Vinyl Cutter - Day 1

Who doesn't love custom-made art made with vinyl? I know we all do here (Well, it's a complicated relationship.)! We started out by finding a design to make by picking out silhouette images online and put them in Silhouette Studios to get them ready for cutting!

On Thursday, we will finish printing and stick it to a glass frame to make some awesome art!

Hour of Code (MidKids)

Pretty laid-back class today with only one coder, but we still managed to be productive! Using the resources on Code.org, we were able to strengthen our knowledge of block coding while playing Flappy Bird at the same time!

Papercraft & Photoshop - Day 4

We finished up our designs in Photoshop today and they turned out pretty good! After we added the finishing touches to our designs and completed them, we decided to print out more crafts because why not! Who doesn't love making their very own 3D papercraft?

Soldering - Day 4

Did they finish?  Nope.  Did they get really far and learn a lot?  Heck yes!

Papercraft & Photoshop - Day 3

We got to the "photoshop" portion of the classes today! After taking a photo of our papercraft designs, we were able to insert it wherever we pleased  and add whatever we pleased to said picture. Our pictures are looking good! Some finishing touches on Thursday, and our masterpieces should be complete.

Soldering - Day 3

The soldering continued today as we entered into the last week of the class! We are making good progress and are very close to being done!

Papercraft & Photoshop - Day 2

The Folding continues!  We have selected and printed out papercraft designs, courtesy of cubecraft.com.  Now we are folding and cutting!  As soon as they are assembled we will begin taking pictures and Photoshopping!

Soldering Day 2

Soldering continues today!  Our electrical engineers returned to the task with gusto.  Here's hoping we have enough time finish between today and next week!

Papercraft & Photoshop

Today, we spent some time finding our favorite characters on a website that turns them into a flat design. From there, we printed the design on cardstock and began folding it into some awesome designs.

From here, we hope to insert our designs into our own backgrounds using Photoshop!

Soldering - Day 1

Day one of our intense soldering class is underway! After getting the important safety instructions out of the way, we got organized and began to attack our kit. This time around, we're going to be making our very own AM/FM radios!

We knocked out a good chunk today and are looking forward to finishing it in the next 3 classes

Teen Tech Week - Kahoot! Trivia

As Teen Tech Week comes to a close, we took it down a notch and had an easy and fun class to conclude a week of hard work. Kahoot! is always a blast to have. We just had a fun trivia session.

We take a week off after this hectic week, then it's back to your regularly scheduled PNG classes, starting with Soldering!

Teen Tech Week - TinkerCAD

Teen Tech Week is in full force! Today, we did a scaled down version of our usual, two part TinkerCAD classes that was a quick intro into 3D printing. We designed like crazy and ended up with awesome design in about an hour!

We conclude our Teen Tech Week

Teen Tech Week - Ozobots

Our Teen Tech Week continues today with our coding-oriented Ozobot class! We used these mini robots and made them do our bidding. We made our our makeshift soccer field and obstacle course and let the bots go to work.

Teen Tech Week - Paint You Face

Day two of our annual Teen Tech Week was today. What better way to celebrate it than with a PNG classic: Paint Your Face! This class lets everyone release their inner artist, while also teaching valuable photo editing skills on our Photoshop software.



Here are some of the results!

Teen Tech Week - Vinyl Cutter

Today is the first day of our annual week-long celebration of technology here at the Elmwood Park Public Library! We will be hosting a variety of tech-related classes throughout the week; but this week, we have out Vinyl Cutter class.

We used our trusty Silhouette Cameo cutter, along with the Silhouette Studios software to cut out awesome designs on vinyl to stick wherever our hearts desire!

Hour of Code

Not only is coding massively important to the fabric of our digital world, but it can also be pretty fun!  Sign up every month to hang out with friends and practice your coding!

Upcoming Hours of Code: 

April:

Tuesday 4/4

May:

Tuesday 5/2

You Can't Spell SPRING Without P-N-G!

Upcoming PNG programs for Teens (6th grade & up) and MidKids (4th-6th grade). Sign up at the beginning of each month.

