Ten Apps that Support Religious Education |
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Christian Meditation
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Christian Meditation is a particular form of meditative prayer drawn from the Christian tradition. It is ‘prayer of the heart’ which takes place in silence, with the aid of a mantra. The World Community for Christian Meditation recommends the use of the mantra ‘ma-ra- na-tha’ (a word from Aramaic, the language of Jesus, meaning Come Lord) CLPS23 Year 9 Core Content
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION is in two sections. One tab is a link to the World Community for Christian Meditation with access to Daily Wisdom, Weekly Teachings, Weekly Readings, The WCCM Monthly Review and Monthly Tablet Column. The second tab is The Meditation Tools Tab with links to a Meditation Timer and an Opening Prayer. The "Meditation Timer" button will open a "Timer Settings" window where you can choose your preferred bell sound and how long you want for preparation and the meditation itself. The latest setting used will be kept in memory - so next time you use the App you will find them already set as you left them. The "Opening Prayer" button opens a popup window displaying John Main's Opening Prayer. |
Restful Radio
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RESTFUL RADIO app is calming photography accompanied by relaxing music. This app is intended to help slow the heart rate, lower the blood pressure, and provide a way to open the mind to contemplation.
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Prayer Note
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COST: FREE
PRAYER NOTE app is great for students who would like to engage in making their own prayer notes. They can add, modify or delete a prayer note. They can group prayers in to folders e.g. Prayers of Thanksgiving. |
Book Creator
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BOOK CREATOR is a simple way to create beautiful books that can be saved in iBooks and emailed to others to enjoy. Videos and music can be imported and speech can be recorded. Students could use this to create prayer books or re-tell bible stories. Add your text, images, video, music and narration and use all of your content to tell the whole story. Watch this short video to see how easy it is.
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My Church
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MY CHURCH features 75 stunning photos of most beautiful Catholic Churches from all over the world. These photos can be set as still or used as a slide show. There is also a collection of classical religious music to listen to and access to the Catholic liturgical calendar. Students could view these Churches and talk about their special features. They could make comparisons to their local school/parish church or the St Stephens Cathedral. They could go on a virtual tour of St Stephens and they could create their own virtual tour of their local Church or Churches using the digital tool, Mapwing.
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White Noise Box
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WHITE NOISE BOX features all of kinds of quality noise samples, helping you relax, reduce stress, increase your concentration or simply block distractions. This application features high fidelity white, red (brown), violet, pink and blue noise loops, as well as various nature sounds. This app could be used at transition times throughout the day so that students stop and become focused and calm. It is important to still the body and attend to posture before mindful listening and at the end of the time to leave students BE for one minute of silence and stillness. They could be asked to respond in prayer.
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Nature Scapes
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NATURE SCAPES is a relaxing and reflective app to listen to the soothing sounds of chimes blowing in the wind, crickets chirping, birds singing, rain falling, rivers flowing, birds singing, whales calling and more. This would be a good resource for leading students in to times of silence and stillness. They could engage in mindful listening and come to an awareness of their breath pattern in this time. There is an opportunity for them to choose their favourite Nature Scape and respond through journaling, writing prayers or psalms of praise and thanksgiving. Creating their own Nature scape and composing a text (mantra or scripture quote) to accompany the image they have selected or photographed would be another option.
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Life of Jesus: Miracles
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LIFE OF JESUS: MIRACLES is an app that seamlessly integrates story and activities to create a truly engaging and interactive experience for exploring Bible stories from the new Testament!
Features a Parent Discussion Guide. Students can choose to Read, Listen, Colour, Explore illustrations, Reconstruct interactive story scenes or join in with the songs. Students could compare the version of the stories used in this App with the text in the class bible. An amazing catch of fish... Water turned into wine... A paralysed man made to walk again... |
Nooma
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This new NOOMA app includes Rain 001 by Rob Bell for FREE! The films are stunningly presented and will delight you spiritually and visually. You can purchase all 23 other NOOMA films from with-in the app. Each film includes the Study Guide and you can read it in the app, print it or open in iBooks or any other app on your device that can read a PDF. About NOOMA: Jesus lived with the awareness that God is doing something, right here, right now, and anybody can be a part of it. He encouraged his listeners to search, to question, to wrestle with the implications of what he was saying and doing. He inspired, challenged, provoked, comforted, and invited people to be open to God’s work in this world. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Jesus started discussions about what matters most, because for Jesus, God is always inviting us to open our eyes and join in. NOOMA is a series of short films that explore our world from a perspective of Jesus. NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion. Suitable for staff, parents or older students.
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Feltboard
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FELTBOARD This app could be used for the retelling of scripture stories or creating scenes that depict what a good choice would look like. Design scenes, dress up characters and let your imagination soar as you invent your own stories with Felt Board. Especially designed for imaginative play, storytelling and learning.
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