This document discusses using technology tools to enhance catechesis and religious education. It introduces Sr. Caroline Cerveny, an expert in digital discipleship, as the presenter. The goals are to demonstrate, discuss, and encourage the use of different digital tools. Ten specific tools are highlighted: Delicious for social bookmarking, Skype for online meetings, SlideShare for presentations, Wordle for word clouds, Google Forms for surveys, Geocaching for treasure hunting, Voicethread for digital storytelling, Google Docs for file sharing, Glogster for multimedia mashups, and Yodio for podcasts. The presentation encourages applying these tools to catechetical settings and opens the conversation
2. CaTECHesis with Tech Tools
• Sr. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF
• President and Founder of Interactive
Connections
• Co-founder of Digital Discipleship Boot
Camp
Sponsored By:
7. My Goals today are to . . .
• Demonstrate
• Talk about
• Encourage you
• Highlight different tools to try
• And to just open up the conversation with you!
• Encourage you to be a “Digital Disciple”
16. "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
20. HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
LOWER ORDER
SKILLS
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy
21. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/
SKILLS
23. Photo by Ihtatho – labeled for reuse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihtatho/627226315/sizes/l/in/photostream/
24. How Can You Apply What You will
Learn to
Your Catechetical Setting?
10 Great Ideas
25. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/
SKILLS
26. Social Bookmarking: 1
Delicious
http://www.delicious.com
• Online Bookmarking
•Place holder
•Free
•Store
•Share
• Database of Links
28. CURATION
Curation is becoming an
increasingly important term and
for good reason: the online
world is increasingly messy,
muddled and full of blind alleys.
- Tom Foremski
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/curation-versus-aggregation-represents-human-web-versus-machine-web/1569
29. What is curation?
Curation is a person or
persons, engaged in the
act of choosing and
presenting things related to
a specific topic and
context. - Tom Foremski
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/curation-versus-aggregation-represents-human-web-versus-machine-web/1569
32. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-
SKILLS world/
33. Online Meeting: SKYPE 2
http://www.delicious.com
• Video Calling
• One-to-One (Free)
• Group (Fee)
• Computer
• Phone
• Television
38. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-
SKILLS world/
39. Presentation Tools: 3
Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net
• Share PowerPoint or
Keynote
Presentations
• Hosting Service
• Free Service
• Embed Option
41. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/
SKILLS
42. Word Cloud Generators: Wordle
http://www.wordle.net
4
• Word Cloud Generator
• Requires Java enabled
• Free to use in any way
http://www.wordle.net/
• Open to all
• Once saved, it’s public
• Not filtered – take your
chances!
45. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/
SKILLS
46. Online Surveys: Google Forms
5
• Online Survey Tool
• Free w/ Google Acct.
• Web-based – URL
• Embed it in webpage
• Spreadsheet or Form View
• Question Types
• Analytics
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49. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/
SKILLS
50. Discovering the World of Catholic
Treasures Through High-Tech Treasure
Hunting: Geocaching
http://www.geocaching.com
• GPS Hide and Seek
Game
•Cross-Curricular
Applications
•Interactive
•Creative Problem-Solving
6 •Long-Term Activity
•Trackables, Virtual
Caches, and real Caches
•Great Family Fun!
54. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/
SKILLS
55. Digital Storytelling: Voicethread
7
http://voicethread.com
•Create a Story using
images, audio, video
•Collaborative
•Educator Account
•Privacy Options
•Easy, Engaging and
Creative
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60. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Google Docs
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-
SKILLS world/
61. File Sharing: Google Docs
8
http://docs.google.com
•Online Word Processing
•Online File Sharing
•No More E-Mailing
Versions
•1 GB Free Storage
•Some Formatting Limits
•Not a Round-Trip Ticket
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63. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-
SKILLS world/
66. Web 2.0 Technology
HIGHER ORDER
SKILLS
Create and share Videos or Podcasts
Evaluate by Blogging, Surveys
Organize and analyze with
multi media creations, mashups
Applying with Cloud Computing
Summarizing with Twitter or Facebook
Remembering with Delicious
LOWER ORDER http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-
SKILLS world/
67. Podcasts: Yodio 10
http://yodio.com
• Creative
• Free
• Add Voice to Photo
• Multimedia
• Uses a Cell Phone
• Post via: Yodio
Marketplace, publish to
Web, Embed in blog,
Email to Families