Communicate with your families and get lesson feedback with these free digital tools:
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Add questions to a YouTube Video
EdpuzzleFind a video, add questions, and assign it to a group.
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Create simple
animated GIFs Brush NinjaKids or adults can create simple GIFs with these free tools.
Enhance existing lessons using virtual field trips, interactive quizzes,
polls, and questions Nearpod |
FREE ways to take your programs ONLINE!
EmodoCLICK HERE to explore
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Get the Guidelines!
"The Church can use social media to encourage respect, dialogue, and honest relationships—in other words, "true friendship."
- Pope Benedict XVI's Message for the 43rd World Communications Day, 2009
"The Church can use social media to encourage respect, dialogue, and honest relationships—in other words, "true friendship."
- Pope Benedict XVI's Message for the 43rd World Communications Day, 2009
Get the USCCB Social Media Guidelines HERE!
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Get the Diocese of Youngstown consent form HERE for Permission for Direct Communication with Minors , or use page F-20 in the Directory for Catechesis.
Get the Diocese of Youngstown consent form HERE for Permission to Publish to use pictures from your parish on your website, or use page F-21 in the Directory for Catechesis.
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Create PrintablesBible Trading Cards
Print sets of trading cards for your students. Includes Old Testament and New Testament heroes, Parables, and more! Catholic Mass Items Scavenger Hunt
Download this great Scavenger Hunt from Sarah J. Creations! "Using Technology for Biblical Storytelling" -- good ideas from Building Faith to get kids personally involved in scripture in a safe digital meeting space.
Discovery Education Free Puzzlemaker!
Make Word Searches, Bingo cards, Crosswords, Flash Cards, Word Scrambles, and Word Searches http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/ Wordle: Create Word Pictures www.wordle.net
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Create CollectionsPadlet
List making, collections, collaboration with input from many people. Find it at https://padlet.com Change Reading Levels of ArticlesNewsela - View news stories in different reading levels! Pick a topic and create newsletters full of current events for students. https://newsela.com/
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Create VideosAnimoto - Create your own videos by adding photos, words, and music. It's FREE!
Give it a try at http://animoto.com/ WeVideo - Free and easy video creation tool
Create your own videos with music and or voice-over, using your own saved photos and video clips! So simple, even a non-techy adult can do it! Find it at https://www.wevideo.com/ Moovly - Have your students create videos. Combine visuals, sounds, voice and video in clear explanations or engaging stories. Have your students prove their multimedia skills and apply these to any educational topic. Moovly is browser-based and does not require any software installation. It is as easy as using Powerpoint, so no graphical or specialist multimedia skills required!
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Create visually attractive flyers, postcards, Social Media posts, and more for your ministry with Canva.com.
It's FREE and very easy to use! Watch the tutorial below. |
Lessons, New ResourcesVibrant Faith at Home - Browse many activities to send home to encourage family faith...or adapt the plans to a classroom setting! http://www.vibrantfaithathome.org/ Faith Formation Matters (from Sr. Janet Schaeffler) http://www.janetschaeffler.com/index.html |
CRAFTS, GAMES, SEASONAL, PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES, COLORING
The Catholic Toolbox - Lesson plans, crafts, games, printables and more! http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com/ ThatResourceSite offers ideas and handouts. http://faith.thatresourcesite.com/ Catholic Icing.com - Seasonal crafts and ideas. A great website for crafts and projects for children! http://catholicicing.com/ Sermons4kids.com - Weekly scripture readings, printable puzzles, coloring, games! http://www.sermons4kids.com/ |