1. Welcome to The Visual in Worship Using Technology

2. Aims of the first day...
To think why the visual is relevant in worship
To explain why digital projectors are an important tool in bring the visual into worship
To introduce equipment that can be used
To show the basics of using such equipment
Link to resources:

3. Why bring the visual into Worship
A picture paints a thousand words...
Communication is changing – visual comes full circle?
Can we communcate through the visual?

4. 'For nothing changes here'....?
How do we learn? V A K
Seeing, hearing doing, to name but 3!

5. Digital Projectors as visual tools
Nothing new under the sun: blackboard, slides, whiteboard, OHP, projector...
Digital technology and the digital age

6. Projectors & Pcs What they can do...
Project anything that a computer or tv screen can show...
PCs allow relatively easy creation of material for the screen

7. Equipment: Projector Digital Projector
Also called computer projector, LCD projector
Key info:
Lumens (brightness)
Resolution
LCD or DLP

8. Equipment: Screen Tripod Freestanding Wall mounted White wall Electric
Rear projection
Mirrored

9. Equipment: PC or laptop
What spec?
What software?
What extras?

10. Equipment: PC or laptop
What spec?
What software?
What extras?

11. Equipment: Video link between Projectors and PCs
HDMI VGA phono composite

12. Equipment: Video link between Projectors and PCs

13. Connecting: Getting the picture from the laptop/PC
Display Properties
Identify screens
Attach 2nd screen
Cloned desktop
Extended desktop
Fn (Function) keys on laptops

14. Display Resolutions

15. Evergrowing number of Resolutions!

16. Equipment: Video link between Projectors and PCs

17. Aims of the second session...
To introduce software that is helpful
To discuss issues that arise when presenting visuals on screen
To give introductory training in the use of two key tools used on computer
To think about next steps - where do we go from here?