Nccym tech pre con slideshare

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Welcome to the Youth Ministry Technology Room!

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Overview of today

•Awareness

•Assessment

•Action

*schedule modification

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The Back Channel…

• Twitter tag: #nccym2010

• Adobe connect

How did you first hear the music?

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Lets find out about you

Ministry Setting?

Current knowledge & skill level using technology in ministry?

Hoped-for outcome?

Hot topics hoping to discuss today?

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I’m scared to death of technology!

I am a tech

junkie and want to

learn more!Why are you here?

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

Who are you and where are you from? What kind of ministry do you do on behalf of

the church?

Where did you place yourself on that spectrum and why?

What is one outcome you hope will come from this workshop?

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HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY IN YOUTH MINISTRY

NOW?

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• INSERT “Did You Know 4.0” Video Here.– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

The state of the web

How has the web developed?

• 1969: DARPA (Defense Advance Research Projects Agency) strung together five computers known as ARPANET.

• 1980’s: Consumer usefulness of internet was just beginning with bulletin boards, email.

• 1991: Tim Berners-Lee introduced WWW and laid foundation of hyperlinked documents via the web browser.

• 1995: Internet Bubble and the challenge of early adopters

• 2002: Web 2.0 term first used

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Web 1.0• The World Wide Web

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Web 2.0• The Social Web

The state of the web

The Three Cs of Web 2.0

Collaboration, contribution,

and community are the order of the day and there is a

sense in which some think that a new 'social fabric' is being constructed

before our eyes.

What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2007/twwe

b2.aspx

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Today 1.5 BILLION USERS

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THE FUTURE OF THE WEB

State of the Web

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“The church should not hesitate to engage the

modern digital technologies which can

be vehicles for communicating. It is our sacred duty, however, to

ensure that our communication mirrors

God‘s creative love.”

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what the church says

Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth)

What the church says

Because it is so different from mass media and mass communication, social media is creating a new

culture on this Digital Continent. Young people use it as their first point of reference.... The implications of

that for a church which is struggling to get those same young people to enter our churches on Sunday

are staggering. If the church is not on their mobile device, it doesn’t exist. The Church does not have to change its teachings to reach young people, but we

must deliver it to them in a new way. (The Bishops on Social Media)

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“Say It Out Loud!”

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theGregCast.com

GregCasting 101•Stay in Touch with the “Times”•It’s ALL About the Message (of Hope)•It’s ALL About the Connection (w/ Christ)•It’s ALL About the Audience (God’s People)

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YouTube.com/gtministry

GregCasting 101•Stay Away From Too Much “Glitz”!•It’s NOT About Special Effects!•It’s NOT About the Perfect Song!•It’s NOT About the “Hits”!

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gtministry.org

GregCasting 101•You Need a Computer and a Camera!•You Need Some Basic Audio or Video Making Software!•You Need About Two Hours... Plan on at least 30 minutes of creative prep for each minute of video!•You Need the Spirit!

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Break Time

Name one thing you want to take away from this first section on awareness and tweet it.

#nccym2010

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So, what are some of the challenges that technology presents youth

ministry?What are the benefits/opportunities?

SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT

TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS YOUTH MINISTRY?

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS/opportunities?

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Intentionality: Creating a Vision Within a Vision

Why do we as youth ministry leaders want to use technology?

AccessibilityAdministrationCostCommunicationCommunity BuildingOutreachPopularity

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The Vision and the Mission

How will our use of technology further the goals of youth ministry and the mission of the

Church?

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“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 4:20

Read more here

Intentionality: Consulting Wisdom

Are there policies/guidelines regarding technology use and youth protection that should be consulted?

• Parish• Diocesan• National

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Be Intentional: Create a Plan

• Who is your audience?• What do you hope to communicate?• What technology tools does your

audience already use?• What technology tools do you want to

use?• Making technology work together

Who is your audience?

• Youth• Volunteers• Parents• Priests• Donors• Pastoral Staff• Others?

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What do you want to communicate?

• Information Out (Web 1.0)– Youth Programming/Events– Volunteer Opportunities– Affirmations/congratulations

• Information In (Web 2.0)– Evaluation of programs/surveys– Connecting with young people

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What are they already using?

Start where you are:• What types of tools are they using?• What programs are they using?• What do parents think?• What are you comfortable with?• What best suits your ministry needs right

now?

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What technology tools do you want to use?

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Blogging

Microblogging

Social Networking

Media Sharing

Direct Communication

Other Tools

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Blogging

Microblogging

Social Networking

Media Sharing

Direct Communication

Other Tools

Blogs (from “web-log”):

websites or portions of a website with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other materials such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.

adapted from Wikipedia

www.blogger.comwww.tumblr.comwww.wordpress.com

What technology tools do you want to use?

