the Learning Curve @ Central Library

Summer 2011

2011-07-01T07:53:00.000-07:00

Earlier this Summer I went to Columbus, Ohio. I saw a movie, and ate a pizza with corn on it.

This Summer I am going to my brother's wedding in Kokomo. But first I have to pick up my other brother from the airport.

After that, I am going to my good friend's wedding in southern Indiana. Before that, I have to travel to Washington for a get-together. To the left is the famous "Space Needle" in Seattle. I have not been to the top yet.

About Me

2011-06-03T07:20:00.000-07:00

My name is Drew. Not Andrew.

I have lived all over Indiana. I've been to 44 states, but only lived in one. My favorite place is the ocean, because of the sound of waves.

I have 2 brothers & 1 sister. I also have 2 cats named Carlos & Marco, who live indoors.

My favorite food is my mom's lasagna. My favorite food to cook is mac 'n cheese. I used to say, "I will never like cucumbers," but now...I like cucumbers.

Some things I like to do are listen to music, walk to the park, and visit my friends.

We've moved!

2010-09-13T10:55:00.000-07:00

Just electronically! For First Friday coverage, activity updates, and more, visit our new website at www.imcpl.org/curve.

Mobile Lab: Franklin Road

2010-08-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

Made by the Mobile Lab kids at Franklin Road library.

Mobile Lab: Irvington and Nora

2010-08-10T13:17:00.000-07:00

Made by the Mobile Lab kids at Irvington and Nora libraries.

First Friday @ the Curve....coming on Friday, September 3rd!

2010-08-06T12:45:00.001-07:00

Featuring!

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family
Live-Projected Caricature Artists!
Art with a Heart Exhibit!
Moving Earth 2 Exhibit! (a partnership with Herron School of Art & Design)

All free, family-friendly, and open to the public! Doors open at 6:30pm, with Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family performing at 7:00pm in the auditorium. This event ends at 9:00pm.

August Animations II

2010-08-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

Today, kids made more animations-YEH!

Today, kids made more

August Animations!

2010-08-04T11:28:00.000-07:00

Today, kids created animations with Frames.

Today, kids created animations with L

Mobile Lab: East 38th and Shelby

2010-07-22T07:52:00.000-07:00

This is from the Mobile Lab kids at East 38th and Shelby libraries.

Cartoon Music Videos

2010-07-21T13:29:00.001-07:00

Today, kids created cartoon music videos with KidPix.

More SRP Food Faces

2010-07-14T13:11:00.000-07:00

Kids learn how to use the ImageBlender library while creating digital Food Faces at the Learning Curve. Check out the slideshow!

Animations

2010-07-12T13:19:00.000-07:00

Check out these animations by kids from Horizons!

SRP Foodcast #9

2010-07-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

Here's the most recent installment of our SRP FoodCast!

Bilingual Storytime: Arabic

2010-07-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

Check out some follow-up questions from Saturday's Bilingual Storytime, presented in Arabic and English.

Join us for our next Bilingual Storytime, presented in Greek and English, on Saturday, August 14th @ 2pm in the Learning Curve Theater.

FoodCast #8

2010-07-09T13:31:00.001-07:00

Here's the most recent installment of our SRP FoodCast!

SRP Potato Heads

2010-07-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

Kids learn how to use the KidPix drawing tools while creating Potato Head drawings at the Learning Curve. Check out the slideshow!

FoodCast #7

2010-06-30T13:25:00.000-07:00

Here's the most recent installment of our SRP FoodCast!

Animations

2010-06-30T13:20:00.000-07:00

Check out these animations by kids from 100 Black Men!

FoodCast #6

2010-06-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

Here's the most recent installment of our SRP FoodCast!

Mobile Lab: Southport

2010-06-28T12:56:00.001-07:00

Check out this work! It's from the Mobile Lab kids at the Southport library.

Food Podcast #5

2010-06-25T13:26:00.000-07:00

Here's the most recent installment of our SRP FoodCast.

Autobiographies

2010-06-25T11:53:00.000-07:00

This week kids made an autobiographical slideshow!

