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