The document discusses best practices for integrating technology into faith formation. It covers understanding the current technology landscape, using social media for faith formation and evangelization, content creation and curation, developing a technology integration plan, and guidelines for safe technology use. The presentation emphasizes using technology to connect with people where they are online to make faith formation more accessible and engaging.

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Is There An App For That?
Best Practices for Integrating Technology
into Faith Formation
LA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS 2015
CCharlotte McCorquodale, PhD
Ministry Training Source
www.ministrytrainingsource.org
http://goo.gl/AD2cvf

2. Today’s
Workshop
• Social media and technology
landscape and how to stay-
up-to-date
• Best practices in using social
media in faith formation and
evangelization
• From C3 Parish Pilot
• Content Creation
• Content Curation
• Developing a plan for
integrating technology into
faith formation (what, who,
how)
• Social Media Coordinator/Team
• Guidelines/Policies
world today?
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3. How did you hear music primarily as a
teenager?

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Who, where, what?
How did you hear the
music when you were a
teenager?
What do you hope we
talk about today?

5. Is there an App
for that?

6. What is the
password?

8. Do I have to use technology
in ministry?

11. SMESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE 48TH WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter
“The internet, in particular, offers
immense possibilities for encounter
and solidarity. This is something truly
good, a gift from God.”
MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 48TH WORLD
COMMUNICATIONS DAY

12. “Because(it(is(so(different(from(mass(media(and(
mass(communica2on,(social(media(is(crea2ng(a(
new(culture(on(this(Digital(Con2nent.(
Young(people(use(it(as(their(first(point(of(
reference....The(implica2ons(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.”(
US(Bishops(on(Social(Media( 18(

13. What is my
password?
I love my
MAC!
Come
Follow Me!

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Understanding and
keeping up with the
current technology and
social media landscape

15. http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/

16. http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/

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What are the
implications of
these stats for
ministry?

21. Adult Faith Formation for the 21st
Century
According to John Roberto, “We are
experiencing a convergence of new information
and communication technologies with digital
resources that are beginning to transform
contemporary life and learning, and have the
potential to transform faith formation.”

22. Options abound!

23. Creative Tension
Vision:
What we
want to do,
goal, vision,
etc…
What is the creative tension in your ministry
of faith formation that you wish/hope
technology could be an solution to closing the
Current
Reality: Where
we are relative
to what we
want…

24. Creative Tension
And Closing the Gap?
Two options, we can either lower our standards
(vision) or move towards our vision!

25. C3 SFPR Cluster
Project Resources
S Presentation Access: http://www.slideshare.net/charlottemccorquodale/c3-
panel-workshop-on-cluster-project
S SFPR C3 Cluster Site: http://www.la-archdiocese.org/regions/sf/c3-
cluster/Pages/default.aspx
S Blog on C3 Cluster Project: http://www.ministrytrainingsource.org/blog/
S Technology and Ministry Pintrest Board:
http://www.pinterest.com/charmccor/technology-and-ministry-resources/
S eFormation 2014 Pintrest Board: http://www.pinterest.com/vtscmt/eform14/

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Social Media
Coordinator & Social
Media Team

27. Free Liturgical Training Videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/s
fpromedia

28. Device
Sunday
Device Sunday,
March 2, 2014
S Bishop Video:
https://www.youtub
e.com/watch?v=Usl
Agh_J0XE
S Blessing of
Devices
S Technology Use
Survey

29. LENTEN
SOCIAL
MEDIA
INITIATIVE
#40dayscount

30. Lenten Options for
Growing in Faith
• Daily reflections sent
via email, Facebook,
Instagram, or Twitter
• Sharing ideas and
resources for
celebrating Lent via
social media
including Pintrest
• Faith sharing via
social media around
inspirational quotes,
scripture, YouTube
videos, or images

31. Creators vs. Curators

32. CONTENT CURATION:
Museum curator
S CONTENT CURATION (Beth Kanter) is the
process of sorting through the vast amounts
of content on the web and presenting it
in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme.
Picking the best content that is important and relevant to
share with their community.http://www.bethkanter.org/content-
curation-101/
S USING PINTEREST AND TWITTER
S http://www.pinterest.com/ (boards follow/create)
S https://twitter.com/ (#hashtags)

