What does it mean to be a pioneer today to share faith in a Digital World? Come to share your story of what you may be pioneering. Or come to learn how others are beginning to pioneer with digital tools to share faith with children, youth, young adults, and RCIA. This will give you an opportunity to hear what is beginning to emerge in today's Digital World.

1. 21st Century Catechesis:
Sharing the Faith in a Digital World
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF
President and Founder of Interactive Connections
Faith Based Educational Technology/Digital Catechesis
Technology Summit II
Technology in Parish Life
October 14, 2014
Center for Church Management: Villanova University

2. What’s going through your mind?
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3. Personal Story
1983

4. A 12 year old…
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/UnBooks:QUIT,_Roman_Dog_Bird!

5. Digital Natives – A language and a culture!
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6. SPANISH  FRENCH GERMAN  RUSSIAN ???
How do I learn?

7. A LANGUAGE AND A CULTURE
Yes it is…

8. CULTURE?
What questions do we need to ask in this

9. …UNDERSTAND “RELATIONAL” MINISTRY? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME? ( ONE MINUTE BUZZ)
How do I…

10. What relational ministry means for most of us in this room…
a.Face-to-Face interactions: One-on- One
b.Small Group Sharing
c.Faith Sharing
d.Teaching in a classroom
e.And…

11. Relational Ministry in the 21st Century
a.Traditional – we will always do what we have done through the ages.
Sr. Beatrice Caulson
Amy Barber
Diane Kledzik

12. Relational Ministry in the 21st Century
a.Traditional – we will always do what we have done through the ages.
b.Online Presentations/Webinars (Sr. Beatrice Caulson, Queen of Peace Catholic Community, Gainesville, FL)
c.Global Learning (Amy Barber, Queen of Peace Catholic Community, Gainesville, FL)
d.Online Learning (Center for Digital Education’s CONVERGE Special Report, Vol 2, Issue 4 – The Evolving Classroom.)

13. Relational Ministry in the 21st Century
e. Facebook
f. Scripture podcasting (Kristi Jenkins, St. Cecilia Catholic Community, Fort Meyers, FL)
g. Other stories…examples
We will serve in NEW ways in this evolving Digital Culture!

14. …EVANGELIZE THE DIGITAL CULTURE?
We are called today to…

15. March 19, 2011 Article – Church News Site
•Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
•reflects on the Pope’s invitation to “understand that the Church is called to dialogue with the men and women of our time, who are increasingly more immersed in a digital culture.”
•The Church must embrace this call to proclaim Christ using the language that most easily reaches people today and that is most understandable to them

16. PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
We are also in a . . .

17. Resources
•http://astore.amazon.com/interacconnec- 20/detail/1931018677

18. Purchase at: http://bit.ly/1xLzyh4

19. http://www.wordonfire.org

20. Geocaching
Seek and You Will Find: Evangelizing via Geocaching By Diane Kledzik Diocese of St. Petersburg
Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity.

21. …BECOME DIGITAL LEADERS IN THIS 21ST CENTURY? (ONE MINUTE BUZZ)
How do WE…

22. My Digital Disciple Friends

23. A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who…
... isn't afraid to use the tools of modern technology to spread the Gospel message. (Richard Drabik)

24. A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who…
...moves easily in and out of the tools of the age, using what furthers the mission of Jesus, while also knowing and respecting the necessary boundaries to protect those in our care. (Judith Dieterle)

25. A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who…
…tweets the reminder to check the Facebook page for updates on the next event and/or meeting. (Cheryl Sagan)

26. A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who…
. . . has an open attitude toward technology and a critical disposition toward the culture these create. (Rose Pacatte)
. . . appreciates and uses new technologies to tell stories (Rose Pacatte)

27. A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who…
. . . is not afraid to use social networking, media and technology for ministry and catechesis - and willing to learn new technology skills. (Joyce S. Donahue)

28. A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who…
•like leaders of any age, echoes the Story speaking the language of the native.
•alternative: A Digital Age Catechetical Leader is one who… will buy Tim an iPad2. (Tim Welch)

30. 10 Points for Digital Leadership
1.Observe
2.Step into the Educational Technology World
3.Learn More via your Personal Learning Network
4.Wants to Collaborate
5.Identify “Best Practices”
6.Adapt BP’s to the Catechetical World
7.Involve small groups of catechists to be involved with you
8.Advocate for $$$$ needed to bring technology into religious education
9.Advocate for a “Parish Technology Plan” – include training
10.Continue with Media Literacy Awareness

31. 1. Observe

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42. 2. Step into the Educational Technology World

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48. 3. Learn More – via Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

49. Books (Toys to Tools)

50. http://acyberpilgrim.org

51. http://digitalcatechesis.ning.com

52. 4. Wants to Collaborate! In New Ways!

