10 Free Tools for caTECHesis via Digital Discipleship Bootcamp

At the Mid-Atlantic Congress, Sr. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF walked through a list of free social media tools that could help in online WEB2.0 ministry.

  1. delicious.com a curated digital library, social bookmarking site
  2. Skype enables you to be at a meeting (even via smartphone, even if it's just to check in)
  3. Dropbox cloud based file sharing (up to 2 GB free and more possible with groups)
  4. Slideshare enables sharing of PowerPoint Presentations
  5. Wordle Word Cloud generator (others also available) Good for Visual Learners
  6. Google Forms Create online forms (i.e. survey, registration form,etc.)
  7. Geocaching GPS Treasure Hunting. Good for getting out and getting hands on.
  8. Voice Thread Similar to PowerPoint, but easier to create visual and audio timeline
  9. Google Docs Makes Docs portable (i.e. a Powerpoint or DTP program can be viewed without client computer needing the OS software).
  10. Glogster easy to create Mash-Ups (i.e. mutimedia pieces)
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