PNG TEENS 6th & Up Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4pm - 5pm

March

Teen Tech Week is when libraries make the time to showcase all of the great digital resources and services that are available to help teens succeed in school and prepare for college and 21st century careers.  http://teentechweek.ning.com/

March 6 - Vinyl Cutter

Join us for a quick demonstration of vinyl cutting technology and leave with a cool cling of your own design you can stick to any smooth surface!

March 7 - Paint Your Face

Join this Project Next Generation class if you want to learn Adobe Photoshop basics.  We'll use a combination of cameras, tracing on paper, and Photoshop to produce a one-of-a-kind self portrait! 

March 8 - Ozobots

Use coding techniques you've picked up from our Hour of Code sessions to program our cute Ozobot robots to do all kinds of things (no previous coding experience necessary)!

March 9 - TinkerCAD

Let's use the computer to create 3D models and then print them out on the Makerbot Replicator!  This introductory 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!

March 10 - Kahoot!

Join us for a fun interactive Trivia game using the Kahoot! framework as we celebrate the end of Teen Tech Week 2017!

Soldering 3/21 - 3/30 (4 classes)

Join this Project Next Generation class if you want to learn how to solder!  We've got cool electronics kits that light up, drive and scurry.  When you're finished you can take your creation home with you and you'll be an expert in circuitry and soldering!

April

Vinyl Cutter 4/11 - 4/13 (2 classes)

Art meets technology as we create our own artistic designs and then use our Silhouette Cameo electronic cutting machine to add a whole new level to our work.

Video Game Challenge 4/18 - 4/27 (4 classes)

Try your hand at making a simple video game using Flowlab!

May

Movie Maker Skills: Editing 5/9 - 5/18 (4 classes)

Sure, you can shoot video, but then what do you do with it?  Learn the basics of how to edit video and make better movies!

Movie Maker Skills: Stop-Motion 5/23 - 5/25 (2 classes)

Learn how stop-motion animation works and create your own short stop-motion movie. It's easy and awesome.  Make Ray Harryhausen proud!

Hour of Code Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6pm - 7pm

Not only is coding massively important to the fabric of our digital world, but it 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 then try your hand on some of our programmable robots!

March

Hour of Code 3/2

April

Hour of Code 4/4

May

Hour of Code 5/2

PNG MIDKIDS 4th & Up Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6pm - 7pm

March

Papercraft & Photography 3/21 - 3/30 (4 classes)

Create a unique papercraft figure, print it, assemble it, photograph it and then Photoshop it!

April

Ozobot Obstacle Course Challenge 4/11 - 4/13 (2 classes)

Use coding techniques you've picked up from our Hour of Code sessions to program our cute Ozobot robots to run an obstacle course (no previous coding experience necessary)!

TinkerCAD - 4/18 - 4/20 (2 classes)

Learn to use the computer to create 3D models and then print them out on the Makerbot Replicator!  This 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.

Paint Your Face 4/25 - 4/27 (2 classes)

Join this Project Next Generation class if you want to learn Adobe Photoshop basics.  We'll use a combination of cameras, tracing on paper, and Photoshop to produce a one-of-a-kind self portrait! 

May

Mother's Day Cards 5/9 - 5/11 (2-classes)

Make an awesome card for Mom this Mother's Day using your own creativity and our Silhouette Cameo electronic cutting machine.

Secret Code Jewelry 5/16 - 5/18 (2-classes)

What does a person's jewelry say about them? In this case, quite a bit!  Make a necklace or bracelet using coded language with a hidden meaning!

Stop-Motion Animation 5/23 - 5/25 (2-classes)

Learn how stop-motion animation works and create your own short stop-motion movie. It's easy and awesome.  Make Ray Harryhausen proud!

BristleBots (MidKids)

Those who battled the story got to battle their bristlebots today! After a lot of wire trimming, everyone had a moving bot as was able to race them around the table. We had a lot of fun tinkering with the battery and motor to see what configuration made the best-moving bot.

Movie Making - Day 6

Home stretch for our movies was today and everyone scrambled to make some final (or not so final) cuts and edits. Not all of us finished, but we all learned the basics of movie making and just how hard it can be.

Be on the look out for future movie making and editing PNG classes to come in the summer!

Movie Making - Day 5

The end is in sight!  We have written and shot our movies and now all that remains is to edit them in Adobe Premiere Elements.