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Digital Media and Ministry: New Tools for

Sharing Faith

CCharlotte McCorquodale, PhDMinistry Training Source

www.ministrytrainingsource.org

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We will explore the following questions

today… Why are images and videos so

important to the learning process? What are the digital skills that

ministry leaders need today? How do we create, curate, and utilize

videos and images in our ministry?

“a picture tells a thousand words”

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“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”

~ Albert Einstein

https://growingleaders.com/blog/why-is-teaching-with-images-so-effective-part-1/

How important have images been to mankind’s communication? What role have they played as cultures talk to one another?

And just how central will they be to our future, as information becomes ubiquitous yet ideas become more

complex?

Pictures & images are a timeless language...

Why is Teaching with Images so Effective?

The majority of people are visual learners.

65%

Pictures stick.

Metaphors can provide a language for people.

Pictures can accelerate understanding.

Why are images

so powerful

?

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Right Brain

• Sees big picture• Seeks/sees patterns• Creates metaphors• Is simultaneous

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Left Brain• Analysis• Classifies, names things• Generates theory• Number sequence• Sequential

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words

images

Microsoft Study, 2015

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Goldfish

Are you paying

attention?

http://roniloren.com/blog/2012/7/20/bloggers-beware-you-can-get-sued-for-using-pics-on-your-

blog.html

1. Search for photos that are approved for use.Creative Commons licensed pics -- You can search for photos that are free to use (with some restrictions) through Creative Commons. Usually this means you have to attribute the photo to the owner and link back to their site.

2. Wikimedia Commons offers free media files anyone can use. (Creative commons rules still apply.)

3. Buy a subscription to a stock photo site -- This can be pricey up front but then you have access all year. There are also sites that you can pay per pic. (Here is one example of a subscription service. Thanks to Janice Hardy for that suggestion.)

4. Use free stock photo sites.

Finding Images

Wikimedia Commons

morguefile.com (free)

STOCK UP (free)

stocksnap.io (free)

shutterstock.com (paid)

graphicstock.com (paid)

Take Your Own Photos or Ask Others for Theirs

Photo Tips• Lighting Tips: http

://www.thesitsgirls.com/photography/indoor-outdoor-lighting-photo-tips/

• Rule of Thirds:http://www.thesitsgirls.com/photography/rule-of-thirds/

• Telling a Story with Photos: http://www.thesitsgirls.com/photography/telling-a-story-with-photos/

http://www.thesitsgirls.com/photography-tips/

Using Videos in Ministry with Joe Weyers

https://goo.gl/c6JiRp

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4hQwliHdoZCQTBBU3JtRWNTRH c

http://www.dreamgrow.com/video-marketing/

• Seven Deadly Sins of Camerawork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-6tWTPTmcE

• Videography Tips: https://www.videomaker.com/tips-to-get-started

• 10 Tips to Make Home Videos Look Professional http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-simple-tips-to-record-great-looking-home-videos/

Video Tips

Creators vs. Curators

46% of adult internet users post original

photos or videos online that they themselves have created. We call

them creators.

41% of adult internet users take photos or videos that they have

found online and repost them on sites designed for sharing

images with many people. We call them

curators32%

Content Curation

• Search

• Organize• Share

CONTENT CURATION:

CONTENT CURATION (Beth Kanter) is  the  process of sorting  through the vast amounts 

of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and  organized way around a specific theme. Picking the best content that is important  and

relevant to share with their community. http://www.bethkanter.org/content-curation-101/

 

CONTENT CURATION Sources

DEVELOPING TRUSTED SOURCES (Organizations, Blogs, Publishers, Experts, & Collaborations) http://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/ http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzcbc/fx-landing.cfm?loadref=12 http://www.usccb.org/ http://www.loyolapress.com/# https://www.ted.com/talks/browse http://www.vcat.org/creed.html http://bustedhalo.com/ http://www.eformationvts.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Cu

rating-Faith-Formation-eFormation-2014.pdf

Content Curation

1. Aggregation:  gathering  and  sharing  the  most  relevant  content  on  a  particular  topic  into  a  single  location    

2. Filtering/Distillation:  sharing  only  the  most  important  or  relevant  ideas    

3. Elevation:  recognizing  a  larger  trend  or  insight  from  all  of  the  content      

4. Mashup: merging  2  or  more  unrelated  pieces  of  content  to  form  a  new  message  

5. Chronology:  organizing  random  pieces  of  content  in  chronological  order  to  show  the  evolution  of  a  particular  topic  or  idea

Resources for Lent

http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/lent-videos.cfm

http://dynamiccatholic.com/bestlentever

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"The digital world can be an environment rich in humanity; a network not of wires but

of people.”---Pope Francis

MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 48TH WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/

http://www.pewinternet.org/

Nearly nine-in-ten Americans today are online, up from about half in the early 2000s.

77%http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/

#1

73%12%

#2

Nearly seven-in-ten Americans now use

social media.

#3

Social Media Activities Usage by Millennials

https://www.statista.com/statistics/510992/social-media-usage-during-everyday-activities-by-us-millennials

/

51%

#4

#5

44%

https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2015/04/9-major-social-networks-age/

84%59%

All Teens 72%

Those of us living in this digital age are required to learn, unlearn and learn again and again.

What are the new digital technology skills needed by

ministry leaders?

https://www.pinterest.com/charmccor/best-practices-in-using-social-media-for-ministry/

35.5% of Gen Z spent an average of 6 to 10 hours per day on their mobile devices.

(Statistica Research)

http://www.cymsource.org/resources/technology/guidelines.htm

SnapChat

On Snapchat, “conversations are not only including a photo or video, but are being started

by them,” according Robert Peck, an analyst at SunTrust

Robinson Humphrey. He added, “People’s behavior is changing so that photos are

being used as speech instead of a repository for memories.”

Which social media app do you use regularly (at least once a week or every couple of days?)

Which social media app do your young people use regularly?

79%

32%

31%

29%

24%

http://mashable.com/2015/06/05/marketing-content-strategies-generation-z/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link#iv9U4hkQmkqJ

Project YM

http://click.projectym.com/thrive-big-conversation?__s=axtwfh1appyiousvvkb9

http://www.memecreator.com/create

Memes

http://memecrusher.com/how-to-make-a-meme-go-viral/

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