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Digital Media and Ministry: New Tools for
Sharing Faith
CCharlotte McCorquodale, PhDMinistry Training Source
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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
12 sec
8.25 sec
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
• 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
/
"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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