Ten+Great+Ideas+for+the+Catechetical+Classroom+or+Ministry

As we near the end of our webinars, we have a fun activity for your last homework assignment. All you have to do is to pick ONE Web 2.0 tool and create a ministry/catechetical lesson or activity using that tool. Please post a brief description of your lesson plan or activity below using the following format:
 * ** Your Name **
 * ** Your Web 2.0 Tool and link to the tool website **
 * ** Your audience **
 * ** Brief description of the lesson (no more than one paragraph) **
 * ** Embed or link if you actually created something with the tool. This is not required, but we would LOVE to see your ideas if you have done anything. **

As a reminder, you can choose from the following tools listed below OR any listed on the class blog OR one your favorite that we have not listed. Here is a paper by Sr. Caroline that has some suggestions for tools, as well.


 * Pinterest
 * JoinMe
 * Wordcloud
 * Google Forms
 * Canva
 * Padlet
 * Google Docs
 * Assessment tools
 * Geocaching
 * QR Codes
 * Selfies
 * Photo Bomb
 * Pokemon GO
 * And any other tool that you would like to use that you are aware of


 * PLEASE POST YOUR EXAMPLE BELOW YOUR COACH'S NAME. SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SEE MANY PAST EXAMPLES!**

Tammy Mansveld Assessment Tools High School Teens Fun icebreaker with teens using Kahoot over Sacraments and Liturgy [|Sacraments and Liturgy Game]
 * Sr. Caroline Cerveny's Group**

Jacqueline Karmol Church Tour for Youth Using QR Codes

https://padlet.com/susan53/u6lxfqi6w4j5
 * Kellie De Leo's Group**
 * Susan Dengler**
 * Padlet/Wordcloud**
 * Catechist**
 * Teaching tools for a lesson on Adoration**

Ann Frearson Pinterest I would ask Students to create a board with images of Jesus that especially correspond with their images of Him and and then ask them to explain what they chose their particular images.

Donna Sattler Wordcloud Catechist A fun and colorful teaching tool that can be done after each lesson with each child giving and discussing an impact word of the lesson. A visual tool with different color schemes and shapes. http://i.imgur.com/XkAGNRX.png


 * Ruth Manlandro's Group**

Jillian Frost www.wordclouds.com Audience being our parish community as well as the parents and children that just experienced this blessed sacrament I made a wordcloud from the gospel at our first Eucharist liturgy. http://i.imgur.com/NRMZXJu.png
 * Andrea Slaven's Group**

Sandra Beaugh Padlet I can see this tool useful for the teams I collaborate with. I ask for input from our team members and this would be a great forum to connect and share. There are so many options to make the Padlets attractive and user friendly. https://padlet.com/sebeaugh/2wk9xqe5n7gy


 * Linda Fitzsimmon's Group**

Sr. Connie Derby https://www.pinterest.com/resourcecenterdioceseofrochest/boards/ Audience: Catechetical leaders, other parish professional ministers, volunteer catechists, etc. The Pinterest boards I have created highlight an assortment of resources of possible interest to parish ministers and in support of faith formation in the Diocese of Rochester. I have plans for adding more boards in the future.

==**EXAMPLES: Take a moment to look at one or two examples using two different tools. Then choose a tool and be creative.** __Note:__ **Remember to "hotlink" your tool to the URL of the tool you used. See Juliana's example below.**==

Juliana Gerace, D. Min. Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/create Audience: Adult Faith Formation Using Pope Francis' encyclical //Laudato Si//' for a group study, share Wordle and invite participants to talk about one or more of the phrases on it. If they can quote more fully from the actual document, all the better. Invite each participant to comment via Facebook or blog.



Jim Connell: Prezi (https://prezi.com/). Prezi is an online presentation software tool. I created a lesson on seven steps to make a good confession in the sacrament of reconciliation. See it here: @http://prezi.com/tbde7_3y8ukq/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

St. Stephen Religious Education Pinterest P age: [] Investigate some of the categories we have set up for you. You can like and share these ideas or just visit and enjoy the ideas we have selected. The page is under construction and there are many more ideas to be shared.

Janet Caschetta** - ** Pinterest account with boards for families and catechist volunteers: []a

Alexandra Stewart: Pinterest; parish; for more engagement, sharing of resources and to promote stewardship: []

Name:Linda Anderson Tool: Wordle Audience: Adult Retreat Description: Retreat on living Benedictine Values (introduction- list of the values) A creative to present the list.

Fran Peters Tool: Google Forms Audience: Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and parents of Altar Servers Description: I will be creating a virtual "tear off" form for the upcoming minister schedule. I normally email and wait until they send it back in, normally through the collection basket. But with this form, I am hoping to get them returned faster and with no paper needed. Maybe more people will use this than older version.

Diane Willis. I tried Socrative because I wanted to see the difference between that and Kahoot. I made a quiz similar to the one I made on Kahoot for the 6th Grade Religious Ed class I teach. (I think I like Kahoot better.) We are reviewing the Creation story and have now moved on to the story of Cain & Abel. I believe (and hope) I've embedded the quiz here.

timone davis - I am going to use wordclouds.com in my online class. I will be asking students to create a word cloud using words that stuck out to them from a particular reading. I will then ask them to email me the word clouds so that I can post them for our online synchronous session. It is my hope that they get a picture of what others read. I want to move them beyond interpretation. The word cloud I included is from UNIT 1 of Introduction to Spirituality Praxis.

