Wednesday Morning - January 4th....

I will have a small treat or surprise for anyone who posts on the blog by 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning!  Just stop by and let me know who you are - your user name and real name - and you win! :) Looking forward to handing out treats Wednesday morning!

TO ALL LIBRARY CLUB MEMBERS!!!

Make sure you keep up the reading and blogging. Do not forget because it will allow you to tell how you feel about a particular book, and also get others to read the same books so you can discuss them. It can be very fun, and do not forget to leave out spoilers. Thanks to every single one of you very much for your participation in the club, past, present, and future.

The Slayer Chronicles: First Kill by Heather Brewer

Heather Brewer has yet again impressed us with the debut of her newest series, First Kill. This series is centered around Joss, a character in her previous series, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. This new series is her attempt to prove to us all that there are several sides to every story and each side is just as important as its counterpart.
From a young age Joss had showed abilities far beyond other boys his age. This set him apart from everybody else. After his younger sister's terrible murder, he learns about the Slayer Society and decides he wants to take part in order to avenge his sister's wrongful death. Joss must face many near impossible obstacles and the wrath of his uncle in order to become the youngest slayer in history.

The greatest book ever is I am number 4. It is filled with impacted things like love and secrecy, and aliens. Yes, aliens dont forget the green things, but in this book they are not green things they are normal looking humans with special abilties to be 10 x faster, stronger and better than humans.

"The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod" by Heather Brewer

Even though I'm not finished with the whole series(I have read 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades)it is a great series. I just finished the 11th grade book and I'm asking myself what the heck repeatedly. Read them, come here to discuss them, and remember...NO SPOILERS!!!

OPERA!!!!!!

AREN'T YOU ALL EXCITED? Of course you are! That being said, it's Halloween so please be careful.....haha, yeah right. Anyways, bring candy on wednesday and remember, bring money and your permission slips. AND A COAT! It's probably ganna be cold but I hope you all have fun WHILE BEHAVING. Yeah, that's right, imma be watching you! Please be nice to the French Club who will also be joining us along with another club and play nice. That's all for my meaninless post today.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Through Her Eyes by Jennifer Archer

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Lying Game by Sara Shep

The Lost Gate: a Novel of the Mither Mages by Orson Scott Card

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had to: a novel by D. C. Pierson

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Jayd's Legacy by L. Divine

I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

Entwined by Heather Dixon

Divergent by Veronic Roth

Talk about it!

Podcast Training LINKS

I have put up most of the Podcast Training Information - start working! :)

Don't forget to SaveTheDate:  December 14th - 6 - 8  p.m. Bring family, friends. Judges will be determined later.

Most of all - HAVE FUN!

Welcome to the 2011-2012 Library Club! :)

Woohooooo! Starting off with a bang - new members, excited readers, three field trips (and did I mention I just got 50 tix for the opera!) Yippee!

Welcome back, and welcome aboard. I promise to post a link by end of weekend for all podcast training stuff - new old etc.....anyone who has other recommendations for site- this is a great place to share them!  I'll cover tips and tricks on Animoto - a walk-through if you will - and Audacity and i-Tunes (converting and playing with sound) and Movie Maker.

Don't forget: copyright legal!! LOL - Also - I'll post the list of 11 titles we have - we have 3 copies of each book - from ACE - need to blog them a bit, send them copies of podcasts we make on them, and all that might be easier in the facebook forum....hmmm - let's touch base on that - FB or Blogger ? - at the 1st Wednesday of Oct.\\

Ms. A

Vote for the SXSW Proposal!

That's right - the panel opened today! Three lucky Library Club members will join me if the presentation is picked for the March South by Southwest Interactive event! 

PLEASE VOTE EVERY DAY

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/9802

Check out the latest stuff going on in Austin:

http://teenbookreviewers.wordpress.com/teen-events/

I really enjoyed Graceling this summer....will need to check out the companion book Fire later!

More ART books! TY DUC Programq

Just finished the DUC Library Program's page and anticipate receiving 198 more modern art books for our collection! Yippee!!! They are gorgeously done and enormously appealing - you'll love 'em. Of course, I'll have to catalog them first! :)

CNN Article on librarians :)

A character in "The Callahan Touch", one of science fiction writer Spider Robinson's books, said,

 "Librarians are the secret masters of the universe. They control information. Never piss one off."

Read the whole article @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/04/12/librarians.masters.of.universe/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Please vote for my video on Follett $100K Challenge!

Please vote for my video on Follett $100K Challenge!

Winning BLOGS!

Check out the way cool winners of the

Salem Press Blog awards:

http://salempress.com/Store/blogs/blog_home.htm

*****LIBRARY CLUB******

Students, Staff - Tell me your needs!

May 2011 Book Wants Survey

@ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VHKFWXQ

I will try to buy them but must work the order NOW!

