Mobile+Devices+and+Ministry+-+Cell+Phones

Assignment #4
Expected time to complete: 30-60 minutes

Read through pages 111 - 167 or browse the blog "From Toys to Tools." When you find a project that you feel you can adapt, then go to the wiki to briefly describe how you might adapt this project to your audience. Feel free to substitute use of a tablet or iPad instead of a cell phone.


 * ~ YOUR NAME ||~  ||~ YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ||
 * Example:Susan ||  || Twitter (pages 116-117). There are several ideas here that could be used with my RCIA candidates. I'll need to give this some thought. I'm wondering if after our class gathering, when the candidates are home, if they would "Tweet" a message to our group (using a hashtag) with a comment about what was most important to them in the session. Or, perhaps what they may still have a question about or ???. As I said, I need to give this some thought. ||
 * Angela Jackson ||  || I do not have the book "From Toys to Tools" and really did not see a project on the website to adapt; however, using in using the cell phone as a leader in the church I do see how it is a useful tool to engage the community to participate in the various areas of ministry. ||

Findley || I do not have the book "From Toys to Tools." After reviewing the blog, I didn't find anything new to add from what I posted in Assignment 3 that I could use to meet my ministry needs. Right now as a parish, we have a Twitter account that we encourage parishioners to join and access via their cell phones. ||  || [|Classtools] TextClues ||  ||
 * Tanya LeSane || Wiffiti (pages 114-115) In looking at Toys to Tools, I felt it would be great for my high school students to brainstorm from their cell phones to a live screen on the Web. I would end my class with questions about the topic for next week to find out how much knowledge the students had on the upcoming topic. This would allow me to address the needs of the class the following week on that specific topic. ||
 * Melissa
 * Claire McManus || There were several references in the From Toys to Tools blog that involved the use of Apps to do such things as scavenger hunts and surveys in real time. My dream is to learn how to develop an App that can give catechists access to resources and information that can help them to develop creative lessons. With an app like this they have access to information anywhere, even if the church hall is not wired for Wifi. ||  ||
 * Lois Locey || I don't have the book, but need to develop an "APP" for our parish that provides parishioner about upcominig events at the parish, signups, and spiritual guidance. I like the idea of setting up wall-paper regarding different items for the parish. I would also like to have a day (perhaps on World Communications Sunday) when we have people FB there status which is they are at Church. (They are at St. Mary Magdalen). ||  ||
 * Rose Mary Saraiva || On the blog, I found so many great apps, one that really stood out were those for scavenger hunts. This would be a great tool for the catechist to use to help students identify elements of the liturgy, get to know their church and what items represent. A great tool with so much potential for making the learning of their faith, traditions, and catholic identity fun. The following two looked fun and easy to use.