Margie Hynes. I tried WordCloud. I like the focus on the words most used. I decided to use a song that I really like. I would use this for bible verses that emphasis one theme. I posted it on facebook but have no idea how to get it here:( [NOTE] Hi Margie - Not sure where you posted on FB. There are various ways to post on FB. If you would send an email to me and we can chat more about the options.

Alicia Chiappini -Pinterest - Audience: Christ the Servant Parish Members The goal for using Pinterest is for informational purposes. Informing parishioners of past events so that they know what to look forward to in the future. https://www.pinterest.com/CTSPatOLOP/

Elizabeth Potito, done with WordCloud. Words of the Communion Rite, to be used with First Communicants and their parents. I really liked that WordCloud did it in the shape of a building, which will also help teach the concept that WE are church. You can just have participants pick out a word and discuss what it means to them, and ultimately pull it all together into the words of the Communion Rite. The only hard part was figuring out how to paste it to here!



Jane Martinson, www.WordClouds.com Audience: youth or adult parishioners Introduce Catholic Social Teaching using first paragraph on that subject from USCCB website. Discuss meaning of key words shown in cloud to facilitate understanding of CST. (I second what Elizabeth wrote -- lots of trial and error to post it!)



Jennifer Sieve Pintrest Audience: Catechists & Parents from Youth Group The parents & Catechists are invited to add pins that they are interesting in enriching the program.

https://www.pinterest.com/jlsieve/youth-group/

Samantha Yanity Pinterest Audience: Spiritual group or retreat I have used this board when I lead Lectio Divina and Ignatian spirituality exercises for young adults. The pins serve as both tools for knowledge/skill and inspiration. https://www.pinterest.com/Braingirl83/meditationcontemplationspirituality/

Christine Butler QR Code Audience: Teens in our parish I created a bulletin board with the Bible verses in the form of a QR code. I created a form that you could access through a QR code. I encouraged them to scan the QR code for the form and enter their name and email address if they could identify some of the verses on the board. If they scanned the QR code for the form, they learned that each week I would randomly select a name from those who participated and give them a Chick-Fil-A gift card. We will see if I have to make good on that :-)

Karina Gomez Web Tool: wordclouds.com Audience: Youth group Lesson: I would use this resource to guide and begin a reflection on the Season of Advent among a group of young people.


 * My Name: Maria Antonia Amao **
 * link to the tool website: wordcloud ** []
 * My audience: Catechists **
 * Brief description of the lesson: **We are all called to be holy men and women. We often find ourselves lacking the courage and strength to be all that God wants us to be.

Jenny Luse - Everyday Spirituality using Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/revjenny/everyday-spirituality/?etslf=7157&eq=spiritu

Katy Feeney: I created a survey to see if parents wanted to start 15 minutes sooner for our evening sessions. My website has that capability, so I thought I'd try it. The response was very good, and the decision clear. It was a great to get immediate feedback from parents, and they feel like I listened to their opinions. (I took the link down once the decision was made, though...) I am also going to work on an Instagram assignment for the 5 Proofs of God's Existence lesson with 7th/8th Grades...

Eileen Doyle Padlet.com Padlet.com/esd876 Parish use Purpose: To post prayer requests to our wall which I will link to our parish facebook page and from there our religious education students will keep the intentions of our parishioners in their prayers as we pray each week at the beginning and end of our classes

Joan Lawson Word Clouds: WordClouds.com RCIA With the approach of All Saints Day, engage RCIA candidates and catechumens with the prayers of saints. This way they consider the saint's life, a particular association of the saint, and experience the saint's words. For example, a prayer that carries St. Patrick's name:

I would use this quiz as a discussion starter - using CST as guiding principles to voting. As there are often many possible answers groups would need to justify their answers. https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/438ba18c-577a-443f-86bf-14b02794427d
 * Bernadette McSparron**
 * Kahoot!** https://getkahoot.com

Roberta Pace www.pinterest.com/robertapace2/ I have a Catholc education board on my pinterest site. I have 2 other boards ( not related to this assignment) which I decided to create for myself.

[|Family Catechesis Resources for PCLs18 Pins]. This project will never be done! Stay tuned. Therese Recinella
 * and here it is: may Pinterest Board for Family Catechesis Resources for PCLs:**

Mary Kennedy: for our catechist in-service I used WordClouds in my power point presentation to demonstrate and encourage simple technology in the classroom. Our population of catechists is more "mature" and my hope is that starting with baby steps will encourage them to explore technology and become more creative in their teaching strategies.

Tam Tran Assessment tools: [|Kahoot] & [|Quizizz] Catechists/Aides I was doing a training for group of catechists and wanted to introduce them to fun assessment tools that they could use in their sessions/gatherings. [|Kahoot! - Christian Prayer] [|Quizizz - Sacraments]

Wordle (wordle.net) MA students Every semester, I ask students to answer the question: "What is ethics?" I then collate their responses and generate a word cloud to show what terms they emphasize the most. Dennis Vlasak Canva Audience: First Reconciliation Parents via website []
 * Therese Lysaught **
 * [[image:wordle 3.png width="373" height="240"]]

Ethel Smith Web 2.0 Tool: Google Forms https://www.google.com/forms/about/ This is an RSVP form for a women's retreat. Much easier for event planning than sending out emails or not knowing how many can actually come. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19skYIsLYhx3_rBTjhyycfk8ONyNmyOZ9pJGBnCrrB4I/edit