Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson

prezi for the presentation : not your mamma's powerpoint

i tweeted about prezi the other day. erin told me i needed to check it out (she was quite proud to know that she knew something tech that i didn't). i am doing a quick intro presentation on tech & church today for a small group of pastors and the rest of the time together is q&a and i thought, heck i'll try out prezi for this.

well, it is really cool!

what i've done is pretty simple. i've taken images that i've garnered for other presentations over the year and inserted them all onto my 'canvas.' i did the path thing for the few slides i want to make sure to start going through getting the session time going, but after that you can move in and out and focus onto each element on the canvas as questions or ideas come up. 

i am super stoked about that. so many times in doing these church presentations on tech you get a huge gamut of knowledge, questions, and 'expertise.' now i can adapt for the audience as i see who is there and the questions they ask.. brilliant! i can also put a number of presentations on the canvas and then just re-route the 'path' of the presentation for a more specific focused presentation.

i'm stoked to share this with this pastors group and i'm stoked to share this with you & tell you to go kick the tires. it does cost an annual fee, but not an unrealistic fee. especially for those who use it on a regular basis.

note: for the stickler, i did correct the gutenberg spelling.

methoApp : the methodist church into the 21st century mobile technology

you might have seen my tweet about it, or maybe the article itself about the british methodist church's new iphone app. in the short time i've had it i really do like it. my quick thoughts:

it isn't over done: too often when we make stuff in the church it has to do everything for everyone and it ends up sucking at all things. like a 'one size fits all' life preserver, it doesn't actually fit anyone. so it has a daily prayer, a daily scripture meditation & news.

it has a simple news section that not only provides the usual suspect news on the methodist church, but also tweets mentioning 'methodist' (at least that seems to be the key search term, so you should see this posting show up at some point).

the formatting is really good. some of the stuff other churches put out is taken from some other medium and just put in through some cut & paste job. i appreciate that the content looks like it should be there.

it is free.. that is a nice part about any iphone app.

i know some of the other umc agencies and entities of the church are trying to put out their own application, i think they'd be wise to take a look at the first one on the scene

what we've learned is : "children will become like the people who teach them"

i am a big fan of ted talks, no news there. this particular talk eluded me till now. erin was shown this as part of a one of her ceo training programs. i'm glad she did. you will to

save tent city : our latest efforts

starting yesterday my buddy brian & i started working with some other, less techie types, on gathering materials for tent city nashville. our big effort is getting drop sites around middle tennessee and putting out information through a new hub site http://www.savetentcity.com

so that is where i will be the next few days. if you can jump in and help do that. tent city relief efforts are different than those of the many displace homeowners in middle tennessee area. tent city residents will need tents, sleeping bags, tarps, and other camping/outdoor equipment. they also will need toiletries and clothes as well, but primarily our first efforts are to help with establishing the community, infrastructure and housing.

@NashTraffic davidson country road closures list

this list of road closures was sent to me via our neighborhood watch guy. you can also check in with tdot's traffic watch to catch up with more up to date accidents and video camera shots.

List of Davidson County Road Closures as of 9 a.m. Sunday:

* Antioch Pike at Harding Road
* Antioch Pike at McCall Street
* Barnes Road
* Beech Bend at Footpath
* Blue Hole Road
* Bluff Road
* Brownlee / One Lane
* Buena Vista Pike
* Bull Run Road at Ashland City Highway
* Clay Lick Road
* Culbertson Road
* Curry Road at Briley Parkway
* Daycove at Morton Mill
* Dodson Chapel Road
* Donelson Pike at Harding Place
* Drummond Drive at Wildview Drive
* Edmonson Pike at Nolensville Road
* Elm Hill Pike at Massman Drive
* Ezell Road at Harding Place
* First Avenue at Riverfront Park
* Glengarry at Curry Road
* Harrison at Rosa Parks Boulevard
* Hicks Road
* Highway 100 between Ensworth and Temple Road
* Highway 70 at Hooten Hows Road
* Highway 70S at I-40
* I-24 between Hickory Hollow Parkway and Briley Parkway
* I-24E at Shelby Avenue
* Lebanon Pike at Central Pike
* Lickton Pike at Old Hickory Boulevard
* McCrory Lane / One Lane
* McCrory Lane between Poplar Creek and I-40
* Mill Creek Road
* Mt. View Road at Hickory Hollow Pkwy.
* New Hope Overpass
* Old Glenrose Avenue at East Thompson Lane
* Old Harding at Morton Mill
* Old Harding at Sawyer Brown and Poplar Creek
* Old Hickory Boulevard between I-24 and Dickerson Road
* Pettus Road
* Philfree Court
* River Road at Indian Creek
* River Trace at Libble Road
* River Trace Drive
* Sawyer Brown Road at Todd Priest
* South Harpeth Road at Harpeth River
* Tent Circle North at Rosa Parks Boulevard
* Tulip Grove Road