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To Tech As Jesus Did

A Scriptural Reflection on Technology Planning and Use in Catholic Schools

Greg DhuyvetterGDhuyvetter@materdei.org

GDhuyvetter@materdei.org

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www.mdtech20.wordpress.com

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What this isn’t

Network Design

What this isn’t

PC vs. Mac

Linux

Platform

Agnostic

What this isn’t

PowerPoint Instruction

Mission Statement of Saint’s Alive! Catholic School

Saint’s Alive! Catholic School is dedicated to providing quality

education in the context of the Roman Catholic tradition, promoting Gospel

values and creating life-long learners.

Back to the Document: A World in Transition: Faith and

TechnologyTechnology is one of the most marvelous expressions of the human spirit, but it is not an unmixed blessing 2: 33

This same technology threatens the unity and even the future of mankind 2: 35

…profound human needs endure, and the educational mission of the Church must use old ways and new to meet them 2: 40

Technological progress equips man with sophisticated means of communication, analysis and research.

2: 34

Back to the Document: A World in Transition: Faith and

TechnologyTechnology is one of the most marvelous expressions of the human spirit, but it is not an unmixed blessing 2: 33

This same technology threatens the unity and even the future of mankind 2: 35

…profound human needs endure, and the educational mission of the Church must use old ways and new to meet them 2: 40

Technological progress equips man with sophisticated means of communication, analysis and research.

2: 34

Faithful to the past and open to the future, we must accept the burden and welcome the opportunity of proclaiming the Gospel of Christ in our times. 2: 41

To Tech as Jesus Did

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Disruptive Innovation

Fundamental change to the status quo

Resisted, andconsidered dangerous

Questionsolder valuesand ways of being

Over timebecomes the dominant paradigm

You Are Called

Many Parts One BodyVisionaries

Planners

TechniciansTeachers

Maintain-ers

Build Castle on a Firm Foundation

• Vision (unique to your school)

• Documentation (stress flexibility)

• Calculate the real costs of innovation

“We need a document camera”

Research

Purchase

Installation

Training

Maintenance

Replacement

Build Castle on a Firm Foundation

• DO SOMETHING!!

VisionDocumentationCalculate Real Costs

Planning Pitfalls

• Death by Documentation

• The Training Trap

• Fundraising for technology budget

The Mustard Seed

New Wine Old Wineskins

He sent them out two by two

Render Unto Caesar

Let the Children Come to Me

Woe Be to You

Bullying Sexual innuendo Foul Language Cheating on assignments

The Site of Most

Every School

Come Away and Rest Awhile