“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 06 Issue 3

Special Advent Calendar Edition

*** From the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis  (Thank you, Sr. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF)

     http://www.ssj-tosf.org/prayer/advent-retreat.cfm      

*** From the Diocese of Saint Cloud, MN (Thank you Communications, Visitor and Catholic Education Ministries Contributors!)

     http://advent.stcdio.org/

*** From Busted Halo, a perennial favorite

     http://bustedhalo.com/features/advent-calendar-2014

*** From the USCCB website

     http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/advent/   

     also, download and printout the Family Advent Calendar from 

     http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/advent/upload/2014-usccb-family-advent-calendar.pdf

     or just open it in your browser to make use of the many good links in it

*** From the Irish Bishops - http://www.catholicbishops.ie/advent-calendar/ and the Australian Bishops - http://www.xt3.com/advent/index.php

     ... o wait... there's an app for that:

          Android

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xt3.advent

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xt3.advent.hd

          Apple iOS

          https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/xt3-advent-calendar-2014/id477943115?mt=8

          https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/xt3-advent-calendar-2014-hd/id579533380?mt=8

*** Or make your own! Out of YouTube Videos! Check out http://advent-calendars.org/ ... and plan to make your own YouTube videos to feature next year.

     Check out my trial at http://goo.gl/9Kmbpj     I used the search field to find YouTube videos about Advent, added 24 to the calenday, and created it.

     

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.

(This eLetter is a free service from the National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, http://www.NACMP.org. It is meant to be short. Very short. It is also archived at http://nacmp.blogspot.com. If you would like to "unsubscribe", simply reply to this eLetter and let me know. It will only hurt my feelings slightly!  Blessings!  Tim Welch)

“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 06 Issue 2

*** Unconditional Love Video of the Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxDo0j6l2s8

*** World's Shortest 'Kinetic Typography Discussion' of the Day

     Remember those videos with words flying in and twirling and doing all sorts of things? Here is an example of one Brenda Kresky made to open her upcoming DRE meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D27vckPOoAM  It was created with Keynote, Apple's version of PowerPoint. You create the slide show, then record the show to pace it, then export it as a video using the recording. The text motion is an elaborate use of the text build/animation function on the Inspector. The new version of PowerPoint can do the same thing. We uploaded the video, then used Youtube's built in Creator Studio to add the music. There is also "Letters in Motion", an iOS/Android app (http://www.lettermotion.com/) for creating Kinetic Typography. High learning curve, lots of control, lots of fun. Example at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyn5Ia2TttU, again the music was added using Youtube's Creator Studio (you can add music in the app too!).

*** 'Sabbath: The Reality' Video of the Day (Thank you Dr. Anne Frederick)

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydf4gqjapBE

*** Place to find viral videos of the Day 

     https://licensed.storyful.com/ Note that you can use this tool to find cool videos, and go to the original host. Storyful is a curating/license clearing service. It may also be a window to the future of news media. I use it to find videos, not to license from them necessarily.

*** Best Place to find Online Resources of the Day (Thank you, and congratualtions to, Ms. Kim Feldman and Ms. Tricia Tranel)

     I saved the best for last! The Archdiocese of Dubuque has had a searchable online webcatalog for some time now... but they have recently added curated online resources! Check out http://www.dbqarch.org/offices/education-resource-center/ for information, or go directly to it at www.dbqarch.org/ERCWebCatalog. If I'm looking for a resource on baptism, I type in the word, like "baptism", the age level if I like, and the online media type. Up pops a list of resources, and I can click on one to go there through my browser. Note that this service just started, so the collected resources are limited in number at this point.

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.

(This eLetter is a free service from the National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, http://www.NACMP.org. It is meant to be short. Very short. It is also archived at http://nacmp.blogspot.com. If you would like to "unsubscribe", simply reply to this eLetter and let me know. It will only hurt my feelings slightly!  Blessings!  Tim Welch)

“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 06 Issue 1

*** "Are we getting ADDOS (stands for Attention deficit diso... Ooooo Shiny)? http://safeshare.tv/w/JOdkvcQamQ

*** Retreat Resource of the day - Loyola Press's Three Minute Retreat 

     http://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer.htm. 

     There is also an "App for that" at http://www.loyolapress.com/3minute-retreats-mobile-app.htm

*** Curated resources of the Day http://www.smp.org/resourcecenter (Thank you Ms. Kim Feldman and Ms. Tricia Tranel)

      Lots of videos, articles, games, guides, and more

*** Quote of the Day: "You know, we really are creative beings. -Brenda Kresky" 

     Here are two examples and insights into how they were created:

          http://youtu.be/uEdRLlqdgA4

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9tKW01RfAA

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCamx8vzyCw

          http://istanbul.for91days.com/2013/06/20/an-introduction-to-turkish-marbling/

*** Webtool of the Day: https://tackk.com/ (Thank you Dr. Mary Hess)

     A super easy way to get on the web with a photo, some text, even links to videos.

     No account needed, unless the "Tackk" needs to last more than a week.

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.