Food Podcast #4 - June 22, 2010

2010-06-22T12:23:00.000-07:00

Today at the Learning Curve kids created a food podcast. Why food? Because it's the theme of the Summer Reading Program, of course!

Food Podcast #3 - June 21, 2010

2010-06-21T12:59:00.000-07:00

Kids at the Learning Curve today, as well as kids with the 21st Century Scholars helped put together today's food podcast. Why food? Because it's the theme of the Summer Reading Program, of course!

Check out the player below for their answers!

Mobile Lab: Wayne and Eagle

2010-06-19T11:35:00.000-07:00

Check out this work! It's from the Mobile Lab kids at Wayne and Eagle libraries.

Food Podcast #2 - Camp Delafield

2010-06-19T08:32:00.000-07:00

Camp Delafield visited the Learning Curve last week, and helped out recording answers for this Summer's Food Podcast! Check out some of their answers on the player below!

Love Letters Wrap-Up Vlogs!

2010-06-16T12:11:00.000-07:00

Last week, in conjunction with Second Story, Start Strong Indy, the Learning Curve hosted the first Love Letters workshop, which featured discussions about healthy relationships, creative writing sessions, an intro to vlogging (video-blogging!), and even time with current-Hoosier-author John Green. At the end of the week, the students' work resulted in not only a chapbook of writing, but vlogs documenting the events of the workshop.

Check out the video highlights below!

Growing Vegetable Soup

2010-06-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

Preschoolers visit the Learning Curve and participate in technology activities inspired by the picture book by Lois Ehlert.

Food Podcast #1 - Herron High School

2010-06-15T11:43:00.000-07:00

Herron high school students share their favorite foods and more!

Bilingual Storytime: Tagalog

2010-06-14T12:55:00.000-07:00

Check out this past Saturday's Bilingual Storytime interview, which was presented in Tagalog!

Food Race #2!

2010-06-14T12:25:00.000-07:00

Check out this stop-motion animation of a "Food Race", created by kids at the Learning Curve today. This is Food Race #2...because #1 was eaten by a computer.

Come in for an activity this summer and create a food race of your own!

Stop Motion Storytime Part 2

2010-06-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

This week kids made stop motion storytime videos! Check it out...

Stop Motion Storytime Part 1

2010-06-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

This week kids made stop motion storytime videos! Check it out...

Stop Motion Saturdays Continue!

2010-06-07T13:56:00.000-07:00

Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, make your own stop motion movie!

CLANG!

2010-06-07T13:49:00.000-07:00

CLANG! comes to Central Library. Click EVENT TIMES for more info.

Key Learning Community North

2010-06-03T13:14:00.000-07:00

Middle schoolers from Key Learning Community North visited the Learning Curve today. They created "food faces" inspired by medieval artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. (Hint: follow his link to see more of his work!)

Check out some of their work created in Imageblender on the slideshow below! Click on any for a full-size view.

Click "read more" to see the rest of their work!

Moorehead Elementary Visits the Curve

2010-05-28T11:21:00.000-07:00

Today, Moorehead Elementary 5th grade classes visited the Learning Curve for a morning full of digital activities. Check out their stop motion movies created in less than 30 minutes using a webcam and Frames software.

Christel House Academy

2010-05-27T11:32:00.000-07:00

Christel House Academy 1st graders visit the Learning Curve to publish their orginal stories and illustrations. Thanks to Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, Mrs. Gillespie, and Mrs. Duggan. Students' names are in the order of appearance: Andrea, Zachary, Damien, Nicolas, Erick, Ethan, Cody, Shane, Cathy, Kim, Danny, Treyce, Angel, Link, Briana, Adam, Jamiyah, Genesis, Mikayla, Ismael, Janiya, Kennedy, Alexa, and Noah.

Every Class a Podcast: Lighthouse Academy

2010-05-25T12:18:00.000-07:00

6th graders from Lighthouse Academy visited the Learning Curve today. In addition to researching about colleges and careers, they also podcasted about their career goals, inspirations, and what work or education they might need along the way in order to achieve their goals. Listen in on their answers below.

