Gigs, Geeks and God 3.0

Technology in Faith Formation
 

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center
3501 S. Lake Drive
St. Francis, WI 53235

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Join us for a morning of presentations and workshops designed to help youth ministers, catechetical leaders and other staff engage technology more effectively in their ministries and to address ethical and formational issues related to technology in our lives.

Workshops

The workshop schedule is setup to support the Technology Competencies for Catechetical Leaders, download a copy for review.

Title Presenter Competency
Workshop I
Social Media: Basics
An introduction to Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools.
Elizabeth Dillon
Youth Minister
St. Mary, Kenosha
Standard
Prayer. There's an App for that!
Explore some prayer apps for personal or classroom use that work on both iphones and android phones.
Tracy Dereszynski
Youth Minister
St. James, Menomonee Falls
Innovative
Document Evangelization: Converting Your PDFs
A discussion about Portable Document Format (PDF) files including how to convert, create and edit them. We'll look at Adobe Acrobat as well as some low cost or free alternatives.
Mark Barthel
Webmaster
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Standard
Classroom 2.0: Engaging Youth
Effective and engaging uses of interactive technology in the classroom.
Brad Mintie
Director of Religious Education
Shepherd of the Hills, Eden
Innovative
     
Workshop II
Social Media: The Next Steps
A more in-depth look at popular social media tools and how they can be integrated into your ministries.
Elizabeth Dillon
Youth Minister
St. Mary, Kenosha
Innovative
How Do I Get That There 2: Connecting New Tech with Old Devices
Do you have an iPod, smart phone, iPad etc. and wonder how to connect them to a TV or LCD projector? Which cords do you use and what can you do? This workshop will explore how to literally connect your new devices to old devices.
Maureen Rotramel
Director of Youth and 
Young Adult Ministry

St. Peter of Alcantara/
Immaculate Conception/St. Mary's
Standard
Online Forms
We'll review several alternatives for on-line forms and have a discussion about how data is captured, stored and secured.
Mark Barthel
Webmaster
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Organizational
Creative Digital Catechesis: Using Publishers' Websites
A review of new technology that publishers are using. 
Dave Baudry
Director Christian Formation
St. Martin of Tours, Franklin
Standard
     
Workshop III
Safe Environment and Social Media
This session will hopefully take some the fear out of using social media in ministry. We'll review some best practices and the archdioesan Social Networking Policy.
Tracy Dereszynski
Youth Minister
St. James, Menomonee Falls
Patty Loehrer
Safe Environment Coordinator
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Fundamental/
Standard
Creative Presentation Tools
We will identify and compare the features of online presentation tools such as Google Docs Presentations, Prezi, and Keynote.
Lorrie Maples
Director of Christian Formation and Child Ministry
Good Shepherd, Menomonee Falls
Standard
Prepare Ye the Way: Creating and Implementing a Technology Plan for Your Parish
This presentation will explore why a technology plan is necessary, which questions need to be asked, and which steps need to be in place for an effective strategy to improve and maintain the technology presence in your parish.
Marc Puechner
Owner
Arms Wide Open Solutions
Organizational
Breaking the Rules! Using Cells Phones in Faith Formation
We all know how ubiquitous cell phones are, especially with teenagers. How can we harness the power of the phone for good in the classroom, on retreat, mission trip etc.? This workshop will explore tools and strategies for using cell phones in different ways including how to create guidelines for cell phone use.
Maureen Rotramel
Director of Youth and 
Young Adult Ministry

St. Peter of Alcantara/
Immaculate Conception/St. Mary's
Innovative

 

     


    Schedule

    8:00am Doors open
    8:30am Welcome and prayer
    9:15am Round I workshops
    10:00am Break
    10:15am Round II workshops
    11:00am Break
    11:15am Round III workshops
    12:00pm Break
    12:10pm Lunch
    12:45pm Wrap up
    1:30pm Depart

    Cost

    $20, payable by mail or at door


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