Building Up Your Digital Repertoire
Leaders today must be able to use digital resources to reach and engage families. You can create and share beautiful images on your website or social media with Unsplash and Canva. You can save articles that you see on faith, families, and parenting with the application called "Pocket." Pocket allows you to tag the articles so you can go back, read it in full, and share when appropriate. And today, more than ever, we also need to be able to reach families virtually: build your own digital playlist on Weebly, hold small group meetings, classes, even breakouts with Zoom, and create community with social media and hashtags.
- Click Digital Learning Apps for a curated list of best digital learning apps. (Lifelong Faith)
- Check out the videos BELOW for tutorials, basics, how to's, best practices, and advanced tips.
Save articles, videos and websites in "pockets" so that you can read later, post on your parish social media page at just the right time, or use in a presentation. Tag items for easy retrieval with tags like: family faith, parenting, Catholic, Pope Francis, mercy, and more.
www.getpocket.com |
UnsplashNeed "free use" images for your ministry? Check out www.unsplash.com
All photos published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash. |
CanvaA great tool to create your designs for posters, websites, social media, and PowerPoint slides for presentations.
Sign up at www.canva.com PC World describes this as a free tool that brings much-needed simplicity to the design process. |
Curation of Catholic Resources
Curate: to collect, select and present information or items such as pictures, video, music, etc. for people to use or enjoy, using your professional or expert knowledge.
Tips for Leadership, Presentations, & Social Media
- How to Host a Zoom Online Video Conference (Zoom)
- 5 Basic Leadership Traits (Business Insider)
- 7 Brilliant Ways to Start Any Presentation (Business Insider)
- 9 Public Speaking Lessons From the World's Greatest TED Talks (Forbes)
- Presentation 101: How to Build Presentations That Actually Engage (Canva Design School)
Join Faith Formation Leader Communities
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CATALYST
Join the Faith Formation Groups on Vibrant Faith's Catalyst - "An ever-growing list of free or low cost resources are available on our Catalyst site." These are resources that you can use to develop online faith formation programming for all ages in your faith community. Catalyst members share a wealth of ideas in how they are navigating Coronavirus in their own ministries. Join the conversation today! JOIN HERE. |
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Building a Digital Platform
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Weebly Tutorial for Beginners
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Creating a Website - a Weebly "How To"
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Virtual Gatherings
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Zoom for Teachers - the Basics
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YDisciple and Zoom - Doing Ministry Remotely
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7 Quick Tips for Leading Small Groups on Zoom (Better YM)
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6 More Tips (Better YM)
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How to Use BREAKOUT Rooms in Zoom
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More on BREAKOUT Rooms in Zoom
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Social Media
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Social Media Tips During This Crisis
(Note: NOT Catholic but these basic concepts still apply) |
Social Media Tips During This Crisis
(Note: NOT Catholic but these basic concepts still apply) |
Graphic Media
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Using Canva for Visual Media, Handouts, and More
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How to Use Canva for Beginners!
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Watch Parties
Some groups are throwing watch parties and the Netflix Party app has made that easy. Check out Netflix Party here. The check out Better Youth Ministry's video on "The 20 Best Movies For Your Youth Group" below.
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