| Recently, the Pontifical Council of Social
Communications published
For ideas on how the Internet and technology in general
can be used for Catholic Education - and for the sheer pleasure of exploring
these little technological wonders! - I offer a few links to excellent
online resources in Macromedia
Flash or RealAudio
formats as well as to some web sites using the Internet media in creative
ways to support religious education.
Note: a few of the resources below have a Protestant theological
bias.
Many of the following require the Macromedia Flash plugin.
If you do not have this program installed, you can download it here.
These presentations can be downloaded onto your hard drive and used during
prayer celebrations, retreats, etc. A projector and screen would be required
for presentations to larger groups. You should, however, secure permission
to use the material.
Moments with God
- this web site offers several very beautiful visual presentations created
by Reata Strickland, the same artist who is responsible for the very popular
"Interview with God" which
you may have seen before.
Easter Poster - A
beautiful mural of the resurrected Christ appearing to his disciples.
Click on one of the languages in the right hand-side margin to see a text
appear in that language.
The following presentations are from various sources and are also in
Flash. These were produced by evangelical Christians.
John
3:16 - a very powerful presentation. Sounds and words (several languages
available) accompany the presentation.
Creation
- The Genesis 1 creation story for children in stunning images and with
gentle background music.
One - Here again
the images are wonderful.
The following are web sites which use technology in other creative ways
using RealAudio sound and/or audio files.
EWTN - offers a
variety of video and/or audio files online of programming ranging from
daily homilies, to catholic news, to the Pope's Wednesday audiences. These
files are in various formats to accommodate the plugins of viewers/listeners.
Byzantines.net - Real
Audio - This web site offers an outstanding introduction to the Byzantine
Catholics rite. You can view and hear the complete Divine Liturgy
online, or hear individual parts of it:
The page entitled"About
Byzantines" and "Kitchen
Sink" also provides a wealth of background information on the
Byzantine Catholic Church.
The JESUS Film
Project - The Jesus Film is available in it's full 2 hour version
online in 55 different languages. It is based on the Gospel of Luke. Also
available in English is the version for children: "The Story of
Jesus for Children". You can also listen to the sound track of
the film. The RealAudio pluggin is required. Sound/audio files are available
in various formats to accommodate the speed of your Internet connection.
If you have a high speed connection you can watch the video file in full
screen. Simply right click you mouse on the image and select "zoom",
and then "full screen".
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