la congress tech center presentation: ave maria press 2011
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This presentation was given by Jared Dees, Digital Publishing Specialist, at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in 2011. The focus of the presentation was on Ave Maria Press online classroom resources and teaching with e-textbooks.TRANSCRIPT
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Teaching Theology with Technology
© 2011 Ave Maria Press
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
Tech Center
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Jared Dees
Digital Publishing Specialist
at Ave Maria Press
E-mail [email protected]
A Ministry of the Indiana Province of Holy Cross
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Advanced Organizer
1. Online Classroom Resources
2. Weekly Lesson Plan and Prayer Ideas
3. Etextbook Tips & Tutorial
4. Incorporating Video
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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
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Benefits of eTextbooks • Students are comfortable
with technology
• No more heavy backpacks
• Technology = engaging
• Students can create and connect with eBooks
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eTextbook Capabilities
• Projecting the book in front of the class
• Examining pictures
• Highlighting, note-taking, linking, book-marking
• Searching within the text
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Incorporating Other Tools
Note-taking: – Evernote – Microsoft OneNote – Google Notebook – Microsoft Word Document – Google Docs
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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…
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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/
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Jesus Christ Video Collection
Created in conjunction with Outside da Box. See www.avemariapress.com for sample videos
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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
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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
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Ave Maria Press Presents: Tech Tips
www.avemariapress.com/techtips
• Weekly Tips and Tutorials • How To Videos • Audio Interviews • Multimedia Resources
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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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Silent Meditation & Prayer
• Turn off projectors • Close your computer • Ask kids to really turn their phones off • Go to the chapel
• No distractions…
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Ave Maria Press Presents: Tech Tips
www.avemariapress.com/techtips
• Weekly Tips and Tutorials • How To Videos • Audio Interviews • Multimedia Resources
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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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Questions/Comments?