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

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Technology is an important ministry Component It helps a childrens 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

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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

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Where do you find childrens ministry technology? Internet Retail Stores Resellers Retail Non-Profit

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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/

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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Dont Forget Facebook Social Networking Skype Video Conferencing iTunes Music