have a grand reunion last year. This past week, one of our classmates posed a question regarding who is still Catholic and what do you think about the changes to the Roman Missal. The faith sharing that has taken place is phenomenol and has moved our relationships to an entirely new level! (Diane)
 * My church Espiritu Santo has begun to use FaceBook on a limited basis. This is a start and with some coaching I would like to see it used with the adult RCIA. Jose
 * Our church is using fb as a group and the Women's Guild now has a page of its own.Cindy Taylor
 * Our church has started a fb page, fairly basic for now. I'm looking forward to appointing more parishioners as 'admins' in order to give a more rounded approach. Kristi
 * Nativity has a FB page that has become very interactive. Our Youth Ministry department started with FB and communicates readilly. Pam Emery

Collaboration
 * Our web page for Life Foundations is composed of Wiki libraries that allow our parents & students to stay in touch with what we are doing, pictures, videos, etc. - Walt
 * I would like to use the wiki to keep in contact with the Why Catholic? Core Team. I think it will enhance our communication and make life easier on all. Beatrice
 * We have starting using wikis for dinners and event planning. It is starting slow, but I think that once they get use to it, they will like it-Amy
 * I n our school several teachers use wiki for their class course of studies so students always know upcoming assignments, resources to use etc. Sister An
 * I have started a wiki for our Faith Formation class assignments. I have put a widget on the website so that the students are able to go right to there class and see what the assignments are for that week. Pat
 * I am going to try to use a wiki in my classroom for some homework assignments. I think it will take the students a while to get used to, but I think it can be a powerful learning tool. -Jennifer
 * I put together a wiki for parishes to share that they are participating in the Fall SCC for Lifting Up Our Hearts and to inform us of the parish contact and what's happening with the process. (Diane)
 * We are using a wiki for my circle to keep track of ongoing projects, etc. Cindy T.
 * I'd like to start the catechists with online lesson planning, to include others in our area (and beyond) using the same materials. This may be next year's project, though :) Kristi
 * My plan is for our Catechists to iteract with one another with Family Faith Event planning. I tried a WIki with fellow Catechetical leaders in planning an event. Still working in getting Catechetical leaders to use it. Pam E.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Creativity
 * We are getting ready to start using video ads instead of time at the ambo to give information after/before mass. it will help us to limit the talk time :) as well as get people used to looking somewhere other than the bulletin for information - Walt
 * I want to create some videos for the classes we have with our Catechists and also involve them in the process of creating their own to use with their students.Beatrice
 * I am looking forward to adding more videos and movies the students create to out new Youth Ministry section of our web page as well as incorporating it into class and projects.
 * We use some of the students YouTube presentation on our school website so others know our involvement in social justice. Sister Ann
 * I would like to use Animoto for any upcoming events either for the parish or Faith Formation (First Communion, Confirmation). Once the video is completed, it will be uploaded to our website. Pat
 * I loved Diane's video about the new Roman Missal...great example of how we can use tools like Animoto to make engaging, fun video advertisements for parish events. I also think I'd assign a creative project, using Animoto, to give a neat hands-on learning experience for students. -Jennifer
 * When my 16 year old was baptized, I put the photos of the event in a scrapbook and wrote beside each photo showing a different symbol of baptism being used. I have used this as a display from time to time in baptism prep over the years. Now, I'd love to do an animoto flick of the photos and wording. Even though the clothes and hair are old, the "hipper" medium would make it more tolerable in viewing! Digital storytelling brings scrapbooking to life! :) (Diane)
 * We use our jumbo tron and we are using itunes to record our homilies on our website. Cindy
 * I think there's a lot of potential to use Glogster as an end of chapter review. Also, in past years we have done a "live" end of year performance to "show off" what the kids learned... but ixnayed it b/c of space and anxiety issues. This year, we'll have each class do some sort of "segment" and show it off at the finale- and then post online. Kristi
 * This weekend, we are using an Animoto video ad for registration just prior to all Masses. Will let you know how it goes. Pam Emery

