More news from our friends in the United Church of Canada and upcoming webinar

Friends –
I’m writing to remind you about the second Walking with Children in Faith webinar with Dr. David Jensen on Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
This webinar will focus more on the spiritual nurture of parents and grandparents. Some questions Dr. Jensen will respond to include:
1) How is play related to parenting? How is play Christian?
2) As parents work and play with their children, how should parents understand their responsibilities toward their own children in relation to their wider responsibilities in the world? Does parenting ever conflict with our labours for justice in the world?
3) How can parents and grandparents mark changes in their relationships with children?
Participants may register ahead of time, by going to this link: http://blogs.united-church.ca/edge/transforming-ed/webinars/. At the time of the webinar, you will use this link: http://momentum.adobeconnect.com/dj/. To view the webinar, simply sign-in as a Guest, using your own name, and click on “Enter.” There is no need for a password, account, etc. It’s not absolutely necessary to register ahead, but it helps us know who many people to expect.
Some tips for those of you who have not often participated in webinars or have had some technical difficulties in the past:
+ Use a “wired” rather than “wireless” connection
+ Close down other programs on your desktop
+ Use a high speed rather than dial-up connection
+ If this is your first time participating in a webinar, please visit this link before the webinar to ensure your computer is running the necessary version of Flash, and that the Adobe Connect add-on software has been installed:
https://admin.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.
When you are participating in the webinar, you will see some different areas on the screen. Some of these may include:
- Video: this is where the speaker(s) will be shown talking and discussing the topic of the webinar.
- Materials: you may see a PowerPoint presentation, video files, Word documents, or other items here which will be used by the speaker(s).
- Chat: you can type in this area and when you click the “conversation cloud: your comments will be seen by everyone taking part in the webinar. If you have a question in the middle of the presentation and don’t want to forget it, go ahead and type it in and then click the cloud when we begin taking questions.
- Q&A: you can send questions to the speaker(s) or the host of the webinar which will only be seen by them.
- Polls: you can answer polls when they are brought up on the screen, relating to the speaker and their topic.
- Files: download materials, handouts, presentations, and other items relevant to the webinar and topic .
- Attendees: Names of the other people participating in the webinar with you.
Finally, if you would like to watch again or share the webinar with Rebecca Nye, it is available at: http://momentum.adobeconnect.com/p9ig9pb7kta/. I find the recording to be quite clear, so if you have problems viewing or hearing it, it may be due to your available connection or bandwidth.
Looking forward to our time together,
Amy
Amy Crawford
Program Minister Children and Youth
The United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor Street West, Ste. 300
Toronto , ON M8X 2Y4
416.231.7680 ext. 4186
416.231.3103 (fax)
acrawfor@united-church.ca
www.united-church.ca; http://www.rendez-vous2011.org/