kristacook wrote:I, and others hopefully, would really like to hear the details from anyone posting who actually conducts one of the "tech nights" -- how it was publicized, set-up, conducted, perceived success etc. There isn't any point in rediscovering the wheel if we can avoid it.
We held one in our ward (sponsored by the HP group) in mid-January. The agenda was an html page with links. We held it in a member home with a projector. I used Firefox with tabs and all the links pre-opened so that I didn't have to wait for links to load except when responding to questions. This was the first of several to simply help people understand what was available "officially". Using the Ward site was not on our agenda (would have been a good thing to do).
I don't see any way to attach a file. Don't know how this will work either, but below this paragraph is the html for the web page with the agenda and links: (There is a 10K text limit per message!)
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<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><big><big><big>Using
the Official Church Internet Resources to support
the Three Fold Mission of the Church </big></big></big></div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;"><big><big>Overview</big></big></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span
style="font-family: arial;">Many of the tools and resources provided
can be used to support more than one of the missions of the Church. As
you prepare lessons and activities, whether for a church calling or a
family responsibility, keep in mind the overlaps.</span>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"> <big><big><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Proclaim the Gospel</span></big></big>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Preach My
Gospel. This is not presently available in electronic format ...
everyone should have a copy of this book.</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;">(<a
href="http://www.ldscatalog.com/">http://www.ldscatalog.com</a>,
search for "36617000" - this is the English item number)</td>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Referrals
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://lds.org/sharefriend/">
http://lds.org/sharefriend/</a>
or 1-888-LDS-7700 (1-888-537-7700)
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Guests who want to know more
about
the Church on their own can be sent to
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.mormon.org/welcome/">http://www.mormon.org/welcome/</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Information about the church:
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.lds.org/newsroom/0,15239,149-1,00.html">http://www.lds.org/newsroom/0,15239,149-1,00.html</a>
<a
href="http://www.lds.org/humanitarianservices/0,19749,6208,00.html">http://www.lds.org/humanitarianservices/0,19749,6208,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Information about the church
leaders</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.lds.org/newsroom/biographies/0,15608,3959-1,00.html">http://www.lds.org/newsroom/biographies/0,15608,3959-1,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Missionary Opportunities (full
& part-time)</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.lds.org/csm/0,17022,4431-1,00.html">http://www.lds.org/csm/0,17022,4431-1,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Planning a family vacation to
strengthen testimonies</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,4154-1,00.html#FlashPluginDetected">http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,4154-1,00.html</a>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;"><big><big>Perfect
the Saints</big></big></td>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Preparing Lessons</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;">Preach My
Gospel
(see link above - perfect for family home evenings)
<a href="http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/0,5082,4-1,00.html">http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/0,5082,4-1,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Personal Study </div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://farms.byu.edu/">http://farms.byu.edu/</a>
<a href="http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/0,5082,4-1,00.html">http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/0,5082,4-1,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Recreation/Entertainment </div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.lds.org/events/0,8191,713,00.html">http://www.lds.org/events/0,8191,713,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Finding
Opportunities to Serve: </div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.lds.org/csm/0,17022,4431-1,00.html">http://www.lds.org/csm/0,17022,4431-1,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Temples:</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><big> </big><a
href="http://lds.org/temples/home/">http://lds.org/temples/home/</a>
<big> </big></td>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Finding a place to go to church
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://lds.org/units/find/0,12831,2311-1,00.html">http://lds.org/units/find/0,12831,2311-1,00.html</a>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Personal & Family Welfare
<ul>
<li>storage</li>
<li>budgeting</li>
<li>job searching and skills</li>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.providentliving.org/">http://www.providentliving.org/</a>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.providentliving.org/channel/0,11677,1706-1,00.html">http://www.providentliving.org/channel/0,11677,1706-1,00.html</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.providentliving.org/channel/0,11677,1709-1,00.html">http://www.providentliving.org/channel/0,11677,1709-1,00.html</a> </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.providentliving.org/channel/0,11677,1703-1,00.html">http://www.providentliving.org/channel/0,11677,1703-1,00.html</a></li>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">The Church Technology Forum</div>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><a
href="http://www.ldstech.lds.org/">http://beta.tech.lds.org</a></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;"><big><big>Redeem
the Dead</big></big></td>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Family Search
If you obtain your membership ID and confirmation date, you can
register for an account that enables you to get IGI information.
Ordinances done in the temple yesterday appear in the IGI today (not a
rule, just an observation).
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>
Example: Charles Thomas Le Sourd, exact spelling on. (look first
without logging
in), then login and show the difference in information available. Walk
through the tabs ...
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">Temples
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: arial;"><a
href="http://lds.org/temples/home/">http://lds.org/temples/home/</a> </td>
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