Service Animal Videos

Today's program is about service animals. We'll see a puppy learning to be a service dog and watch a few videos of experienced service dogs. Below are some others found on YouTube.

Food as Art

Did you ever make mashed potato sculptures or strategically bite your pb & j sandwiches into santa's sleigh? Some people take it a little further. Check out these awesome slide shows and videos.

Food Fight:  An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. (Think french fries vs. pierogies).

In time for the Easter Peeps craze, check out this slide show of the Washington Post's Peeps Diorama Contest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070402/GAL-07Apr02-69859/index.html

Do you know and love any others? Leave them in the comments.

The Exorcist - March 20

As part of the Horror / Sci-Fi film series at the Wendell Library, this month we will watch The Exorcist, a Horror movie from the 1970s. From IMDB, "When a teenager is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter."

Here is a link to the permission slip for anyone under 17.

Teen Tech Week Scavenger Hunt

Teen Tech Week Scavenger Hunt

Complete as many of these tasks as you can and write a little blurb about them to prove you did it. Anyone who completes at least 7 gets a small prize. The person or team who complete the most get a bigger prize. You may work alone or with a team, but all members of the team must be present for the completion of each item for it to count.

• post comment on the Teens and Tweens blog http://tnt.wendellmass.us
• post a book review online (goodreads.com, amazon.com, teensread.com)
• find and print out a point of interest on Google Earth
• Skype video call someone
• create a book soundtrack using Project Playlist www.playlist.com/
• create a game with free Scratch software http://scratch.mit.edu/
• create an avatar of yourself using Face Your Manga www.faceyourmanga.com
• create a slideshow using animoto http://animoto.com/ or other
• create an animated cartoon using Go Animate http://goanimate.com/
• create a cartoon strip using Bitstrips http://bitstrips.com/
• listen to a podcast
• adjust the privacy settings on your social networking site of choice
• Get a CWMARS library card and request an item online (see your librarian)
• write and post a twitter booktalk
• Combine the faces of two people using Morphthing http://www.morphthing.com/
• Do something fun with a digital photo at Big Huge Labs http://bighugelabs.com/ (motivational poster, movie poster, photo booth strip, photo mosaic, etc.)
• Use photos from Creative Commons http://search.creativecommons.org/
• check out an audiobook from the library or download a digital audiobook
• create a word poster using Wordle http://www.wordle.net

Link to google document 

Teen Health and Wellness Database

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To celebrate Teen Tech Week, Rosen Publishing is hosting an exciting new "It's Your Cause" Video Contest.

From depression to dating to green living, your teens can spread the word about any Teen Health & Wellness topic they feel passionately about by creating a PSA (public service announcement). All videos that meet submission guidelines will be published on Teen Health & Wellness when we launch our video program this summer.

Plus, three teens will be selected at random from the pool of submissions to win an iPod Shuffle. And one library will be selected at random to win a free twelve-month subscription to Teen Health & Wellness.

Vote for your favorite YouTube videos and web sites

Today is the beginning of Teen Tech Week, sponsored by the American Library Association. There will be a few challenges to try out in the library and a few challenges to work out on your own. In this space I will post links to teen nominations for best YouTube video and best web site. Tell Jordan your nominations or post them in the comments of this post and Jordan will update the links. Include your first name if you want the prize for the winning nomination. Viewing and voting will take place next Sunday, March 14 between 3:00 and 5:00p at the Wendell library.

Nominations for Favorite YouTube Video:

• A Song About an Anglerfish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t7E4amWDqI (Jordan)

Nominations for Favorite Web Site:

• Punk-O-Matic http://www.funny-games.biz/punkomatic.html (Jordan)

Horror/Science Fiction Movie Series at the Library

Each month on the Saturday nearest the new moon the Wendell Library hosts a horror/science fiction movie series. Past showings have included 28 Days Later, The Andromeda Strain, and Lifepod. Organizers are open to suggestions. For R rated movies bring a note from a guardian giving you permission to watch if you are under 17. Robbie Heller, one of the organizers, is open to suggestions. Want to watch The Saw or My Bloody Valentine? Tell him. Check out the facebook page for more info.