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Authenticity
 * I would really like to have our older students - Jr. & Sr. - be part of an online mentoring project to share their faith with our younger student - 5th thru 8th grades - as partners in faith. We might use VoiceThread!I would use a voice thread to help all the catechists keep up with new developments in the field of catechesis. Will need some time to develop this. Beatrice
 * It would be fun to have a "roving reporter" do a yodio at our Oktoberfest...telling people what's going on...how fun...maybe they would stop in!
 * I see the potential to use cell phone photos to send back to school and parents during our mission trips. Sister Ann
 * I would like to use SlideShare to give the parish an opportunity to see what the parish ministries are doing.-Pat
 * I like the idea of using cell phone photos to keep parents updated when students are on retreat. -Jennifer
 * The authenticity of knowledge and personal conviction that I have witnessed in many blogs is overwhelming. Bishop Lynch's blog is one great example of how one person's knowledge and experience can reach many and influence their lives. Even his own employees learn more about him and his work through his reflections [] (Diane)
 * We are hoping to use facebook to shower new WG members with messages and invites. Cindy
 * Blogs are the first things that come to mind with authenticity. I've started one for the parents, but it's been a web 1.0 broadcast so far... I'd like to open it up and get parents involved a bit more... I think it could be a great way for families to participate.
 * I invite people to our Parish Website every day. I would love to use voice thread in some way with students' reflections. Pam E.
 * Using Glogster to create posters advertising our events will get the kids involved more in Evangelization (Diane, that one's for you !)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Sharing
 * It would be really cool if we could find out how other Faith Formation classrooms around the country are preparing their students for the changes in the new missal thru videos or SkypeThere are so many new developments in Catechesis that I would encourage our catechists to share their new ideas and materials with other catechists in the parish. We have almost 100. This would enhance the work being done here. After we have done this locally, we could extend the work to other parishes in our city and then beyond. Beatrice
 * This year we are using a wiki for Holy Names schools in NY and California . The students are reading the same book on one of the Congregations’ corporate stands after reading and discussing on the wiki, the students will Skype at the end of the project. Sister Ann
 * I have a few ideas on projects to increase the kids sense of Catholic Identity. By encouraging them to publish and share their faith, there is no telling how their testimony could change someone. I saw a really beautiful video a student made as part of her Confirmation prep. She did the Top 10 Things I Like About Being Catholic. It was really wonderful!
 * I would like to see our six parish faith formation classes come together with ideas on a project using a wiki to gather the information and then making a video so all the parishioners would be able to see what they had accomplished in there faith formation classes.-Pat
 * I would encourage students to do some sort of project--whether using animoto, a video, or powerpoint to make a story about their faith journey. -Jennifer
 * I have become more comfortable with checking into youtube.com for "how tos" and other bits of information sharing. Isn't it amazing that you can refresh your memory or learn for the first time how to go to confession or how to say the rosary in less that 10 minutes? You can even print out the steps and review the video. Sharing information and doing it just as people need it is a great + of web 2.0 tools! (Diane)
 * The Espiritu Santo Catholic Church webpage has undergone a transformation that allows for a place of interactive sharing. I plan on proposing it use by the different ministry. Jose
 * I'm excited about using some sort of story-telling media for our kids to share with the larger parish AND their long distance family members! So many have aunts, uncles, grandparents far away... so I get excited when I see a way for them to connect over their faith! Kristi
 * Hoping to use a WP blog or wiki to connect engaged couples in church for support, fellowship. Cindy
 * Nativity is now uploading Sunday homilies via You Tube. This has been wonderful for our shut-ins who are internet savy! Pam E.
 * We will be utilizing many of the tools mentioned above, and also keeping touch with our parents on our service trips with pictures and reports from their kids. Walt

Glennell Munné __Socialization__- OLF sponsors the Good Counsel Camp each summer and currently Blogs to keep parents abreast of what the day-to-day camp activities are and the photo gallery is exciting. The youth counselors monitor and post data. This is also a great marketing and promotion tool for the upcoming camp sessions. __Creativity__ – Develop weekly/monthly video approx. 60 sec. for i-Pad use, as a greeting and brief spiritual message from one of our parish priest, deacon, or DRE that could be shared with our shut-in members during home visits. __Authenticity__ – Work through parish organizations to create a comprehensive directory of members wishing to subscribe to the parish social network. A great system to disseminate pastoral events, organizational news, access group members when turn-around-time is important. __Sharing__ – The Parish website is an excellent tool for sharing recent events and future plans for activities and upcoming changes in parish administration. I would like to create more energy in the website and stimulate increased subscribers. Promotion is currently offered during the Parish Ministries weekend and in the weekly bulletin at intervals.

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