Teaching Theology with Technology
© 2011 Ave Maria Press
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
Tech Center
Jared Dees
Digital Publishing Specialist
at Ave Maria Press
E-mail [email protected]
A Ministry of the Indiana Province of Holy Cross
Advanced Organizer
1. Online Classroom Resources
2. Weekly Lesson Plan and Prayer Ideas
3. Etextbook Tips & Tutorial
4. Incorporating Video
Online Resources at www.avemariapress.com/resources
Handouts, Study Guides, PowerPoints, Crossword Puzzles, Maps, Tests and more!
Classroom Resources blog: www.avemariapress.com/engagingfaith
Online Resources
A Ministry of the Indiana Province of Holy Cross
Benefits of eTextbooks • Students are comfortable
with technology
• No more heavy backpacks
• Technology = engaging
• Students can create and connect with eBooks
eTextbook Capabilities
• Projecting the book in front of the class
• Examining pictures
• Highlighting, note-taking, linking, book-marking
• Searching within the text
Incorporating Other Tools
Note-taking: – Evernote – Microsoft OneNote – Google Notebook – Microsoft Word Document – Google Docs
Online Collaboration Tools
• Facebook (yep, you can’t stop it) • Google Docs: Documents,
Spreadsheets, Drawings• Wikis: Wikispaces, PBWiki • Blogs: Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad,
Tumbler, and more…
A SMART Board is
more than a projector
Think beyond PowerPoint
The Advantages of SMART
Boards
For example: https://www.avemariapress.com/resources/7/2157/
Jesus Christ Video Collection
Created in conjunction with Outside da Box. See www.avemariapress.com for sample videos
Using YouTube
• YouTube and the Jesus Christ Serieswww.youtube.com/avemariapress – Jesus 1:
http://www.youtube.com/avemariapress#g/c/B0452875DFA96E0C
– Jesus 2: http://www.youtube.com/avemariapress#g/c/DB6C6EEC5B83F7F7
Tech in Prayer: There’s an App for That
Stations of the Cross iPhone AppBased on the book, John Paul II’s Biblical Way of the Cross by Amy Welborn and Michael Dubruiel; Illustrated by Michael O’Brien
Cost: Free
Coming Soon: Spanish Version
Ave Maria Press Presents: Tech Tips
www.avemariapress.com/techtips
• Weekly Tips and Tutorials • How To Videos • Audio Interviews • Multimedia Resources
Online Resourceswww.avemariapress.com/resources
www.avemariapress.com/etextbooks
Engaging Faith blog: www.avemariapress.com/engagingfaith
Bi-weekly High School eNewsletter
www.facebook.com/HighSchoolReligiousEducation
www.avemariapress.com/techtips
Silent Meditation & Prayer
• Turn off projectors • Close your computer • Ask kids to really turn their phones off • Go to the chapel
• No distractions…
Ave Maria Press Presents: Tech Tips
www.avemariapress.com/techtips
• Weekly Tips and Tutorials • How To Videos • Audio Interviews • Multimedia Resources
Online Resourceswww.avemariapress.com/resources
www.avemariapress.com/etextbooks
Engaging Faith blog: www.avemariapress.com/engagingfaith
Bi-weekly High School eNewsletter
www.facebook.com/HighSchoolReligiousEducation
www.avemariapress.com/techtips
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