2. Technology Defined Can be used to refer to software – Creative media – Administrative applications – Web apps Can refer to hardware – Computer – Audio/Visual

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. Office Applications Retail – Microsoft Office: $149 - $679 – Corel WordPerfect: $279 – iWork: $79 (Mac only) Open Source – Google Docs: Free – OpenOffice: Free

8. 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

9. 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

10. 3D Animation Retail – Maya: $3495 – 3DS Max: $3495 – Carrera 3D Express: $29.95 Open Source – Blender: Free – DAZ 3D: Free

11. 2D Animation Retail – Toon Boom Animate: $699 – Adobe Flash: $699 – Anime Studio: $49 Open Source – Pencil: Free www.pencil-animation.org

12. 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

13. Graphics Retail – Illustrator: $599 – Corel Draw: $489 Open Source – Inkscape: Free www.inkscape.org

14. Presentation Software Retail – Easy Worship: $399 – Media Shout: $429 Open Source – Openlp: Free www.openlp.org

15. 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/

16. Script Writing Software Retail – Final Draft: $249 – Screenwriter: $249 Open Source – Celtx: Free www.celtx.com

17. Non-Profit Discounts Microsoft Office – $60 per license (5 license minimum) Adobe Production Premium – $599 per license Must usually buy from a reseller – CDW

18. Education Discounts Usually need a faculty or college student ID More software choices Buy from a reseller – www.journeyed.com Read license agreement first

19. 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

20. 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

21. Additional Free Software Options Filezilla: FTP program – filezilla-project.org/ Wordpress: Blog software – www.wordpress.com or.org Blogger: Blog software – www.blogger.com

22. Media Content Cartoon Solutions – $18 per professionally drawn character iStockphoto.com or fotolia.com – Around $1-$2 per credit Digital Juice – Professional motion backgrounds

23. Don’t Forget… Facebook – Social Networking Skype – Video Conferencing iTunes – Music