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.

1. Teaching Theology with Technology © 2011 Ave Maria Press Los Angeles Religious Education Congress Tech Center

2. Jared Dees Digital Publishing Specialist at Ave Maria Press E-mail jdees@nd.edu A Ministry of the Indiana Province of Holy Cross

3. Advanced Organizer Online Classroom Resources Weekly Lesson Plan and Prayer Ideas Etextbook Tips & Tutorial Incorporating Video

4. Online Resources Online Resources at www.avemariapress.com/resources Handouts, Study Guides, PowerPoints, Crossword Puzzles, Maps, Tests and more! Classroom Resources blog: www.avemariapress.com/engagingfaith A Ministry of the Indiana Province of Holy Cross

5. Textbooks to eTextbooks www.avemariapress.com/etextbooks

7. Benefits of eTextbooks Students are comfortable with technology No more heavy backpacks Technology = engaging Students can create and connect with eBooks

8. eTextbook Capabilities Projecting the book in front of the class Examining pictures Highlighting, note-taking, linking, book-marking Searching within the text

9. Incorporating Other Tools Note-taking: Evernote Microsoft OneNote Google Notebook Microsoft Word Document Google Docs

10. 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…

11. The Advantages of SMART Boards A SMART Board is more than a projector Think beyond PowerPoint For example: https://www.avemariapress.com/resources/7/2157/

12. Jesus Christ Video Collection Created in conjunction with Outside da Box. See www.avemariapress.com for sample videos

13. 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

14. Tech in Prayer: There’s an App for That Stations of the Cross iPhone App Based 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

15. Ave Maria Press Presents: Tech Tips www.avemariapress.com/techtips Weekly Tips and Tutorials How To Videos Audio Interviews Multimedia Resources

16. Online Resources www.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

17. Silent Meditation & Prayer Turn off projectors Close your computer Ask kids to really turn their phones off Go to the chapel No distractions…

18. Ave Maria Press Presents: Tech Tips www.avemariapress.com/techtips Weekly Tips and Tutorials How To Videos Audio Interviews Multimedia Resources

19. Online Resources www.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

20. Questions/Comments?