Doors of Faith with Digital Tools and Methodology

Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF

President and Founder, Interactive Connections

North and Northwest Metro Deanery

Catechist Conference

Opening the Doors of Faith with

Digital Tools and Methodology

Doors of Faith

Workshop Focus

1.Digital Citizenship and Social Media

2.Tools for Projects

3.Learning Activities

Digital Citizenship

1. National - http://www.usccb.org/about/communications/social-media-guidelines.cfm

2. Diocesan Policy

3. Parish or School Policy

4. http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

and

Social Media

Digital Citizenship and Social Media

People all over the planet interact using various technologies.

This interaction has created a digital society.

In any society, it is expected that digital citizens act in a certain

way—according to accepted norms, rules, and laws.

Most of today’s youth are entirely comfortable with technology, but

are they using it appropriately?

Do they understand their roles and responsibilities in digital

society?

Do they know how to be Digital Disciples and Digital Citizens?

Source: Bailey and Ribble: Digital Citizenship in Schools

A View of Teenagers Today

• 95% of teens spend time with

friends face to face

• 93% of teens ages 12-17 use the

Internet

• 68% send instant messages

• 65% use social networking sites

• 64% of online teens are content

creators

Other Models and Resources

Social Networking Demographics

38

77 75

57

30

19

10 7

0

10

20

30

40

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60

70

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12-14 15-18 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Percent with a Social Networking Profile

Source: Pew Internet

Tools for Projects

7 Tools for the Digital Classroom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiU4eCosPMQ

Buzz: How could you use?

1. Comic Life

2. Skype

3. You Tube

4. Awesome Screenshot

5. Poll Everywhere

6. QR Codes

7. Explain Everything

http://catechesis20.org

Intro – Learn - Suggestions

Learning Activities

Embrace Social Media

Twitter (Class Account)

Ask a question, invite students to respond back to the question.

Twitter records the conversation.

ePals

ePals Global Community

http://www.epals.com

Distance learning projects by sharing video, image, or audio feeds of

“a typical celebration of Baptism” or “a typical Lent Stations of the

Cross,” and they can use the blog with their ePal to communicate

experiences back and forth.

SCVNGR – http://scvngr.com

SCVNGR

What scavenger hunt could you set-up in your parish? Local area? Is a

church pilgrimage possible? Other?

What about engaging your parish youth ministry group in creating

and setting up the scavenger hunt for your junior high students OR

FOR A FAMILY EVENT?

Oral History Project

What oral history project could you do in your parish?

Using ipadio for a podcast from a cellphone: http://ipadio.com

…and Blogger: http://www.blogger.com

See pages 76-77, Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web

2.0, by Liz Kolb. Order at: http://bit.ly/16uomF7

Photo Mapping our Saints

Kids use their cell phones to take photos of images of saints around

your city/town. (over several months with a deadline). Using

http://www.flickr.com

See pages 78-79, Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web

2.0, by Liz Kolb. Order at: http://bit.ly/16uomF7

Resources

Digital Discipleship

How do we model that we are a Digital Disciple?

Explore – Digital Discipleship!

http://www.slideshare.net/ccerveny/digital-discipleship-

9985142 or http://slidesha.re/X9rWwf

See Digital Discipleship -

http://convergemagazine.com/digital-discipleship-1090/

Questions or Comments?

Email: c.cerveny@verizon.net

Twitter: @ccerveny

ACyberPilgrim.org

Catechesis20.org

Slides 5, 6, 8 & 9 from: Digital Citizenship and Social Media in the Classroom and Life