Technology Defined• Can be used to refer to software– Creative media– Administrative applications–Web apps

• Can refer to hardware– Computer– Audio/Visual

Technology is an important ministry Component• It helps a children’s leader be more

effective• It can save the leader time• It assists in building relationships• It gives your ministry a modern vibe• It aids in professionalism

Technology helps bridge the gap between large and small ministries• The level of media a small church is

able to produce can match that of larger churches

• The cost of technology has fallen dramatically.

• Creativity is the deciding factor

Where do you find children’s ministry technology?• Internet• Retail Stores• Resellers– Retail– Non-Profit

What is open source software?

• Programmers volunteer their time and effort to create programs that are made available for free or evolve into low cost software

• Some of these programs began as retail products first

Office Applications• Retail–Microsoft Office: $149 - $679– Corel WordPerfect: $279– iWork: $79 (Mac only)

• Open Source– Google Docs: Free– OpenOffice: Free

Video Editing• Retail– AVID: $2295– Adobe Production Suite: $1699– Adobe Premiere Elements: $79– Pinnacle Studio: $49 - $99– iMovie: included w/ Mac purchase– Final Cut Express: $149

Video Editing cont…• Open Source– Wax: Free

• www.debugmode.com/wax– t@b zs4: Free

• http://www.zs4.net/downloads– Avidemux: Free

• http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/index.html– Cinerella: Free

3D Animation• Retail–Maya: $3495– 3DS Max: $3495– Carrera 3D Express: $29.95

• Open Source– Blender: Free– DAZ 3D: Free

2D Animation• Retail– Toon Boom Animate: $699– Adobe Flash: $699– Anime Studio: $49

• Open Source– Pencil: Free• www.pencil-animation.org

Photo Editing• Retail– Photoshop: $699– Photoshop Elements: $79– Paint Shop Pro: $99

• Open Source– Gimp: Free

• www.gimp.org– Sumo Paint: Free or $9.99 per year

• www.sumopaint.com

Graphics• Retail– Illustrator: $599– Corel Draw: $489

• Open Source– Inkscape: Free• www.inkscape.org

Presentation Software• Retail– Easy Worship: $399–Media Shout: $429

• Open Source– Openlp: Free• www.openlp.org

Web Design Software• Retail– Adobe Dreamweaver: $399– Microsoft Expression Web: $149

• Open Source– Coffee Cup: Free or $49 version

• www.coffeecup.com– NVU: Free

• download.cnet.com/Nvu/

Script Writing Software• Retail– Final Draft: $249– Screenwriter: $249

• Open Source– Celtx: Free• www.celtx.com

Non-Profit Discounts• Microsoft Office– $60 per license (5 license minimum)

• Adobe Production Premium– $599 per license

• Must usually buy from a reseller– CDW

Education Discounts• Usually need a faculty or college

student ID• More software choices• Buy from a reseller – www.journeyed.com

• Read license agreement first

Additional Free Software Options• Audacity: Sound Editor– audacity.sourceforge.net/download

• Garageband: Sound Editor (w/ Mac)• AVG: Anti-Virus– free.avg.com/us-en/homepage

• Ning: Private social network– www.ning.com

Additional Free Software Options• Handbrake: DVD Ripper– Handbrake.fr

• Xtranormal: Animated movie maker– www.xtranormal.com

• Animoto: Free or $30 per year – Automated slideshow software– www.animoto.com

Additional Free Software Options• Filezilla: FTP program– filezilla-project.org/

• Wordpress: Blog software– www.wordpress.com or .org

• Blogger: Blog software– www.blogger.com

Media Content• Cartoon Solutions– $18 per professionally drawn character

• iStockphoto.com or fotolia.com– Around $1-$2 per credit

• Digital Juice– Professional motion backgrounds

Don’t Forget…• Facebook– Social Networking

• Skype– Video Conferencing

• iTunes– Music