Survey Deadline June 3, 2011

I am so PROUD of the library club! Y'all rock.

     GREAT JOB    

on the book-shopping trip! Meet B Lunch Friday and we'll do the write-up together. Hope all y'all had fun (did I use that right?)... I know Mrs. T & I did! 

Tell us what books to buy......

Please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VHKFWXQ and complete the survey - the more information you provide, the more likely we can buy exactly what you ask for! :)

And yes, you can list as many as you like - I guarantee nothing except that ALL responses to the survey will be read and we will buy as many of the books you ask for as we can.....

Woo hoo!!

Grant RECEIVED!! For BOOKS 2011-2012 Year

Yes - we received a $6,000 GRANT today for the 2011-2012 school year!!!!!   YIPPEEE!  Will let you choose the High interest teen reading books :)  AFTER book-shopping trip of course.....

WOOOHOOOO@!

Bookhopping!

You are so NOT losers! LOL - and YES - the book shopping field trip is ON! I can't wait! :).....Looking forward to shopping, lunch and LOTS of BOOKS!

See y 'all on my sister's Bday - May 18th!

GETTING CRAFTY!

So, loosers. The fieltrip is on!But most likely, those of you who went to the opera may get to assist, however. Why? Incident at Taco Cabana. That is all i am going to say. Whoever did it.....well, let's just say i am going to find out one way or the other. So, do all of us in Library Club a favor and turn yourself in please...or suffer :0 Which ever you like :)

Changing the subject. I expect everyone to DO the PODCAST that is coming up. PLEASE turn in your media form or there is a possibility that you may have legal problems if you do anything wrong afterwards.
AND, a list of books you want to buy at Book People and at half price books just in case our culprit tunrs himself or herself in.
Thank you!

(this announcement was brought to you by your Pres. I am always here for ya....sort of)

Get ready to FLY!

http://www.austinlyricopera.org/flight.asp
See y'all Thursday April 7th - at the start of 7th period - for FLIGHT!

Love the new layout in the Reading Room!

:) Nice restructure.....

LOL

Love the new Look!

And you are awesome.....and so was my one day at SXSWInteractive!  I even met the xtranormal characters :)

Keep enjoying your break!

SXSWEdu is awesome....

Finding new and interesting ways to torture my student aides and line up more stuff for YOU to do!  That said - I am e-mailing Ms. Tieman a code...USE IT. RIGHT AWAY.

There are only a limited number...so be sure you do it by lunch tomorrow (say 1 p.m.?).

You'll like it - 6 months free for LONG videos on animoto! woohoo.

Miss ya guys....hope your podcast revisions are coming along!

Fantastic Podcast Party!!!!

A BIG thank you to all the members who made the party rock!!  A big THANK YOU to our visiting judges, too (Lisa & Sam).

All y'all make me so proud.....

Visit http://highschoollibrarian.com/mustangs/podcasts/ for your podcasts and a write-up of the event!

Big Day Tomorrow!!!

It's Here!  The 1st Ever Podcast Party!

Remember, submit your podcasts to me by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow so I have time to load them up.

Another sample is available at http://highschoollibrarian.com/mustangs/librarystuff/playingintraffic.wmv 
(it should automatically download)
(please right click, save target as.... to download to computer and view! It's almost 8 mg).

Can't wait until tomorrow!  Good luck all!

PROMPTS

What book are you podcasting?

Why did you like it?

What is it about?

Who are the main characters?

Is there ONE scene in the first 30 pages that would "show" or "sell" the whole thing?

DO NOT GIVE AWAY THE ENDING :) LOL

more links.....

to random storytelling stuff!!! Not fully reviewed - but I know some of them and recommend them! (animoto)

http://www.arnieabrams.net/handouts/Digital%20Storytelling%20Goes%20Social%20Web%20Links.pdf

Such a Pretty Girl - Book Trailer

Made w/ animoto

http://animoto.com/play/l2PBv3UUuy2L2YeC7lIDrg

StoryBoards! & PRZES for my Podcasters....

Hey All -

I had WAY too much fun at the TCEA conference - and am including a couple of links here (storyboarding!)
http://www.halldavidson.net/Storybd.pdf
http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingStoryBoard.doc (opens a word document)

Oh - and yes - there are PRIZES for the top Podcasters!  I expect you want to know how the judges are going to rate your book trailer, right?  Assessment Rubric to follow soon....

See all y'all tomorrow! :)

Vote for Ms.Ash's group

Follow the link below to vote for her group (VOTE RED):
5-music-video-contest

Make sure to scroll all the way down to vote for the RED team!!

TCEA Convention ROCKS!

:) Hey all - Am loving the conference so far - but missing you guys! (and gals....)!