(This eLetter is a free service from the National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, http://www.NACMP.org. It is meant to be short. Very short. It is also archived at http://nacmp.blogspot.com. If you would like to "unsubscribe", simply reply to this eLetter and let me know. It will only hurt my feelings slightly!  Blessings!  Tim Welch, Member)

“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 05 Issue 5

*** Randomness Generator Tools, and other tools like QR code creator, etc. (Thank you, Ms. Tricia Tranel)

     (http://www.miniwebtool.com/randomness/) Paste in a list of names, and this tool chooses one randomly. Great for drawings.

     But what if you pasted in a list of saint's names for students to randomly choose their research topic? Or Bible verses? Or

     questions for Adult Faith Formation? Or.....? Works great on mobile devices too!

*** On the Road to Emmaus (Thank you, Dr. Lori Dahlhoff)

     From Outside da Box and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. (http://youtu.be/OfLFH7JuQYo)

*** How much time do I have to "be sent," cf. to the video above? (Thank you, Dr. Lori Dahlhoff)

    (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOksW_NabEk)

*** USCCB Resource of the Day (Thank you, Ms. Barb Simon-Johnson)

     Check out this video from the USCCB on MyUSCCB, a new service you can buy into (http://youtu.be/YD5y-nHXdHE). 

     From their media blog at (http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/). MyUSCCB is free until July 1, 2014.

*** Cartoon Creating Tool of the Day

     Catechists can have a heyday looking at the educational tools provided by http://ABCya.com. 

     I like the cartoon creator (http://www.abcya.com/animate.htm). Unfortunately it is Flashed based, so it doesn't work on iOS devices.

     You can see the write up at http://catechesis20.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/abcya/.  Check out the Word Cloud Creator too!

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.

(This eLetter is a free service from the National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, http://www.NACMP.org. It is meant to be short. Very short. It is also archived at http://nacmp.blogspot.com. If you would like to "unsubscribe", simply reply to this eLetter and let me know. It will only hurt my feelings slightly!  Blessings!  Tim Welch, President)

“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 05 Issue 4

*** Video Creation Tool. If you like Animoto, you'll like http://www.magisto.com

*** Reign of God Videos (God does good work!)

     "God put a million million doors in the world for his love to walk through, one of those doors is you."(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q7xnR9E3go). Thank you Kent Schmitz

     Parents are doors through which God's love walks. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOYpFhxEptE)

     Awareness of God's gifts. (http://www.faithit.com/watch-this-cutie-pie-toddler-experience-her-first-rainstorm-itll-remind-you-to-love-your-life/)

    "And God so loved the world...." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kvbJyDdPkk). Thank you Cheryl Smith.

*** Summer Training Opportunities:

     Digital Discipleship Bootcamp: Lifelong Learners in the New Media Age (http://ddbcformation.org/about/registration/), a full online course with Dr. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, Claudia McIvor, Kristine Neumayer Jenkins, and Ruth Manlandro.

     "Digital Storytelling and Communities of Faith: Resources and Strategies for Ministry in a Media Culture" with Dr. Mary Hess at Saint John's School of Theology, Collegeville, MN (http://csbsju.edu/SOT/Courses-by-Semester/Summer-2014.htm). Gotta travel to Collegeville, MN for this 1 credit class.

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.

(This eLetter is a free service from the National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, http://www.NACMP.org. It is meant to be short. Very short. It is also archived at http://nacmp.blogspot.com. If you would like to "unsubscribe", simply reply to this eLetter and let me know. It will only hurt my feelings slightly!  Blessings!  Tim Welch, President)

“Shortest Catechetical Media/Tech eLetter Ever” from NACMP Vol. 05 Issue 3

*** Super Bowl Ads and Media Literacy Link of the Day

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/super-bowl-ads-2014-bare-chested-men-beckhams-bod-and-beer-tweets?utm_source=012814_Superbowl%20Ads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly

*** Cell Phone Polling Tool of the Day (thank you Ms. Joan Fye)

http://www.polleverywhere.com/ "This is a great resource for faith formation session reviews, to survey parents or parishioners, it is easy to use and one sees instant results."  (note: textthemob.com now points to this web tool)

*** We are all connected and more..." Video of the Day

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html

*** Classroom tools of the Day (thanks again Ms. Joan Fye)

I needed to do a bingo card with Jesse Tree symbols and within minutes, after signing up I had instantly generated cards; the website is http://www.eduBakery.com. I paid $20.00 for 15 days of use and it was worth every penny.  

*** Lenten Series of the Day (thank you Ms. Tricia Tranel)

For those interested in a growth series for adults for Lent, or anytime, "Catching Fire, Becoming Flame: A Guide For Spiritual Transformation" includes six 30-minute sessions and accompanying book. Spiritual guide, Fr. Albert Haase, gives you the tools and kindling to prepare for the spark of God in your life, and then shows you how to fan it into flame until you are set ablaze. Clients tell us that Fr. Haase's humble and humorous presentation and applicable suggestions lead to great discussions. Available from Paraclete Press. http://www.paracletepress.com/catching-fire-becoming-flame.html

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.

(This eLetter is a free service from the National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, http://www.NACMP.org. It is meant to be short. Very short. It is also archived at http://nacmp.blogspot.com. If you would like to "unsubscribe", simply reply to this eLetter and let me know. It will only hurt my feelings slightly!  Blessings!  Tim Welch, President)