Christel House Academy

2010-05-24T12:06:00.000-07:00

8th grade students from Christel House Academy visited the Learning Curve today to record some of their original stories using microphones & recording software. Check out the stories in the playlist below!

Young Writers Publishing Party

2010-05-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

Students from the Indiana Partnership for Young Writers visit the Learning Curve and record their original writings to share with you!

Discover IPS: School #83 5th & 6th Graders

2010-05-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

Animations created in 30 minutes or less by IPS #83 5th and 6th grade students during their visit to the Learning Curve.

Create-a-Stand

2010-05-14T13:36:00.001-07:00

Throughout the month of April, while registering kids & families for Lemonade Day, kids participated in the "Create-a-Stand" activity, which prompted them to think of possible designs for their own lemonade stand, and then use ImageBlender software to create their stand. The following video contains a compilation of some of their results. Enjoy!

Key Learning Community

2010-05-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

3rd through 6th graders from Key Learning Community visited the Learning Curve today. The group learned the basics of stop-motion animation, and filmed some short movies using Frames software. Watch their videos below!

Central Elementary 5th graders

2010-05-13T12:48:00.000-07:00

5th graders from Central Elementary School created these animations during their trip to the Curve on 5/13/2010. The animations were created in less than 30 minutes using webcams and Frames software.

Discover IPS: School #83 2nd & 3rd Graders

2010-05-12T11:33:00.000-07:00

Animations created in 30 minutes or less with webcams and Frames software. Check them out!

Discover IPS: School #106 Kindergartners

2010-05-11T13:37:00.000-07:00

Kindergartners from IPS #106 visited the Learning Curve yesterday. During their visit, they created digital artwork using KidPix design software. This slideshow is a sampling of their drawings.

Discover IPS

2010-05-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

4th grade students from IPS #99 visit the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

Tibetan Bilingual Storytime

2010-05-08T13:09:00.000-07:00

On May 8th, Tenzin Namgyal visited the Learning Curve Theatre to present Tibetan Bilingual Storytime. Below, listen to the podcast with Tenzin! Join us in the Learning Curve Theatre for Tagalog Bilingual Storytime on Saturday, June 12th at 2pm.

Fall Creek Academy

2010-05-07T09:15:00.000-07:00

9th grade students from Fall Creek Academy visit the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

Discover IPS

2010-05-04T12:58:00.000-07:00

7th and 8th grade students from IPS #56 visit the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

5HS-4H Homeschool Club

2010-05-03T13:58:00.000-07:00

5HS-4H Homeschool Club visits Central Library and the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

Stop Motion Saturdays

2010-05-01T10:01:00.000-07:00

Drop by the Learning Curve every Saturday this month at 11am to create a stop motion animation of your very own using webcams and Frames software. The video below includes two examples of animations that were made during this morning's small group activity in the Group Coves area of the Learning Curve.

Discover IPS

2010-04-28T11:08:00.000-07:00

7th and 8th grade students from IPS Pacers Academy visit the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

Indiana Partnership for Young Writers

2010-04-23T13:23:00.000-07:00

On April 21st, 1st - 8th grade students from the Indiana Partnership for Young Writers visited the Learning Curve to celebrate National Poetry Month and read their original poems, memoirs, fiction, and writings. Use the audio player below to hear all 25 readings. Click here to access downloadable files.

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Discover IPS: Artwork by School #83 2nd Graders

2010-04-22T12:06:00.000-07:00

Second grade students from IPS #83 visited the Learning Curve earlier this week. During their visit, they created digital artwork using KidPix design software. This video is a sampling of their springtime inspired work.

Bilingual Storytime: Mandarin Chinese (April 2010)

2010-04-12T10:13:00.000-07:00

On April 10th, our guest storyteller Wendy was at the Learning Curve to present a storytime in English & Mandarin Chinese. Below, check out our podcast with Wendy! Our next Bilingual Storytime (in English & Tibetan) will take place on Saturday, May 8th at 2pm.

Discover IPS

2010-04-07T11:01:00.000-07:00

Arlington high school students visit Central Library and the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

Galileo's Gift

2010-04-07T10:43:00.000-07:00

Congratualtions, Emily! Do you know what Galileo's last name is (Gail the Media Workshop Mage didn't)? View Emily's award winning video to find out.

