The kids broke up in groups. The kids at the computers played around with game development using tools on Cartoon Network such as the Ben10, Batman and Star Wars Game Creators. They also did the tutorial for Scratch (MIT labs). The rest of the group got to experience technology in a fun way!
Head over to the Scary Story Blog to view our finished Halloween ‘horror’ movie! We had alot of fun using Paint to create masks and then Microsoft Publisher to create invitations to the movie premiere for their parents. The Tech Tuesday group (19 kids!) wrote, created sound effects and acted in the movie.
Making the PSA on the main page took alot of work. We used the NYS Summer Reading Grant money to buy a HD Flip Mino camera and Adobe Elements/Photoshop software. We found archival photos of events at the library and we decided to try to re-create them with the original participants when able. Over the course of several weeks, we took video of the re-creations. We used the Flip Mino software to clip snapshots from the video and then saved them as .jpg files. We imported all the scanned images (thanks to Emily) as well as the new photos into Adobe Elements. When necessary, Photoshop was used to crop or update the photos. From there, a sceneline/timeline was built with the application and fade-in effects added. We decided to use music from the Final Fantasy series (Kids Run Through the City by Nobuo Uematsu) so we had to fiddle with file formats (imported CD into iTunes then burned to disc to get an MP3) and use Audacity to clip 29 seconds of the song which we used twice (due to copyright). After importing the background music into Elements, we had the narration written and recorded using a mic which took several takes. From there, we had to export the video for use in Youtube. It was tricky. We exported in Flash format first, but it created a pixelated fading scheme. We tried Windows Media and Quicktime versions and uploaded them all to YouTube. The Quicktime version was best. Lastly, we copied the ‘embed this video’ code to our main site which is a WordPress Content Managed site, so it was easy. Some of us also imported the video to our Facebook pages and spiderwebbed distribution to our friends lists.
We could have polished it for weeks but we had to let it go and we are very pleased with it.
All these applications and more are available in the library for use by anyone.
Sue Scott, Technology Librarian
Ages 12 and up are invited to an Anime Festival at the Marlboro Library, featuring the international sensation ‘Boys Over Flowers’ series on Saturday, May 2nd from 11-5. ‘Boys Over Flowers’ (Hana Yori Dango) is the most popular teen show in Japan having run for 2 seasons and ending with summer blockbuster movie in 2008. For those who miss ‘Twilight’ , give this series a try! The show chronicles the story of a poor commoner girl attending a glamorous high school that is dominated by four very rich and beautiful teen boys. It is based on the manga by Yoko Kamio and features live actors. In addition to showing the series, Japanese style snacks and food will be served at lunch. Call the Library at 236-7272 to let us know if you will be attending.
Trailers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhCZsUb-vaE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZZ01WgB0fg
Boys Before Flowers (Korea, 2009), Meteor Garden (Taiwan, 2001), Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango, 2004-2008)
Hope to see you!
Our friends over at the Health Information Project have started a YouTube Channel – check it out
Due to Popular Demand – we will be running a marathon session of Boys Over Flowers on May 2nd starting at 11 am. We will have to show Death Note at a later date.
I am starting to solicit short stories for a Halloween Collection here.
SueS
Anime Festival – May 2nd from 11-5. We will be showing part 1 of Death Note followed by Boys Over Flowers episodes 1-4.
Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango) is the most popular teen show in Japan with 2 seasons and a movie in 2008. If you miss Twilight, come and give this show a try. It chronicles the story of a poor commoner girl in a ritzy high school that is dominated by 4 very rich and beautiful teen boys.
In Japanese, subtitled in English.
For sneak peaks:
Hope to see ya there! SueS
The library now has 12 computers for patron use. In addition, there are 2 computers in the Children’s Corner.
If you are interested in posting video to the web or to a blog – give me a call at the library and we can set up a class. I’ve been playing around with it a bit lately and it’s sooo easy! see below.
