Understanding Technology (Web 2.0)

Understanding Technology (Web 2.0)

Roy YabukiRoy Yabuki

DFW Director, Tech DFW Director, Tech SpecialistSpecialist

International Students Inc.International Students Inc.http://Twitter.com/ismtips

“Did you Know?” Video“Did you Know?” Video

• Viral Video on YouTube

• By a school teacher to get support for more technological equipment for a Colorado school district

• Over 10 Million Views

“Did you Know?” Video“Did you Know?” Video

• What did you think? Emotional Response?What did you think? Emotional Response?

– Scary or I don’t need itScary or I don’t need it

– Overwhelmed, Overwhelmed,

– I don’t need itI don’t need it

– Wow!Wow!

– That’s me…That’s me…

Caveat…Caveat…

What is the Essence of International Ministry?

What is the Essence of International Ministry?

• Relationships/CommunityRelationships/Community– Relationship CommunicatingRelationship Communicating– EmpowermentEmpowerment– Personal involvementPersonal involvement

• TruthTruth– Getting the right information to a person when Getting the right information to a person when

they need it...they need it...

• MissionMission– The “Mission” keeps us focused and togetherThe “Mission” keeps us focused and together

Web 2.0 is Well Aligned For ISMWeb 2.0 is Well Aligned For ISM

• Web 2.0 is about Web 2.0 is about supplementing or accelerating person-to-person relationship in a busy isolating in a busy isolating worldworld

• Web 2.0 is about getting the right information to Web 2.0 is about getting the right information to the right people at the right timethe right people at the right time

• Web 2.0 is about organizing like-minded people Web 2.0 is about organizing like-minded people in different places for causes in different places for causes

Ministry is the what, Web 2.0 tools are like the pipes Ministry is the what, Web 2.0 tools are like the pipes designed do the what…designed do the what…

Example: FacebookExample: Facebook

• Example: FacebookExample: Facebook

• Create sense of community,Create sense of community,

• Manage 1000's of relationships at onceManage 1000's of relationships at once• Way Maintain Community in busy world on your Way Maintain Community in busy world on your

time from anywhere to anywhere – A&Btime from anywhere to anywhere – A&B

Web 2.0 is about Web 2.0 is about supplementing or accelerating person-to-person relationship in a busy isolating worldin a busy isolating world

Example: Facebook Relationship/Community Building

Example: Facebook Relationship/Community Building

• Like a visit to the Library/Computer LabLike a visit to the Library/Computer Lab• Engage Ministry Partners with You & Your Engage Ministry Partners with You & Your

StudentsStudents• Learn about Learn about

StudentsStudents• Show Show

Concern – Concern – Comments, Comments, Celebrate Celebrate BirthdaysBirthdays

Example: Facebook Relationship/Community Building

Example: Facebook Relationship/Community Building

• Helps you to Helps you to tease out tease out interactioninteraction

• Helps to build Helps to build TrustTrust

Example: FacebookBuild Networks of Relationships

Example: FacebookBuild Networks of Relationships

• Meet friends of friends

• Trust already there

• Other ministries

• Much better thane-mail

Other Relationship/Community TechnologiesOther Relationship/Community Technologies

• Photo/Video SharingPhoto/Video Sharing– Getting the Story OutGetting the Story Out

• Build TrustBuild Trust• For Students/Support Partners/VolunteersFor Students/Support Partners/Volunteers• Fun, sharing, viralFun, sharing, viral

– Makes Events & Lessons learned indelibleMakes Events & Lessons learned indelible– Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Youtube, VimeoFacebook, Flickr, Picasa, Youtube, Vimeo

• Wiki’s, Blogs, GroupwareWiki’s, Blogs, Groupware– How to survive in… WikiHow to survive in… Wiki– Mailing list (googlegroups, yahoogroups, Mailing list (googlegroups, yahoogroups,

iContact, ConstantContact)iContact, ConstantContact)

Web 2.0 is about getting the right information Web 2.0 is about getting the right information to the right people at the right time…to the right people at the right time…

