Tuesday, May 26, 2015

PNG Summer 2015 Announcement

Photoshop &Photography: June 2, 4, 2pm-3pm
Let's use cameras to take digital photos and then edit those photos in Photoshop!  We'll teach you the basics of how to compose a photograph and how to use Photoshop to edit your subject into all kinds of crazy backgrounds and special effects!

PNG Hour of Code: June 9 2pm - 3pm
Not only is coding massively important to the fabric of your digital world, coding can also be pretty fun!  Sign up for this quick introduction to activities on Code.org and play fun games while learning the fundamentals of basic coding! 

PNG Bristlebots: June 11 2pm - 3pm
What happens when you combine a toothbrush, a tiny motor and an electric current?  Bristle Bots!  Sign up to construct your very own Bristle Bot and then race them against your classmates! 

PNG TinkerCAD: June 23, 25, 30, July 2 2pm-3pm
Let's use the computer to create 3D models and then print them out on the Makerbot Replicator!  This 4-part class will teach you the basics of 3D design and how to use Tinkercad.com to create 3D objects that can be printed on any 3D printer!

PNG Robotics: July 7, 9, 14, 16 2pm - 3pm
The Finch is a new robot for computer science education. Its design is the result of a four year study at Carnegie Mellon's CREATE lab.  We're going to hook them up, figure them out and program them to do our bidding!

PNG Hour of Code: July 21 2pm - 3pm
Not only is coding massively important to the fabric of your digital world, coding can also be pretty fun!  Sign up for this quick introduction to activities on Code.org and play fun games while learning the fundamentals of basic coding! 

MaKEY MaKEYMixcraft: Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 28th, 30th August 4th, 6th 2pm -3pm
Let's use Makey Makey sensors to create our own beat machine out of stuff we have lying around and then build a song around our creations!

PNG Reality TV August 11, 13, 18 20 2pm - 3pm
We're going to film our own episode of Iron Chef right here at the Elmwood Park Public Library!  Learn how to use cameras, tripods, microphones and Adobe Premiere Elements to edit together a riveting episode of reality TV!

PNG Hour of Code: August 25 4pm - 5pm

Not only is coding massively important to the fabric of your digital world, coding can also be pretty fun!  Sign up for this quick introduction to activities on Code.org and play fun games while learning the fundamentals of basic coding! 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Superheroes Day 2

Phase two of our superheroes class involved using our heroes from the last lesson to create a silhouette on the Silhouette Cameo. The students worked with the Silhouette program and played and toggled with the controls that dictate negative and positive space to come up with their own unique superhero silhouette.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Superheroes Day 1


 With all the superhero movies coming out this summer today's class revolved around creating our very own take of a superhero. We used three different types of comic creating websites and chose which one worked best for each person. The first step of this two day class will be to create our own superhero and then at our next class we will use this superhero to create a vinyl silhouette out of.