What Every Director Needs to Know About Technology* * keeping up with the younger staff!

1. What Every Director Needs to Know About Technology** keeping up with the younger staff! November 28, 2006 Christian Camp and Conference Association Bob Strodel

2. Outline • Where are you? • Evolution • Things you need to know • Digital Integration

3. Camp Director Quiz Question #1 Bluetooth is: • Something you take care of at the Dentist • A dark colored stone you can use for landscaping • A nickname for Jack Nicholson • A communication technology

4. Camp Director Quiz Question #2 RAM is: • A male sheep • A Roman device to break down walls • A nickname for Jack Nicholson • Random Access Memory for a computer

5. Camp Director Quiz Question #3 Smart Phones are: • Phones that have done well in school • Phones that remember your last call • A nickname for Jack Nicholson • Phones that integrate data as well as communication ability

6. Camp Director Quiz Question #4 Instant Messaging is: • A faster version of regular messaging • The look your wife gives you when you have said something dumb • A nickname for Jack Nicholson • Real time communication between two people using text

7. Camp Director Quiz Question #5 Technology Policy at Camp is: • Limiting the pay phone usage to 5 minutes • Ability to hook up the DVD player • A nickname for Jack Nicholson • A policy for campers and staff that apply to the usage of cellular phones, iPods, computers, gaming devices, etc. while at camp

8. Camp Director Quiz Question #6 PDA is: • Public Display of Affection • Parent Discipline Association • A nickname for Jack Nicholson • A Personal Digital Assistant

9. Camp Director Quiz Answer If you have answered all five questions correctly, please quietly slip out of this session….you still have time to attend another one! If not…stick around!

10. Camp Director Evolution Media 16mm 8mm Super 8 Slides VHS DVD Web Communication Pony Express Telegrams Letters Phones E-mail iChat

11. Camp Director Tools Basics Computer Fax Machine Telephone Up-To-Date Integrated database Smart Phone iChat Web Presence Technology Policy

12. Integrated Database Registration E-mail Integration “Mail Merge” Capability Interface to other digital devices

13. Integrated DatabaseFunctionality Accounting Guest Services Administration Food Service Data Program Development Alumni Facility

14. PDA* Integrates your Calendar, Contacts in one device. If configured can be used to access the internet. *Personal Digital Assistant

15. Smart Phone Integrates your Calendar, Contacts and Communication in one device.

16. iChat or IM • eMail is “too slow” for this generation of kids at camp • While iChat uses a computer for the text entry, Text Messaging can also be done using properly equipped cell phones

17. Web Presence Camp web site Video Web cameras On-Line Database On-line store catalogues Delivery of newsletters E-Mail service On-Line Registration Photo service

18. What OtherTechnology Do the Kids Have? Issues:Legal MediaPornographyCamp Culture

19. "Consider what children, youth, and adults deal with today on a daily basis. We are subjected to a cacophony of noise from computers, cell phones, video games, iPods, and Palm Pilots; yet if you listen carefully, there is an unnerving silence. In a world of wires, signals, and bandwidth, what can be more fundamental to positive human development than meaningful relationships with others and nature and rollicking groups of kids having fun at camp. The camp experience is human; humans together as they are meant to be sharing, discovering, exploring, growing, and succeeding." Peg Smith, CEO of the American Camp Association

20. Technology Policies Every Camp should have a Technology policy to cover: Cell Phones iPods Gaming devices Internet Access This policy is for campers, parents AND staff, during AND after camp.

21. Technology Policies Keys to successful implementation: • Get information out to families • Review at Orientation • Set consequences in advance • Make sure your Staff comply 100%

22. After Camp Issues www.facebook.com www.myspace.com www.youtube.com “Personal” Web Sites Blogs

23. Camp Issues for Staff Governed by policy, provide: Internet access Usable cell phone policy Computers for staff to use Locations of “hot-spots”

24. Digital Integration Phone Web iPod Database Pictures Video PDA

25. Office Network Remote Location Server* Computer Fax Machine Computer Printer * A reminder: BACKUP

26. What Software works for me… Camp Database - ProCamp - Data is available on-line to staff - FileMaker Engine Microsoft • Word • Excel • PowerPoint Adobe • PhotoShop • InDesign • GoLive Apple • iMovie - iTunes • Final Cut Pro - iDVD • iPhoto - iCal

27. What Hardware works for me… Laptop with 15’Screen • Large monitor • Full size keyboard Cell phone - Bluetooth enabled PDA • Bluetooth enabled iPod - iTrip

28. Contact me at… Bob Strodel Christian Camps and Conferences, Inc. 34 Camp Brookwoods Road Alton, NH 03809 (W) 603-875-3600 (M) 603-520-0878 (H) 603-742-2558 bob@christiancamps.net IM: campbobcat That is me on the left with my brother Dave. We get to work together each summer!