Looking for FREE (mostly) Computer Help (and
                 Resources)




Roy Yabuki, DFW Director
And the ISI Tech Team
Who am I?
 Japanese-American
  (Third culture)
 Met God early, got to know
   Him in college
 Lived all over country…
 Grew up with computers
 Passion is ministry and helping people to do
  ministry as effectively as God called them to
 This stuff does not necessarily come easy for
  me either.
What about you?
 What are your technology challenges and
  needs?
 What are your goals for being at this
  seminar?
 Which areas in handout do you want to
  focus on?
       May not have time to do all…
   What is your level of proficiency
    and attitude toward technology
Goals
ISI techies will help you understand and
develop time- and cost-saving computer
skills, or will help you find solutions to some
of those nasty problems that have you
stymied, waste your time, and jeopardize
your sanctification!
Choices
   Understand and develop time- and cost-
    saving computer skills,
   Resources available to make ministry life
    easier
   Help you find solutions to some of those
    nasty problems that have you stymied,
    waste your time, and jeopardize your
    sanctification!
Web 2.0 Tools great for ISM
 Community Building Tools
 Collaboration Tools- Sharing ideas

 Communication/Training/Discipling

 Mobile connection

 Resources to learn how to do things
Community Building Tools
 Social Networking
 Sharing the Story – Getting the Message
  Out
     Video – Stored on their site, Embedded on
      yours
     Photos

     Creating Easy Websites

     Mass e-mail
Social Network: Facebook
Facebook: Whats up?
Facebook: Chat
Social Networking - Groups
Media Sharing
Media Sharing: Tagging &
Sharing
Other Media Sharing




             Pictures
Collaboration Tools
Working Together Helping Each Other

   Working together
     Working together
     Making life easier ?!

     The Body being the Body

     Still need communication & coordination

   Students/Volunteers/Supporters as
    innovators and co-creators
       Web is becoming more of a 2
         way conversation than a store
        front.
Media Sharing: Video
Easy Websites
Mass E-mail
Collaboration Tools
 Social Networking
 Technologies for Sharing
  Ideas, Questions, Resources
 Microblogging (aka What is a Twitter and
  do I twitter or do I tweet?)
 Group Database

 Event Planning/Registration
Social Networking - Groups
Social Networking
- Ning
 Free
 Way to create quick
  self contained social
  network
 Takes time to
  manage and
  maintain
Event Planning / Registration
   Eventbrite
Sharing
Ideas, Questions, Resources
 Blogs
 Forums

 Wikis

 Project Management Sites

 Cloud computing
Sharing Ideas: Blog
 Like a Ship’s Log or a Journal
                              Story of the Journey
 Observations, What happened and what
  was learned
 Chronological but searchable




Idea Sharing & Amalgamation
Sharing Ideas:
Forums, Wikis, Project
Management
   Forums
“An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion
  site. It is the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin
  board, and a technological evolution of the dialup bulletin
  board system. People participating in an Internet forum may
  cultivate social bonds and interest groups for a topic may form
  from the discussions.”
   Wikis
A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy
  creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web
  pages/documents with easy search capability. In other words
  a place where people can store many documents that all of
  them are editing together to created a body of information.
  (e.g.wikipedia)
 Project Management Sites
Microblogging
Cloud Computing
   Shared documents
     Google docs
     Zoho

     Office Live Workspace

   Shared Storage
     Microsoft Skydrive
     Box.net

     Drop.io
Communication/Training/Discipli
ng
   Voip/Screensharing/Conference Calling
Communication/Training/Discipli
ng
   Private Publishing
     Blogs/Wiki/Filesharing
     Scribd – books, booklets, etc.

     Slideshare.com
Mobile connection
 iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android
 Netbooks & Cloud computing

 http://voice.google.com
Rules of the Road
 Web 2.0 Technologies
  supplements but does not
  replace direct human touch
 Web 2.0 is intrusive and so
  forces transparency
     People will find out the truth
     Why afraid of intrusive things?

   Everything is “live,” but archived
    so be wise about what say and
    reveal
Rules of the Road
   No more gatekeepers
       Direct access is the norm
          Implications on our relationships with students
          Implications for making relationships on campus


   Discipline vs. Nuisance
       Like anything, Weekly
        gathering, visiting campus,
        prayer letters –
        takes discipline
   Learning curve steep but
    getting gentler
Trends
   More people around the
    world on the internet doing
    more things
                           How People Use the Internet
                                         US         US 18-27     US 18-27
                                         Adults     Men          Women
                           Creators      25%        41%          37%
                           Critics       25%        45%          37%
                           Collectors    12%        29%          16%
                           Joiners       25%        59%          58%
                           Spectators    48%        67%          60%
                           Inactives     44%        22%          28%

                          Groups include people participating in at least
                          one of the activities monthly. From
                          http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_to
                          ol.html.
Trends
   Mobile Internet Will be Main Access
     According to Cisco 2009, Mobile internet will
      grow 66 times in the next five years
     Annual growth rate for Asia projects to 146%

      and 166% for Latin America.
Trends
 There will be more working together using
  the internet
 Movements will spread quicker, Ideas
  develop and change faster. Resembles
  spread of a virus in the jet age
Conclusion
 Conclusion
 Other Resources
       How do I? Online tutorials…

         http://ISMTips.net
    to stay on top of this stuff and to share you
     ideas… Not just about Technology but all
      innovative ideas in international student
                       ministry.

