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The first time I came into Orientation, I was amazed at how taken aback I was with technology in teaching God’s words. I remember when my current church jumped on board with Facebook and how many people have joined. This was a change of the times for me. Out of curiosity, I also went into the website of the church that I grew up at which brought out my talent that I have today, and was also amazed at how current they are. When I was introduced to the different forms of technology and how it’s currently being applied in other parishes, I needed to bring my parish up to speed. This class was for me to learn something new in technology and to apply it to the middle schools students that I teach during CCD, so they can achieve a broader picture on how the phone and technology can have its benefits other than texting to your friends.

Getting the assistance of the parish and parents to my experience wasn’t as bad as I thought. The parents seemed to be pleased that the parish is moving to the current times and engaging the students in a different way of learning. The students today are already using these tools in school and had no trouble adapting. With those who didn’t get a chance to bring in their cell phones, the notebook was also another choice given to them. The assignment was a short one but still a challenging one. We discussed the proper way to view information and experimented with sites as we went along.

The students seemed to have enjoyed the lesson, that I have requested them to bring in their electronics again where this time we used it to research saints, passages in the bible and worked thru different activities. A few students used my cell phone to take part of the exercise and saw how easy it was and even went home to practice what they learned. As a lesson, we also had completed a unit for //Care for God’s Creation// which we were able to do research on the phones and tablets on how as a group we can find a project that the middle school students can do that best incorporates the unit. The other catechists were able to help and provide resources that we did as an activity together.

The result of the activities were useful and I’m continuing to incorporate these tools in my lessons this year and going forward and looking to give the students the information to work at home with their families. The summer has been a blessing where without the lessons learned, I would still be unaware and clueless of what the Catholic faith is doing today. In conclusion the experience that I learned and shared with the students and catechists will hopefully bring this new platform to my church and help share in the experience in what God has vision to show us.