What possibilities exist today in today's Digital Culture? Do you want to "flip" your sacramental preparation? What does it mean to "flip" sacramental preparation? Do you want to supplement what you teach in sacramental preparation with a digital activity or two? What is possible and how can I do it?

1. Sacramental Preparation with Digital Creativity
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF
@ccerveny
President and Founder of Interactive Connections
Faith Based Educational Technology/Digital Catechesis
Center for Church Management: Villanova University
Technology Summit II: Technology in Parish Life ● October 14, 2014

3. “For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.”
– David Warlick
http://communications.nottingham.ac.uk/podcasts/
Our Shared Problem...
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

4. New and emerging technologies...
http://www.weirdthings.org.uk
...are often met with opposition.
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

5. Young people’s out- of-school experiences with technology can mean that students find the presentation of school curriculum less challenging, less relevant and less engaging.
Source: http://community.learningobjects.com
http://encefalus.com/
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

6. Education is changing for young people as they experience self-directed learning, (mostly outside school) about things that interest them.
Source: http://community.learningobjects.com
http://flickr.com/photos/thomcochrane/416206133/
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

7. “The wish to preserve the past rather than the hope of creating the future dominates the minds of those who control the teaching of the young" - Bertrand Russell
http://flickr.com/photos/shu1/6065783/
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011
Does education need reform?

8. Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or more than 3,000 texts a month. (2009 statistics)
Source: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx
http://blog.roadandtravel.com
Mobile phones are the natural communication tool of choice for younger users.
Are we preparing this generation for the future or for the past?
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

9. Multimedia brought the world into the classroom...
www.canada.com
Smart technologies will take the classroom out into the world.
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

10. What are the needs of today’s faith learners?
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11. Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56155476@N08/5667863948/

12. Generating Content
Sharing Content
Organising Content
Personal Web Tools
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

13. 10 Tools for Digital Creativity in Sacramental Preparation
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, 2014

14. Things to consider…
•Are we talking about catechist creativity or pupil creativity?
•Blocked?
•Accounts
•eSafety
•Sharing work
•What if the internet isn’t working!
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15. 1. Wordle: http://wordle.net
Create word clouds
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16. How to do it
•Paste in text OR paste in the URL of a website
Create
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17. Prayers in Spanish
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18. Name of this saint?
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19. Class Lectio Divina
LK : 57-62
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20. Confirmation Intro
Text From: http://www.americancatholic.org/newsletters/mm/ap0898.asp
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21. Ideas for using Wordle
•Starters
•Introduce a topic
•Introduce, learn, memorize, revise or practice religious vocabulary
•Saints – email link(s) about saint to child/family. Then create Wordle from text. Use as review.
•Scripture Prayer – Lectio Divina – create Wordle using phrase/word from reading.
•Word Clouds and Prayer
•Confirmandi create a “Saints” Wordle
•Other?
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22. 2. Image chef: www.imagechef.com
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23. How to do it
Create an account
Choose Visual Poetry
Choose your shape and type in your words
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24. How could I use “Text Square” or “Visual Poetry”?
•Confirmation: Quote of your Confirmation saint.
•Anointing of the Sick - In the Rites of the Anointing of the Sick, the priest anoints the sick person on the forehead, saying, “Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” He also anoints the sick person on the hands, saying, “May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up. Amen.” The “raising” refers to spiritual healing, as well as any physical healing that may take place.
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, 2014

25. 3. Padlet: http://padlet.com/
Create a wall of sticky notes
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26. How to do it
Create an account
Build your wall
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27. Key points from a lesson on Reconciliation
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28. http://padlet.com/ccerveny/eucharist
Collaboration
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29. Other uses
•Invite the class to brainstorm how being married can be a path to holiness for the married partners and how a couple’s relationship can be a sign of God’s kingdom of love, peace, and justice for others. Ask two students to record on PADLET the ideas that are generated. Point out that married couples live their lives together, sharing—as the vows they make on their wedding day proclaim—faithfulness, good and bad times, sickness and health. They promise to love and honor each other all the days of their lives.
•Brainstorming ideas
•Collaboration for catechists in your Parish/ in other parishes
•Other…
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30. 4. Animoto: http://www.animoto.com
Upload photos or videos
30 seconds free
People can write comments
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31. How to do it
Create an account
Start your trial
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32. How to do it
Choose a style
Click Create
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33. How to do it
2) What does UPGRADE mean?
1) Click Create
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34. What does UPGRADE mean?
2) What does UPGRADE mean?
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35. How to do it
1) Add images & text
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2) Your options