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CASE STUDY:

Parent Portal Blog on www.mccym.net allows for easy posting of “10 minute read” articles related to parenting, youth culture, current topics at youth night, etc.

TIP:

If you’re looking to create a basic website for your parish youth ministry but you don’t have a lot of time, skill or financial resources, a free blog from blogspot or wordpress is a great way to get started sharing information!

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Microblogging

a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size. A microblog entry could consist of nothing but a short sentence fragment, an image or embedded video.

adapted from Wikipedia

www.twitter.comwww.flocknotes.com

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CASE STUDY:

During NCYC 2009 we used a twitter account to keep parents and supporters back home updated on what we were doing in Columbus. We also used twitter to send our participants reflection questions and reminders about bus pick up times & curfew.

TIP:

Twitter is a great way to send short bursts of timely information (e.g., “youth night has been cancelled for tonight because Chris is in New Orleans.See you next weekend!”)

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Social Networking

an online service focused on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people who share interests and/or activities. A social network service essentially consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services.

adapted from Wikipedia

www.facebook.com www.myspace.com

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CASE STUDY:

This year our Youth Leader Team used Facebook to create an “event” listing for our annual youth ministry kickoff cookout event. They invited their friends and they were able to see who was planning to come in advance.

TIP:

You don’t have to be the Social Networking expert. Creating and maintaining a Facebook or Myspace presence is a great project for a young leader or group of young leaders, as long as they have appropriate adult guidance.

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Media Sharing

Sites which make it easy to upload and share media such as video, pictures, sound clips, etc.

www.youtube.com www.flickr.comwww.wingclips.com www.keepvid.com

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CASE STUDY:

Wingclips has a free library of video clips which you can search by topic. For example, if you’re looking for a clip on status, Wingclips will suggest clips from movies like Mr. Deeds and Rudy

TIP:

If you’re going to use a clip from the internet in a presentation you can try using a site like www.keepvids.com to download it to your computer. This way you don’t have to rely on an internet connection. Just be aware of copyright limitations.

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Direct Communication

refers to targeted communication to or with specific users or groups of users (e.g., e-mail, text messaging, etc.)

Sms Gatewaywww.simplyyouthministry.com/txt.html www.constantcontact.com

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CASE STUDY:

We use SMS Gateways to send text message reminders to students every week. We also use this service to send cancelation notices and other short pieces of information.

TIP:

Sometimes you have to send more than you can fit in a txt message. Be sure to follow up important e-mail messages with a txt message reminder to students to check their email accounts!

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Website Creationwww.snapshotweb.comwww.ecatholicchurches.com

Collaboration Toolswww.my.dimdim.comwww.typewith.me

Communicationwww.tatango.comwww.wetxt.comwww.buzz411.org

Staying Currentwww.commoncraft.comhttp://yptech.blogspot.comwww.switched.comwww.collidemagazine.comhttp://youthministrygeek.comwww.catholicyouthministry.comwww.lifeteen.com

What technology tools do you want to use?

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Blogging

Microblogging

Social Networking

Media Sharing

Direct Communication

Other Tools

Multiple Tools: One Mission

Using the tools in one cohesive effort

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Best Practices Reflection

• Having heard the possibilities, what are your next steps in using technology in ministry?

• Whose support and assessment will you need?

• What youth ministry needs might technology assist you with right now?

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advocacy

• Advocacy is…• Convincing

leadership?• We knew it,

bishops echoed it.• “If you fail to plan,

you plan to fail.”

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Where they are

Using research

• U.S. Mobile Report: Calling Yesterday. Texting Today, Using Apps Tomorrow (Oct 2010)

• How Teens Watch Use Media: The Future (of Media) is in their Hands (June 2010)

• A Pocket Guide to Social Media and Kids (Nov 2009)

• Advocate for a parish-wide (or diocesan-wide) plan through youth ministry plan

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Message from Pope benedict xvi

"The new communications media, if adequately understood and exploited, can offer priests and all pastoral care workers a wealth of data which was difficult to access before, and facilitate forms of collaboration and increased communion that were previously unthinkable. If wisely used, with the help of experts in technology and the communications culture, the new media can become—for priests and for all pastoral care workers—a valid and effective instrument for authentic and profound evangelization and communion."

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Liability issues

• What are the issues?

• What are the risks?• Identify and

overcome obstacles.

• Find allies.

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Liability Issues with Technology

• Basic Principles–Prudent–Reasonable–Transparent

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Liability Issues with Technology

• Best Practices– Authentic Relationships– Primacy of Parents– Facebook– Administration of Tools– Photo consent

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Ongoing evaluation

• Frequency for reviewing/updating plan• Criteria for evaluating the plan

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Q & A

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Additional resources

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