October 2021 Agenda—Collinsville, Illinois
Begin at 9:00am
Getting Connected
Digitally…Socially…Spiritually
Devotion
Peter: Mark 6:45-51
Jairus: Mark 5:21-43
A Sick Woman: Mark 5:24-34
A Paralytic Man: Luke 5:17-26
A Man Born Blind: John 9:1-12
An Enormous Catch of Fish: John 21:1-14
1. So which person/group do you think had the best “Jesus Story? Why?
2. Which story resonates with you the most on a personal level? Is there another “Jesus Story” besides the ones listed above that you like?
3. Share a story about a time when you had seen God’s faithfulness, grace, and/or love in your own life?
While many stories in our world are fictional, the Bible shares the truth and wisdom about who God is and what he has done for us. These stories or MORE than just stories, they bring life!
Review
Let’s take some time to reflect on last month’s TEC21 Challenges and share experiences. Share a success, a challenge you experienced or a lesson learned.
What was something you tried?
Was it successful or not?
Will you do something differently next time or were you happy with how it went?
Announcements
1. The next workshop date is scheduled for Thursday, November 18.
2. Please change our March workshop to Thursday, March 31.
3. IETC- Illinois Education and Technolgy Conference
November 17-19, 2021
In person $195 and Online $75; Early-bird pricing available
https://www.il-edtech.org/
4. IDEA- Illinois Digital Educators Alliance
https://ideaillinois.org/
Excellent list of offerings and resources!
Goals
We look forward in Workshop #2 making connections to build a lifetime of encouragement and support for one another.
1. Explore digital storytelling tools and resources to use with your students.
2. Create a digital storytelling learning activity to use with your students.
3. Be a resource to another colleague by sharing with them a digital tool, a resource, a learning activity, or an assessment strategy you learned about at today’s workshop.
Digital Storytelling
Where To Begin…
A great article to get started! Get Started with Digital Storytelling
A guide to MANY storytelling tools: Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Digital Storytelling
Try with the group
Join our group here: https://info.flipgrid.com/
Group join code: maske4644
Please share your favorite Bible Verse and why it is special to you.
Before you record, click the “effects” option. Add a frame, an emoji, a word, a photo, etc.
Then, record your video. You can experiment with the pause button and various features appear at appropriate times in your video.
More Ideas:
Show and Tell
Project share
Read a story
Share idea
Sharing a point of view
Try on your own
A picture storytelling tool. Pick your photos and then write your story! You can use screencasting tools to make a video recording, also.
Try with a partner
Low-tech option: Paper Slide Storytelling
This is a great digital storytelling option because you could use so many different devices and you really don’t need any special software or apps! Watch the video for how to get started.
Try with other cohorts
Top Digital Tools & Resources on Digital Storytelling
Center- and Educator-specific Digital Tools & Resources
Lunch Hour at 11:30am/Back to Work at 12:30pm
Project Development
TEC21 Challenges
1. Digital: Engage your students in a digital storytelling activity or project. Share your experience by posting for others to see!
2. Social: Post a question, an answer, a resource, a picture of your students working on digital storytelling, or an example of a student project to the TEC21 Educators Group on Facebook.
3. Spiritual: Be a resource to at least one new person on your faculty before we meet again.
Reflection
To open the reflection in its own tab, select HERE.
Dismiss at 2:00pm
My Contact Info
Please feel free to reach out if you ever need any help with technology integration or you have questions about something we did this year! I am always happy to help.
Email: kathymaske@gmail.com
Phone: 618-980-1286 (call or text)
I can also be found on Facebook, Twitter (@kathymaske), or Instagram (@kathymaske)
