Workshop to church leaders on how to use easy tech tools to creatively collaborate

1. CREATIVE
TECHNOLOGY
Creatively using technology to make disciples who
transform the world
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

2. EASY
TECH TOOLS WE CAN USE
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

3. Let’s Create Paperless Systems
No
More
Emails
….

4. Create a form
so people can
automatically
register or
purchase
tickets

5. WUFOO
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

6. 1
LOG-­‐IN
TO
THE
PAGE
CREATE
FORM:
FIELDS:
NAME
EMAIL
CONTACT
PHONE
NUMBER
CHECKLIST
BOX:
VOLUNTEER
9AM
–
11AM
12-­‐PM
–
2PM
2PM-­‐4PM

7. SAVE
THE
FORM.
SET
THE
FORM
TO
COME
TO
YOUR
INBOX
OR
A
DESIGNATED
INBOX
SET NOTIFICATION

8. GOOGLE DOCS
Cloud computing
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

9. Tools to Use / collaboration
“It
allows
you
to
share/edit
live
spreadsheets,
presentaSons,
etc.
We
use
it
for
our
stats,
our
new
believer
follow
up,
our
events
planning
teams,
prayer
chain
sign
ups,
etc.
The
Google
Calendar
is
also
an
incredible
tool
that
allows
your
whole
team
to
have
easy
access
to
each
other's
calendars.
You
can
also
create
specific
shared
calendars
for
"prinSng
schedule",
"sermon
series",
"church
leaders
calendars",
etc.”

10. HOW I USE EACH
WEEK:
• Track Sunday
Communications
• Weekly Script
• Easy to collaborate,
especially with
volunteers
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

11. Upload Documents that need
to be shared with a lot of
people
Create a form
Create spreadsheets (track
something)
Create a regular word
document
Create a calendar to be used
in planning
What can you do?

12. Tip:
Use
a
link
shortner
like
bit.ly
to
make
your
long
links
easier
to
manage
and
remember.
You
can
also
customize
the
short
link:
i.e.
bitly/
fcbcapp
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

13. Create a simple text document
Download
the
document
as
a
pdf
and
word
document

14. Quick Exercise:
Create a Form
1) Go
to
Create,
Click
Form
2) Name
your
form
3) Create
2
Entries
1) What
is
your
name
using
text
2) MulSple
choice
entry

15. How to get the results?
1) View
Live
Form
2) View
Responses
3) Set-­‐Up
to
new
Spreadsheet
in
tab
4) Results
go
to
its
own
spreadsheet

16. STORE DOCUMENTS:
STOP EMAILING BACK AND
FORTH
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

17. WHY?
Things
that
are
requested
frequently
Biographies
Headshots
Logos
I
use
for:
Bulle<n
Video
DROPBOX
Centralize
your
most
frequently
accessed
informa<on

18. COLLABORATIVE
COMMUNICATION
GROUPME
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

19. Create a group
• Can
be
accessed
on
the
web,
via
their
app
or
text
message
• Similar
to
group
text,
but
centralized
in
its
own
app

20. EVENT INVITATIONS
Splashthat
Eventbrite
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

21. Event
PromoSons
a
markeSng
mix
Personal
+
Engagement
Not
so
personal
Social
+
Engagement
Rarely
effecSve
by
itself

22. What
does
our
community
respond
to?
Rela<onship
to
message

23. Case Study: Team Creative Recruitment
MECHANISM
RESULTS
InteracSve
Announcement
&
Call
to
AcSon
60+
sign-­‐ups
BulleSn
2-­‐3
sign-­‐ups
to
volunteer
The
Voice
0-­‐3
sign-­‐ups
to
volunteer
Promo
Video
2-­‐10
sign-­‐ups
to
volunteer
What
would
happen
if
the
elements
were
combined?
What
about
over
saturaSon?
How
many
Smes
should
you
say
it?
Test,
test,
test

24. What is Splash that?
• Very
ajracSve
way
to
create
an
e-­‐
invitaSon
• Can
send
out
to
email
list
• Can
link
to
calendar
on
FCBC
website
• Can
use
flier
already
created

25. Splashthat vs. Eventbrite
• Good
for
look
• Good
for
SckeSng
purposes
• USE
THEM!!!

26. MAKE ALL OF THIS SHARE-
ABLE EASILY
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

27. BIT.LY
PUT
LINK
IN
SHORTNER
CUSTOMIZE
IT
TO
MAKE
IT
PERSONAL
AND
EASY
TO
REMEMBER
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

28. ASSIGNMENTS
CREATE A WUFOO
CREATE A GOOGLE DOC
CREATE A LINK SHORTNER
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams

29. Questions
Presented
by:
Carmen
Williams