Stop-Motion Buildings with Small Blessings

2010-03-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

Small Blessings Preschool was here on March 29th. The kids read books about buildings---and then made a stop-motion video of their own 'building' with an Activity Guide. Check out their video below.

Discover IPS: Key Learning Community

2010-03-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

Key Learning Community's (River campus) high school students visit Central Library and the Learning Curve to research and report. Every Class A Podcast!

Special Program: Vlogging with John Green

2010-03-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

John Green Nerdfighters vlog from Central Library. Vlog on...

African Animals

2010-03-18T11:16:00.000-07:00

The Indianapolis Junior Academy 1st and 2nd graders visited the Learning Curve this week. The students are studying African animals. Each student chose an animal to research and created a visual product based on their knowledge using Kidpix software. Enjoy the images, along with additional commentary based on their research.

St. Mary's Child Center Group Visit

2010-03-18T10:52:00.000-07:00

Two groups from St. Mary's Child Center visited the Leaning Curve this past Tuesday. The preschoolers have been talking about photography in their classrooms and continued their exploration of the topic during their group visit. The boys and girls played a cropping game, practiced cropping on their own, and listened to the story Knuffle Bunny Too. After the story, they hopped on the laptop computers to create pictures of their own inspired by Mo Willems' illustrations in the story. Here are some of those products.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T13:35:00.000-07:00

This afternoon after the parade downtown, the Learning Curve was bustling with families. A crowd of children dropped in for a laptop activity and created St. Patrick's Day inspired drawings using KidPix software. Here are a few of the finished products.

Homeschool Group Visit

2010-03-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

Earlier this week, three homeschooled students created presentations using Frames software on the Learning Curve's laptops. This visit was an introductory session where the students explored the basic tools of the software. They plan to build on their skills and use the software to put together topic-based research presentations.

School Visit: Lowell Elementary (Day Two)

2010-03-15T14:01:00.000-07:00

On March 11th, students from Lowell Elementary visited the Learning Curve. The students used a database, the Biography Resource Center, to research famous Hoosiers. In addition, they also learned the basics of 2-D animation using Pivot Stickfigure Animator.

Below, check out the very first episode of Library Lab featuring material from Lowell Elementary's Every Class a Podcast research activity. The students had a lot of fun learning about some well-known (and not-so-well-known) Hoosiers.

Download the complete, unedited Lowell Elementary audio here.

School Visit: Lowell Elementary

2010-03-10T12:32:00.000-08:00

Today, students from Lowell Elementary visited the Learning Curve. The students used a database, the Biography Resource Center, to research famous Hoosiers. In addition, they also learned the basics of 2-D animation using Pivot Stickfigure Animator. Check out some of their research results in the audio clip below, and a few of their animations!

Download the Lowell Elementary podcast here.

Collaboration: Center for Inquiry, Butler, Second Story, and the Learning Curve

2010-03-08T13:34:00.001-08:00

The Fall 2009 semester saw a neat partnership in the Learning Curve. Students from Butler University, in collaboration with local creative writing organization Second Story, and kids from local middle school Center for Inquiry/IPS #302 all met in the Learning Curve over several weeks to work on original compositions. At the end of the sessions, prior to a live reading at Butler, several students recorded audio of their own work. Check it out below!

Bilingual Storytime Podcast: German

2010-03-05T06:43:00.000-08:00

In February, IMCPL and IN-NELL presented the monthly bilingual storytime at the Learning Curve. February's language was German. Listen in to the podcast below, and join us for the next Bilingual Storytime on Saturday, March 13th @ 2pm in the Learning Curve Theater. March's language is Pomo American Indian.

Download the German Bilingual Storytime Podcast here.

Decatur Discovery Academy: Mythic Pivot Animations

2010-03-04T11:44:00.000-08:00

In January, students from Decatur Discovery Academy were at the Learning Curve researching and reproducing different mythologies through Pivot Stickfigure Animator. Students also added in their own voice-overs, re-telling the tales in their own words. Check out the example below!