53. http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/08/free-online- collaboration/

54. 5. Able to Identify Best Practices!

55. http://astore.amazon.com/interacconnec-20/detail/1564842479

56. http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/iphone3g-australia.jpg http://www.myddnetwork.com/tech-money/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/xcute-dv2-all-gadgets-in-all-one.jpg
Learning Revolution…

57. The Store

58. DIGITAL PRAYER AND REFLECTION
You can use…
• PowerPoint Reflections
• Video
• Video – Downloaded from You Tube, and other…
• … and you can create your own… or students can create their own…

59. E-WATER
http://www.e-water.net

60. 6. Adapt Best Practices to Catechesis!

61. Adapt Best Practices
http://astore.amazon.com/interacconnec-20/detail/1564842479
Oral History Project p. 40
to… Oral History of My Parish Project
Local Landmarks Photoblog p. 83
to…What’s in My Church Photoblog

62. http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/video-sharing-4.jpg
Mentoring the “Experience of the Gospel” with new tools…

65. The Boy Jesus in the Temple Luke 2: 41-52

66. USING ANIMOTO
http://bit.ly/1vpsIKy

67. Cell Phone - Why
•As of 2004, 45% of students ages 8- 18 had their own cell phone (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2005)
•As of 2006, 74% of students in Grades 9-12 uses a cell phone daily (Project Tomorrow, 2006a)
•These numbers will only increase as cell phones become more affordable and available to students

68. Bringing Student Culture into the Classroom
“Chandler-Olcott and Mahar (2003) assert that classrooms that integrate technology-mediated literacy practices within everyday social learning communities have the potential to promote more academically related interests within the school than classrooms lacking such integration.”
Pg.5, Toys to Tools

70. 7. Involve others with you!

71. Participatory

72. It is a Web 2.0 world with often FREE tools

73. 8. Advocate for $$$$ needed!

74. 9. Advocate for a Parish Technology Plan!

75. 10. Continue to learn more about Media Literacy!

76. The Education World Around us HAS CHANGED!
Where will we enter in the conversation?
What will be expected of Administrators?
http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx

77. The Education World Around us HAS CHANGED!
Where will we enter in the conversation?
What will be expected of Catechists?
http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx

78. The Education World Around us HAS CHANGED!
Where will we enter in the conversation?
What will be expected of participants/students?
http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx

79. THINK CREATIVELY
With NEW Tools. . .

80. Change Your MindSet!
http://bit.ly/1ry7VDo

81. How?
•What is happening in other places?
•Keep your ear to the ground?

82. iConfess Videos
http://i-confess.com

83. A Reconciliation Film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNNq_kjWX-Y&feature=autoplay&list=PL962BD67D89F2088D&index=26&playnext=26

84. Return to the Father
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo35pxTCi8s&feature=autoplay&list=PL962BD67D89F2088D&index=8&playnext=8 -

85. God Is Waiting For You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiZN6KJAvl4&feature=autoplay&list=PL962BD67D89F2088D&index=31&playnext=31

86. 21ST CENTURY CATECHETICAL LEADER:
Serving, Ministering, and Evangelizing in a Digital Culture

87. How?
Be Creative!

88. Step Out and Be Daring!

89. Faith Is Essential
http://www.newlifeweb.org/about/mission

90. Photo by PEOSoldier - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/40633065@N07
Created with Haiku Deck

91. Questions

92. Christ Has No Online Presence
Christ Has No Online Presence but Yours
No Blog, no Facebook page but yours,
Yours are the tweets through which love touches this world,
Yours are the posts through which the Gospel is shared,
Yours are the updates through which hope is revealed.
Christ has no online presence but yours,
No blog, no Facebook page but yours.
Paul Brian Campbell, SJ created this contemporary take on Saint Theresa of Avila’s well known prayer, Christ Has No Body.

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THANK YOU!
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF
c.cerveny@verizon.net
727-744-4684

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95. How do I describe today’s evolving culture?
One Minute Buzz