Web 2.0 is about getting the right information Web 2.0 is about getting the right information to the right people at the right time…to the right people at the right time…

• The latest technology is about working together and learning from each other…

– “Increasingly, people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions like corporations”

• Groundswell (Li & Bernoff 2008)

• The world is getting flat

• “Groundswell” thinking

• 70 Million hits for AllAboutGod.com

Example: FacebookExploring Truth Together

Example: FacebookExploring Truth Together

• Notes – Write Bible Studies and other materials for students to see (public)

• Groups (Private & Public) – Public

• Build community of friends• Share Pictures etc.• Post Little things to think about on the wall

– Private • Bible Study Groups (post materials, videos, slides)

Web 2.0: Exploring TruthWeb 2.0: Exploring Truth

• Public Truth Sharing Media– Blogs (can take password)– Websites to share (e.g.

http://lookingforgod.com, http://allaboutgod.com/, http://www.biblegateway.com/)

• E-mail – more private (mass & personal)

• Google

• Truth & Falsehood spreads quickly

Web 2.0: Exploring Truth - Personal Teaching & Discipleship Tools

Web 2.0: Exploring Truth - Personal Teaching & Discipleship Tools

• Online Instant Communication – (Skype/MSN/Yahoo/Google talk)– Supplements face-to-face– Local/Long Distance

• Group/Individual• Returnees

MissionMissionMissionMission

• Facebook Causes section• On Facebook donors, perspective supporters,

volunteers even students see what is happening catch the vision

• See who is interacting with which students at what level… – Share students– Encourages Kingdom thinking– Makes ministry less parochial

Web 2.0 is about organizing like-minded people in different places for causes Web 2.0 is about organizing like-minded people in different places for causes

MissionMissionMissionMission

• Other ToolsOther Tools– Tool to allow Many people can develop Tool to allow Many people can develop

content together content together – Tools to Organize online (Automated Event Tools to Organize online (Automated Event

Planning)Planning)– Share ideas and so learn faster from Share ideas and so learn faster from

collective knowledgecollective knowledge

Web 2.0 is about organizing like-minded people in different places for causes Web 2.0 is about organizing like-minded people in different places for causes

Picture it…Picture it…

• Day Exhausting

• Dinner with Student

• Facebook

• Blog & e-mail

• News/RSS Feeds

Rules of the RoadRules of the Road

• Web 2.0 Technologies Web 2.0 Technologies supplements but does not replace supplements but does not replace direct human touchdirect human touch

• Web 2.0 is intrusive and so forces Web 2.0 is intrusive and so forces transparencytransparency– People will find out the truth People will find out the truth – Why afraid of intrusive things? Why afraid of intrusive things?

• Everything is “live,” but archived Everything is “live,” but archived so be wise about what say and so be wise about what say and revealreveal

Rules of the RoadRules 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

TrendsTrends

• More people around the More people around the world on the internet doing world on the internet doing more thingsmore things

Groups include people participating in at least Groups include people participating in at least

one of the activities monthlyone of the activities monthly.. From From http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_tohttp://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/profile_tool.html.ol.html.

How People Use the Internet

TrendsTrends• Mobile Internet Will be Main AccessMobile Internet Will be Main Access

– According to Cisco 2009, Mobile internet will According to Cisco 2009, Mobile internet will grow 66 times in the next five yearsgrow 66 times in the next five years

– Annual growth rate for Asia projects to 146% Annual growth rate for Asia projects to 146% and 166% for Latin America.and 166% for Latin America.

TrendsTrends• There will be more working together using There will be more working together using

the internetthe internet

• Movements will spread quicker, Ideas Movements will spread quicker, Ideas develop and change faster. Resembles develop and change faster. Resembles spread of a virus in the jet age spread of a virus in the jet age

Why is this Important?Why is this Important?

• For such a time as this…– God allows certain things to happen in his

kingdom when certain technologies are in place

– Language of our Global Culture – We are missionaries, called to

do all things to all men so that by all possible means [we] might save some.

• Keng…

Technology & InnovationTechnology & Innovation

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