Looking Fore Free Computer Help Seminar

  • 1.
    Looking for FREE(mostly) Computer Help (and Resources) Roy Yabuki, DFW Director And the ISI Tech Team
  • 2.
    Who am I? Japanese-American (Third culture)  Met God early, got to know Him in college  Lived all over country…  Grew up with computers  Passion is ministry and helping people to do ministry as effectively as God called them to  This stuff does not necessarily come easy for me either.
  • 3.
    What about you? What are your technology challenges and needs?  What are your goals for being at this seminar?  Which areas in handout do you want to focus on?  May not have time to do all…  What is your level of proficiency and attitude toward technology
  • 4.
    Goals ISI techies willhelp you understand and develop time- and cost-saving computer skills, or will help you find solutions to some of those nasty problems that have you stymied, waste your time, and jeopardize your sanctification!
  • 5.
    Choices  Understand and develop time- and cost- saving computer skills,  Resources available to make ministry life easier  Help you find solutions to some of those nasty problems that have you stymied, waste your time, and jeopardize your sanctification!
  • 6.
    Web 2.0 Toolsgreat for ISM  Community Building Tools  Collaboration Tools- Sharing ideas  Communication/Training/Discipling  Mobile connection  Resources to learn how to do things
  • 7.
    Community Building Tools Social Networking  Sharing the Story – Getting the Message Out  Video – Stored on their site, Embedded on yours  Photos  Creating Easy Websites  Mass e-mail
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    Collaboration Tools Working TogetherHelping Each Other  Working together  Working together  Making life easier ?!  The Body being the Body  Still need communication & coordination  Students/Volunteers/Supporters as innovators and co-creators  Web is becoming more of a 2 way conversation than a store front.
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    Collaboration Tools  SocialNetworking  Technologies for Sharing Ideas, Questions, Resources  Microblogging (aka What is a Twitter and do I twitter or do I tweet?)  Group Database  Event Planning/Registration
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Social Networking - Ning Free  Way to create quick self contained social network  Takes time to manage and maintain
  • 22.
    Event Planning /Registration  Eventbrite
  • 23.
    Sharing Ideas, Questions, Resources Blogs  Forums  Wikis  Project Management Sites  Cloud computing
  • 24.
    Sharing Ideas: Blog Like a Ship’s Log or a Journal Story of the Journey  Observations, What happened and what was learned  Chronological but searchable Idea Sharing & Amalgamation
  • 25.
    Sharing Ideas: Forums, Wikis,Project Management  Forums “An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site. It is the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board, and a technological evolution of the dialup bulletin board system. People participating in an Internet forum may cultivate social bonds and interest groups for a topic may form from the discussions.”  Wikis A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages/documents with easy search capability. In other words a place where people can store many documents that all of them are editing together to created a body of information. (e.g.wikipedia)  Project Management Sites
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    Cloud Computing  Shared documents  Google docs  Zoho  Office Live Workspace  Shared Storage  Microsoft Skydrive  Box.net  Drop.io
  • 28.
    Communication/Training/Discipli ng  Voip/Screensharing/Conference Calling
  • 29.
    Communication/Training/Discipli ng  Private Publishing  Blogs/Wiki/Filesharing  Scribd – books, booklets, etc.  Slideshare.com
  • 30.
    Mobile connection  iPhone,Blackberry, Google Android  Netbooks & Cloud computing  http://voice.google.com
  • 31.
    Rules of theRoad  Web 2.0 Technologies supplements but does not replace direct human touch  Web 2.0 is intrusive and so forces transparency  People will find out the truth  Why afraid of intrusive things?  Everything is “live,” but archived so be wise about what say and reveal
  • 32.
    Rules of theRoad  No more gatekeepers  Direct access is the norm  Implications on our relationships with students  Implications for making relationships on campus  Discipline vs. Nuisance  Like anything, Weekly gathering, visiting campus, prayer letters – takes discipline  Learning curve steep but getting gentler
  • 33.
    Trends  More people around the world on the internet doing more things How People Use the Internet US US 18-27 US 18-27 Adults Men Women Creators 25% 41% 37% Critics 25% 45% 37% Collectors 12% 29% 16% Joiners 25% 59% 58% Spectators 48% 67% 60% Inactives 44% 22% 28% Groups include people participating in at least one of the activities monthly. From http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_to ol.html.
  • 34.
    Trends  Mobile Internet Will be Main Access  According to Cisco 2009, Mobile internet will grow 66 times in the next five years  Annual growth rate for Asia projects to 146% and 166% for Latin America.
  • 35.
    Trends  There willbe more working together using the internet  Movements will spread quicker, Ideas develop and change faster. Resembles spread of a virus in the jet age
  • 36.
    Conclusion  Conclusion  OtherResources  How do I? Online tutorials… http://ISMTips.net to stay on top of this stuff and to share you ideas… Not just about Technology but all innovative ideas in international student ministry.