***YouTube Video of the Day (thank you Ms. Joyce Donahue)
If you haven't seen the story of Johnny the Bagger... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8F0EZP8a58
***Media literacy quote of the day (thank you Sr. Rose Pacatte):
Internet Pornography
It can be very difficult to talk about some media and moral issues
with students such as online pornography. One way to do this is to
rent the film "Fireproof" (appropriate for ages 12 and up), see it,
prepare some talking points, select appropriate Scripture citations,
and show the film in class. See www.wingclips.com for select clips
from this and other films and guides (some clips are free; longer,
better ones are available by a very reasonable subscription). While
"Fireproof" and WingClips are Protestant Christian in tone, the
creative teacher can easily adapt. I always recommend seeing the
entire film even if I am planning to use only clips.
***Parish resource of the day (thank you Ms. Kerry Moriarty)
"Our Parish at Prayer" is an inspirational series of 4" x 6", 32-page
booklets to help people in the parish keep on praying long after the
liturgy has ended.
Titles in the series include, but are not limited to: Prayerbook for
Catechists, Prayerbook for the Grieving, Prayerbook for Confirmation
Candidates, Prayerbook for Parish Councillors, and Prayerbook for
Eucharistic Ministers (Twenty-Third Publications, http://tinyurl.com/23rdopap)
***Classroom idea/resource of the day (thank you Ms. Tricia Tranel)
I am artistically challenged. I have trouble drawing stick figures
proportionately, but the Draw and Tell books by Julie A. Petras from
Our Sunday Visitor are among my favorite resources. As you tell a
simple story or give a simple explanation (all with script provided),
you'll draw a line or a squiggle or a swirl according to the picture
shown in the book. When done, you've created a picture or a symbol to
represent a bible story, a saint, or a sacrament. Children of all ages
enjoy watching the drawing come alive as they try to guess what it
will be, and they also love drawing along on their own paper. Actively
involved! Actively engaged! Hmmm, I wonder what technology is
available to me that would move me out of the paper and crayon
world... (http://tinyurl.com/osvdt)
Bible Stories To Draw And Tell ©2002
Draw And Tell: Sacraments ©2003
Draw And Tell: Saints ©2004
***Not for the Feint Hearted Tool of the Day
Having your learners check in their cell phones as they walk into
class? How about having them keep them, and text their answer to a
multiple choice question, and have the poll tally up right in front of
their very eyes! For a free account you get three questions, with up
to 50 participants each. That is enough to engage your learners
through a presentation. Example: What is your favorite image of God?
1)Father 2)Mother 3)Fire 4)Quiet Breeze. Students text to 41411 the
phrase "return id2533 numberoftheiranswer" with the id number changing
as the question changes. Check out http://www.textthemob.com/.
If any links do not work, simply copy and paste them into your
browser's URL field, making sure no spaces accidentally get into it.
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Blessings! Tim Welch, President, NACMP.)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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