Some links to help you get started on your book trailers:


http://jaycut.com/ - online video  editing (might be easier than moviemaker - check it out)
http://blabberize.com/ - okay - I am SOOO gonna have fun with this later..... add picture, highlight mouth, make picture talk - record voice :) (Jenny - this might rock for barbie dolls - take pix, upload, etc.) play with it!
http://www.wix.com/ - online "flash" site - to create animated movies - can't actually get to it here (needs newer flash program???) but see if it works at school
http://animoto.com/ - you probably already know this one - but here it is again :)
audacity - don't forget YOU can install this on the school computers even if it's not installed yet - click on "install software" / click on ALL / choose Audacity and install.   Lets you record, mix sound, etc. See Mrs. Tiemann if you want to borrow the headset with a microphone - leave ID or something valuable so we know we get it back! PLEASE...

Okay - off to next session: "book trailers! " LOL - will get more good tips and post here again later....

Oh - and do we have AT LEAST 20 people READY for the Podcast Party??  Don't forget to BLOG as you produce your book trailer!

Today's Meeting

Ms.Ash will be holding tutorials for the podcasts every Wednesday. Team names for the podcast need to be decided ASAP!! During Mash today we discussed which books we weould like to add to blog about for this semester. The list is as follows:

• Awakened-teen fiction
• Spector- mystery
• Dante's Inferno- horror
• Perfect- teen drama
• Last Sacrifice- romance
• I Am Number Four- science fantasy

Jenny, Hana, and Cat will begin writing letters for the PAC. Make sure to come the meeting NEXT WEEK after school.

Podcast Information!

1st Annual PODCAST PARTY!

Podcast Party (February 23rd) from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

o Sign up to create a podcast no later than February 4th

o Blog 2 times about progress (at least)

o Parent permission slips & Team Name by February 11th

o Team or individual (if team, must have team name by February 11th)

o School appropriate (as always!)

o Create a “movie trailer” for your book – selling it! It must be between 30 and 90 seconds long to be eligible for the Podcast Party.

 
LINKS & other helpful items
 
• 09-10 Tayshas Book Trailer
• Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
• Eternal by Cynthia Leitech Smith
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (movie version)
• Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci
• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman

http://creativecommons.org/ (remember to give credit as each artist asks!)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows easy to use sound software – record

Windows Movie Maker
http://download.cnet.com/Windows-Movie-Maker-Windows-XP/3000-13631_4-10165075.html for XP
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other for Vista, Win 7

LIBRARY CLUB IS THE MOST AWESOMESET THING EVER INVENTED!!!!!!
WHOO HOOO 4 LIBRARY CLUB

IN NEED OF BARBIE DOLLS!
So, whoever has barbie dolls, please let me borrow them for a while. I wil take good care of them and nothing will happen to them. I am in great need of 5 barbie girls and 5 barbie guys for the podcast. Your help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Your Pres.

No Name Calling WEEK!!!!

Support NICE PEOPLE. :) Blog about books you've read, bullies you've known.....how to combat "name calling" and make it stop!

Updates

Opera!!!!   1/27 - let's go!  Get your slips in - only 50 seats....

Candy Sales - on hold for a week......

PODCAST - to be finalized/postered on school walls by Tuesday next week.

Opera, Candy Sales, Podcasting & Shopping!

Wow!!!!! WTG Club Prez for getting so much done at this week's meeting!  Here's the update on status on all of 'em now:

Opera - we're on!
Sign up on the sheet, get your permission form - and turn it in ASAP!!! First come, first served....forms accepted until 1/24/2011 (or until 50 student spots are full).

Candy Sales - awaiting principal approval! BUT COME GET A PERMISSION SLIP!
But we should move FAST when we get it! I'll call company - and get everything set up so we're ready to go! Must get PO approval ahead of time (I'm working on that).
IF YOU PLAN TO SELL CANDY, stop by the library, get a permission slip form signed and back to me - I can't order until we get all of those in!

Podcasting - We're READY!
Rules will be designed and posted by one of the podcast teams (you know who you are!). We'll come up with "Final" Party Date in the next week and people can start making their podcast book trailers.....help will be provided any Wednesday after school. Can work in teams or individually. Can submit more than one! MUST have parent signature on revised Multimedia Use & Consent FORM to be able to attend the party. The Party will showcase all of the commercials while we eat snacks :). You MUST agree to write a Thank You Letter for the funders of the camera and snacks!

Shopping - We're going shopping!!!!  The officers are finishing up the RFPs for the Borders/Half Price Book store field trip.  You can ONLY GO ON THE TRIP if you SOLD AVON or SOLD CANDY. :)

Phew. A lot to cover.....nice Job Prez.....

glad 2 b part of this awsome club nd thank you 4 adding me 2 your group=-]

1st library club meeting of 2011!

January 12th – Wednesday AFTER SCHOOL

Late Bus Pass Provided

• Finish Field Trip Proposals

• PODCAST Filming (February)

• Blog Updates

• New Arrival reviews