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The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ is a central event in the Gospel. The preparation for the coming of Jesus is the beginning Christian story.

The purpose of this project is to express the significance of these events in a manner that would capture the attention of present day audience while remaining authentic to the central message of the Gospel.

Using the web tool “Animoto” you will gather images, music, words and phrases to present your modern day “Preparing the Way” in a technological manner. Please have your resources ready for our time in the computer lab. We will have 2 days dedicated to this project.

The “Animoto” must be completed and properly placed on the wiki site by 3:00 PM on, Dec 16, 2011. There will be a 5-point deduction for each day it is late.



1. Students will reflect on preparing or the birth of Jesus. 2.They will use Google to find pictures that portray a modern -day version of our preparations. Saving all their pictures in .jpg format into the server folder made for this purpose. Pictures cannot be put on a word document since the .jpg are then incorporated into word. If this research is done at home they can get the pictures here by either saving them to a thumb drive, using the digital drop-box in BB or emailing each picture to themselves. 3. After a short introduction to Animoto they will create a pictorial representation of their modern-day version of preparing for the birth. They will tell the story of modern-day birth using pictures, words and sound. 4. The finished product will be downloaded as a mp4 and saved to their server account. 5. Also after the slideshow is rendered the embed code will be placed on their wikispace page for class access. 6. During the week before Christmas the students will use the completed project in class as a way to pray with and meditate on the coming of Jeuss.



Through this project students had the opportunity to think more deeply about coming and birth of Jesus and how today many people from all walks and cultures still prayfully prepare for the coming of Jesus. They also had the opportunity to work with a web 2.0 tool called [|Animoto] to creatively present their slideshow format with words and music therefore expanding and honing their technology skills.



This project designed and implemented by Kathleen Ochs, teacher of theology at[| Mount Saint Joseph Academy]. Wikispace design and technical assistance furnished by Carol Siwinski, Curricular Technology Coordinator. Dec 2011