36. How to do it
Preview your video
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37. How to do it
1) Stats
2) Comments
3) Conversation starter
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38. Possible uses
•Baptism Ceremony: Parish FB Page w video created by parish youth.
•Confirmation projects: Parish FB Page w video created by Confirmandi
•Reconciliation: Examination of Conscience - http://www.loyolapress.com/an- examination-of-conscience.htm
•And…
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39. 5.Smore: http://www.smore.com
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40. How to do it
Create an account
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41. How to do it
Start a new flyer
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42. How to do it
Choice 1
Choice 2
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43. Mini website to spread the word
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44. Possible uses
•Invites for Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage preparation
•Invite to the actual event
•Other…
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45. 6. ToonDoo: http://www.toondoo.com
•Easy to use
•Pupils can create their own accounts
•Choice of layouts
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46. How to do it
Account needed
Choose Toondoo maker
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47. How to do it
Choose Toondoo maker
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48. How to do it
Select layout
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49. How to do it
Confirmation Video
Choose Video
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50. How to do it
Choose Characters, Backgrounds, and more…
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51. How to do it
Video Summary
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52. How to do it
Check out your options…
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53. How to do it
Email from student
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54. What about an essay summary?
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55. 7. Volunteer Spot: http://www.volunteerspot.com
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56. Learn more about it
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57. 8. Google Forms: docs.google.com/forms and Flubaroo: http://www.flubaroo.com
Catechists , do you...
•Not have enough time for grading?
•Want useful measurements on student performance?
•Need a free solution to help?
If so, then Flubaroo can help!
•Grade online assignments in under a minute!
•Get reporting and analysis on student performance!
•Email students their scores.
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58. Learn more about it
http://www.catechesis20.org
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59. 9. Mixbook: http://mixbook.com

60. Once created…
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61. Once created…
A Collaborative Project
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62. Once created
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63. Once created
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64. Once created
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65. 10. Glogster: www.edu.glogster.com (Educator accounts available)
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66. •Introduce a topic
•What have you learned about this topic?
•Icebreakers or Getting to Know You
•Student of the week + inspirational quote + student comments
•Parent Support
•Saint Biographies
•Service Projects
•And….
Possible uses
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68. Photo by Leo Reynolds - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00
Created with Haiku Deck

69. More information
ACyberPilgrim: http://acyberpilgrim.org
Catechesis 2.0: http://catechesis20.org
Digital Catechesis Ning: http://digitalcatechesis.ning.com
Email: c.cerveny@verizon.net
Twitter: @ccerveny

70. Thank you!
E: c.cerveny@verizon.net
B: acyberpilgrim.org
T: @ccerveny

71. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0: International License.
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c.cerveny@verizon.net

72. anytime personalised anyplace
http://ithalas.com
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

73. Personalisation of learning means ensuring that individual differences are acknowledged
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

74. Generating Content
Sharing Content
Organising Content
Blog
Mashup
Wiki
Tagging
Personal Web Tools
E-portfolio
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011

75. Personal Learning Environments
Personal
Learning
Environment
Personal
Learning
Network
Personal Web Tools
Source: http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2010/07/anatomy-of-ple.html
PLEs are not only personal web tools and personal learning networks. PLEs are much wider than this, taking in experiences and realia, as well as learning through TV, music, paper based materials, radio & more formal contexts.
Learning content is not as important now as where (or who) to connect to, to find it.
PWTs are any web tools, (usually Web 2.0) chosen by learners to support their lifelong learning.
Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2011