This document provides information about the capstone project for the Digital Discipleship Boot Camp (DDBC). It outlines the three phases of the capstone project: proposal, implementation, and final report/application. Phase I involves submitting a project proposal by September 1st that describes the project, goals, audience, timeline, technology to be used, and budget. Phase II is the implementation period from September to November where participants carry out their projects. Phase III involves submitting an essay by December 1st summarizing the DDBC experience and how it will apply to ministry, an article sharing the project for others, and a CEU application. The document also provides rubrics for evaluating the proposals and projects.

1. Amy
Barber
Digital Discipleship Boot Camp
St. Petersburg
Kristi
Neumayer
Jenkins

3. As we look back over the past 6 weeks, you are
invited to share three things you are grateful for.
Please type these in the Chat Window.
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4. God of all blessings,
source of all life,
giver of all grace:
We thank you for the mystery of creation,
for the beauty that the eye can see,
for the joy that the ear may hear,
for the unknown
that we cannot behold, filling the universe with wonder;
for the expanse of space
that draws us beyond the definitions of our selves.
For these, and all blessings,
we give you thanks, eternal, loving God,
through Jesus Christ we pray.
Amen.
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5. • What is a Capstone Project?
• Explain the three phases of the capstone project.
• Review the rubric with participants.
• Brainstorm projects for a parish, school, or adult setting.
• Identify relevant research about technology and
learning, especially as applied to faith settings.
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6. As found on Wikipedia, a capstone is literally, “one of
the finishing or protective stones that form the top of
an exterior masonry wall or building.”
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7. For DDBC… it’s an opportunity
• to apply what you have learned (from many different areas)
• to create a final project that shows how you are
integrating technology in your ministry
It will be…
• your “crowning achievement, point, element, or
event.”
• “the final stroke; the culmination or acme”
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8. 1.Project Title
2.Project Description
3.Project Goals
4.Audience Description Phase I – Proposal
Proposal Deadline:
5.Projected Timeline September 1, 2012
6.Technology To Be
Utilized In your project goals, please include a
7.Projected Budget statement that is focused on the use of
technology to enhance the building of
8.Do you need community in your school or parish.
Departmental or
Administrator approval? We are about showing how digital tools
If yes, please indicate the can be part of building and developing a
steps you have taken. community of believers.
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9. • Creatively engage your
audience in your project.
• Projects should be
implemented September
through October.
Phase II – Implementation
• Projects completed by
Deadline:
November 1, 2012.
November 1, 2012
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10. Part A:
Write a 500 word essay
summarizing your DDBC
experience and how you
plan to apply what you
learned to your ministry.
Demonstrate how you have
applied your understanding
of ISTE's National
Educational Technology
Standards for Teachers Phase III – Part A:
(NETS/T) and applied them
to a faith learning Essay
environment. Include Deadline:
reference to relevant December 1, 2012
research about technology
and learning, especially as
applied to faith settings, if
appropriate.
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11. Part B:
Write an article for publication
that would tell the story of your
final project so that others could
learn and apply what you did to
their own parish or school
setting.
Suggested guidelines:
•http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/
Phase III – Part B: Project
wright/teachers/pdf/language/N
ewspaper_Article.pdf Article
•http://www.mediacollege.com/ Deadline:
journalism/news/write- December 1, 2012
stories.html
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12. Part C:
Complete your application for
your CEU’s with the University
of Detroit
Deadline for articles and CEU
application: December 1, 2012 Phase III – Part C: CEU
Application
Deadline:
December 1, 2012
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13. Please raise your “hand” or add your comments in the GTM
chat window.
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14. 1
Capstone Project Rubrics
Name: Mentor:
Exemplary Satisfactory Needs Unsatisfactory Score
Criteria Improvement 0 pts
6 pts 4 pts 2 pts
Clear, interesting Clear theme; Unoriginal theme No clear theme
theme related to Unoriginal and content or content
your ministry of content
PROPOSAL choice. Limited use of
Relevance of Content Comprehensive resources.
For Ministerial Purposes content.
Effective use of
other resources.
Your proposal Your proposal
contains the omits any of
following elements: these elements.
1. Title
2. Project
description
PROPOSAL Elements 3. Project goals
4. Audience
description
5. Projected timeline
(break-down of the
two month
implementation)
Your proposal A digital tool (or A digital tool (or No digital tool is
identifies its goals tools) is/are tools) is/are specified.
and objectives specified. specified. Objectives
clearly. A digital tool Objectives are Objectives are unclear.
(or tools) is/are stated and are unclear. Time frame is
specified. Objectives realistically Time frame for unrealistic.
are achievable achievable. completion is No follow-up
within the two-month There is no unrealistic. plan.
PROPOSAL time frame. Follow- follow-up plan. There is no You have not
Goals and Objectives up plans after two- You have follow-up plan. consulted with
month period are consulted with You have not your mentor.
clearly outlined. your mentor. consulted with
You have consulted your mentor.
with your mentor.
Proposal is You have Proposal is not
completed by due negotiated an completed or
date and posted on alternate due posted on your
your wiki page at date with your wiki page by the
PROPOSAL – that time. mentor. due date.
Due September 1, 2012
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15. PART I: What are some initial thoughts and ideas for
yourself or others in the class?
Type these into question or comment area.
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16. PART II: What ideas excite you? Interest you?
You’re not making a commitment this evening.
We are just exploring! (Raise Your Hand!)
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17. http://www.delicious.com/ccerveny/research
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18. • Your Capstone Mentor may be different from your
module mentor
• Changes made based on number of projects
supervised and project interest or theme
• Claudia, Caroline, Amy, Kristi
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19. Please raise your “hand” or add your comments in the GTM
response area.
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20. From our last module until the completion of your projects,
continue to interact with your classmates via Facebook,
Twitter, and/or Digital Catechesis. Our goal is to become a
community of Digital Disciples who support each other in the
use of digital tools in catechesis.
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