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**Capstone Project Proposal**
 * Karen Burford**


 * Project Title: St. Matthew Parish School of Religion Interactive Pinterest Account


 * Project Description: Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organizing internet links. The St. Matthew PSR Pinterest boards will be focused on religious education and catechesis.


 * Project Goals:
 * o provide excellent online resources for religious education and catechesis
 * o organize religious education internet links by category
 * o organize internet links in a manner that is visually appealing
 * o provide pictures and short descriptions that invite & encourage opening the link and discovering the resource(s)
 * o collaborative by invitation (allowing others to pin to the St. Matthew PSR boards)
 * o collaborative by nature – shared publicly for other PSR programs, schools, and interested persons – can re-pin links that others have posted


 * Audience Description:
 * o catechists in our PSR program
 * o catechists and teachers in other parish’s programs and schools
 * o parents in our Faith at Home program
 * o parents in our PSR
 * o Catholic parents


 * Project Timeline:
 * o September, 2013 and ongoing
 * o project to be in continual development and change as needed in the coming months and years
 * o Expected to be ready to share with St. Matthew PSR catechists on October 20, 2013


 * Technology to be used: internet connection, laptop and desktop computers, smartphones


 * Projected Budget: $0


 * Approval Needed? No

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