May 2011
1 post
Interesting times
October 2010
1 post
Deep Digital Thoughts
Q: What is God’s favorite filesharing service?
A: BitTorah.
August 2010
1 post
an interesting way to post
November 2009
1 post
Facebook
Gosh, this is the last class and I’m thinking that we have so much to cover and Facebook ties it all together so we are going to spend the entire class demonstrating Facebook.
But before we demonstrate facebook, we need to answer that important question:
WHY
October 2009
2 posts
This is another cool way to post to tumblr
May 2009
11 posts
Categories and Motivations Developed at the Spring...
This was the capture from our session of the groups identifying the different types of staff worked at camp and the types of activities and motivations they brought with them.
Staff Categories
1 Counselors 1.1 New 1.1.1 Networking 1.1.2 food and board 1.1.3 new things 1.1.4 learn from teaching 1.1.5 escape from norm
1.2 Returning 1.2.1 raise 1.2.2 new responsibiltiy 1.2.3 enjoyed the work
1.3...
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Growth = Change
Looking at the period of time you have to work each summer if you are running a camp, it’s easy to think of it as a fixed period of time. When we adopt the philosophy that we are in the growth and development business for those working at camp, it may be more helpful to think of the summer as a segment in a longer timeline that represents your relationship with your staff. Your relationship...
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Categorize Your Staff by Job Type and Begin to...
Although we like to think of our entire staff as one happy family, the reality is that your staff falls into a number of categories. You have year round staff, seasonal, Counselors, Specialists, Facilities, Kitchen, Nursing, etc. There are many groups of staff members you have and you develop training programs that are specific for each of their areas of work. There will be overview training on...
April 2009
6 posts
The Baby Tree
Words/Music: Rosalie Sorrells ...
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Beginning the Process of Building a Culture of...
As we look at the summer camp experience, terms like developmental, growth, life changing, learning, and fun are all connected to and associated with campers. This makes complete sense because those responsible for camps are also responsible for marketing them to their clients. And campers (and their parents) are our clients.
Imagine the effect of focusing time and attention on developing every...