33. Strategies for Curating Content
& Sharing Content
http://goo.gl/NPCtTv

36. CONTENT CURATION
Sources
S DEVELOPING TRUSTED SOURCES
(Organizations, Blogs, Publishers, Experts, &
Collaborations)
S http://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/
S http://www.usccb.org/
S http://www.loyolapress.com/#
S https://www.ted.com/talks/browse
S http://www.vcat.org/creed.html
S http://bustedhalo.com/
S http://www.eformationvts.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/05/Curating-Faith-Formation-

37. http://instagram.com/

38. www.pinterest.com

40. • -Finding
YouTube
Videos
• -Setting up a
YouTube
Channel
• -Recording
videos and
uploading
them to
YouTube

43. “If it
sounds to
good to be
true,
then…”

46. Guidelinesfor Safe Use:
http:/ / www.usccb.org/ about/ communications/ social-media-
guidelines.cfm
The Gospel and Social Media:
http:/ / usccbmedia.blogspot.com/ 2012/ 07/ gospel-and-social-media.html

47. http://www.cymsource.org/resources/
technology/guidelines.htm

48. S DROPBOX/GOOGLE DRIVE/PINTREST
S https://www.dropbox.com/help/category/Sharing
S https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822?hl=en
S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lia0HR_duJUPHOTOS
S VIDEOS
S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31PfTHWnP3Q
S http://vimeo.com/help/basics
S FILES
S Hightail (formerlyYouSendIt) https://www.hightail.com/
S Slideshare.net: www.slideshare.net/
S LINKS & QR CODES
S Bitly: https://bitly.com/
S Google URL Shortner: http://goo.gl/ (includes automatic QR code)
S QR Codes Generator: https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/
SHARING

49. IMAGES
How to find good, free images to use for ministry?
S Paid vs. Free vs. Mine
S Places to Find Free Images Online and Make Your
Content More
Linkable:http://www.searchenginejournal.com/10-
places-to-find-free-images-online-and-make-your-
content-more-linkable/
S Morgue File: http://www.morguefile.com/archive
S Flicker.com: https://www.flickr.com/
S How to find free images, videos, sounds:
http://kasperspiro.com/2015/02/21/how-to-find-free-
images-and-other-resources-without-copyright-
restrictions/

50. SOCIAL MEDIA
S MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA
S HootSuite: http://blog.hootsuite.com/hootsuite-rocks-news-
roundup/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8aAYO-WZ4Q
S Share functions between the various social media
https://twitter.com/settings/profile
S Facebook (Two account craziness)
S Using #Hashtags
S Creating Mash-Ups
S Eztexting + Surveymonkey

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52. Multiple Tools: One Mission
Using the tools in one cohesive effort
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53. ?

54. !
The Big Idea isSimple...
Develop a connected, networked model of faith
formation that islifelong(all ages) and lifewide(whole
life) and providesa wide diversity of engaging
interactive faith formation content and experience in
online and physical settings.
From Lifelong Faith Journal: The theory and practice of lifelong
faith formation www.lifelongfaith.com edited by John Roberto

55. If you build it will the come?

56. !
Message…
Method…
then…Media!
Audience…
Faith Formation 4.0
Thinking to your own situation…
Who? What? How? Click!

57. Evangelize*
It’s not about this…..
It’s about this…..

60. Four S-U-T-D Tips
Follow Cool People
Find Good Sources
Focus Your Search
YouTube It,
Use It, Then Share It

61. Follow Cool People

63. Find Good Sources

64. Focus Your Search

65. YouTube It,
Use It,
Then Share It

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Follow charmccor
Pintrest Board
on Social Media
Staying Up-to-Date
http://www.pinterest.com/charmccor/social-media-and-
technology-blogs-for-ministry/

68. www.nacyml.org

69. LET’S CONNECT
charlotte@ministrytrainingsource.org
Follow me on Twitter: charmccor
Follow me on Pintrest:
http://www.pinterest.com/charmccor/
Blog: http://www.ministrytrainingsource.org/blog/
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