NoodleHead Videos

Yup, folks, here's the creme de la creme of videos created by kids, for kids. Don't be fooled by the fact that kids helped make these tapes. They are high-quality, award-winning videos.

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How to Make Your Own Great Videos With Just a Camcorder

This is the video that started it all! We decided years ago that it was about time that kids got out from in front of the TV, and got in front of a camera. This video teaches kids how to create their own finished video using only a camcorder and their own imagination. If you ever wanted to make your own top quality tapes, but didn't know how, this video will teach you.

"This basic instructional is perfect for introducing classroom video projects." -Booklist

This outstanding tape should be in any school library or classroom where the basics of video production are taught. Recommended.-Augie Beasley, The Book Report; May/June 1994.

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IMPACT

 

Five serious car accidents in a single school year stunned a small Vermont community. In response, the students at the local high school created IMPACT-a 16-minute video which goes beyond statistics and scare tactics to tap into the emotional agony related to driving fatalities. The footage was shot by students using the actual people who were involved in the accidents. Those onscreen look directly into the camera and talk to the crash victims as if they were still alive. The video is so effective because as the viewer, you feel the dead driver is you.

Winner-Best Documentary/Educational Film 1995 New England Children's Film Festival"Highly recommended for high school and college libraries...Its effect is startling and lingers long after the video's abrupt end" -Video Rating Guide for Libraries

"I cannot conceive of a more effective springboard to group discussion of reckless driving." School Library Journal

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Simple Things You Can Do to Save Energy In Your Home

This 15-minute video is one of our best. It follows the wacky adventures of 12-year old Sarah, as she takes viewers on a tour through an unusual home which teaches lessons about energy use and conservation. The viewer learns from quick segments, recaps of everything seen, and interesting characters including a game show host and a comic book hero named "Draft Girl".

1st prize - Birmingham International Educational Film Festival-Intermediate Education.

"Who would have thought that saving energy could be fun...Highly recommended." Video Rating Guide for Libraries.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Save Energy In Your School

When it comes to using energy wisely, the more that are motivated the better. In this video, Mr. Muzak "enlightens" kids about the benefits of efficient lighting while Nurse Comfort "finds a cure" for drafty windows. Sarah, the expert kid-host, shows kids oodles of low-cost and no-cost ways kids can help their schools save energy. This is a great way to discover where energy-sucking beasts lurk in your school!

"...offers a good opportunity for practical, hands on learning. Students immediately see and feel the results in their school environment" -Marge Acker, Education Service Coordinator, Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company

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How to Deal with the "Jerks" in Your Life, and Earn the Respect of Your Friends

This video is quickly becoming a favorite with teachers around the United States and abroad, because it tackles the issue of peer pressure head on, with kid style. The video covers drinking, stealing, smoking, harassment, and dating. All the skits were acted by regular kids, and they are very convincing. The video gives the viewer the tools they need to deal assertively with problem people and defuse volatile situations.

"The situations ring true, the acting is remarkably accomplished, and the editing is smooth and concise." -Booklist

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KnuckleHead's Electric Safety Videos I and II

The energy and imagination of kids helped create these two high powered videos and companion activities for grades K-2 and grades 3-5. It's the first electric safety program that combines professional guidance from utility and education specialists with the natural creativity of kids. All major indoor and outdoor safety hazards are covered, through fun skits such as Frank N. Stein's Comedy Castle and Electra's Cool School for Babysitters.

"Young children will not be bored...yet will learn the importance of practicing good safety habits around electricity" -Video Rating Guide For Libraries

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"We the People..."

Steroetypes are often perpetuated and exaggerated through the media. This video analyzes the stereotypes which have evolved specific to America's indigenous peoples, as seen through cartoons, liquor, and cigarette advertisements. Several aspects of US history are examined from the Native American perspective. Interviews with Native American teens and adults indicate that the struggle to overcome the many obstacles created since "discovery" by Christopher Columbus still continues in earnest today.

National Education Film and Video Festival, Silver Apple

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Racism: The Internal Madness

In a nation as culturally diverse as the United States, to know the forces that effect our perceptions of different races is to know ourselves. Compelling archival footage and in-depth interviews with Native Americans , Asians, Hispanics, and African Americans provide a historical look at prejudice and an understanding of its effect on each of their communities today. This video makes a strong statement against prejudice, and ends by posing the discussion-oriented question: "How would you end racism?"

Canadian International Annual Film & Video Festival, three stars

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How to Deal with the Grown-Ups in Your Life

Raise your hand if you sailed through your teenage years without a single conflict with adults? As kids grow older and become more independent, they're likely to experience at least a few conflicts with parents, bosses, co-workers or teachers. This video helps students resolve conflicts they may face with adults by teaching them how to stand up for themselves in a way that is calm, direct, and respectful.

"Refreshingly clear and direct, providing students with time tested methods for dealing with difficult people. Teachers should make the Passive-Aggressive-Assertive model of conflict resolution part of every course." -Gary Margolis, Conflict Resolution for Public Safety Themis Training & Consulting

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Lorne's Big Decision

Grades 4-6 ~ 16 minutes ~ Health/Guidance, Drug/Alcohol ~ 1997

Lorne is a normal 12-year-old who does many of the same things his friends do: soccer, bicycling, school, and carnivals. But what about smoking? For a single weekend, follow Lorne as this issue takes center stage in his world. With the help of a kid-host as commentator, this video mixes entertaining fantasy with clear facts about the harmful toll cigarette and second-hand smoke take on a person's lungs and general fitness. The video also introduces assertive behavior styles that help kids deal effectively with peer pressure.

"While this is not a slick, professional production, it serves as a terrific example of what children can do when given a chance." -School Library Journal

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Sexual Harassment: What It Is and How To Handle It

Grades 9-12 ~ 21 min ~ Health/Guidance, Violence Prevention ~ 1996 Sexual harassment can take many forms. It can be physical, verbal, or written. It can be unwanted teasing or it can be threatening behavior. It can come from a stranger, an acquaintance, even a good friend. The responses to Sexual Harassment can be just as varied. This video clearly explains what Sexual Harassment is, what it isn't, and the appropriate ways to confront and report Sexual Harassment, especially in school.

"The scenarios are credible, the suggested solutions solid and sensible, and the overall tone of the film is serious without being preachy. Recommended." -Video Librarian

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China News Stories

 

Looking for an easy way to introduce your students to Chinese culture? This video contains eight 2-3 minute segments, each exploring a different part of Chinese life including:

~ School ~ Food ~ Jobs ~ Transportation ~ Forbidden City ~ Clothes ~ Marketplace

Part cultural studies and part current events, this video shot and reported by kids on location in Chengde and Beijing shows that China is much more than chopsticks and Chairman Mao.

"The format makes it easy to incorporate this video into any social studies or geography curriculum. Warmly Recommended." -Video Librarian

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Don't Stop Before You Get Started! An Adventure in Self-Esteem

Gavin is a teenage kid who needs a lift. Gavin's magical guide, Nina, shows him how to gain confidence and self-respect through a series of exercises wich emphasize:

~ taking positive risks ~ not giving into fear ~ turning that voice in your head from self-critical to self-assured ~

"Highly Recommended." -Video Librarian

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Gangs In My Little Town? Three Teens Find Out The Truth

According to the latest National Youth Gang Survey, gangs are appearing in smaller cities and rural communities - often catching youths and adults off-guard and enabling problems to escalate. Travel with three teens as they videotape and interview their neighbors, police, and ex-gang members in prison about this disturbing trend. Through their own exploration, they slowly uncover the deception and violence at the core of most gang "families".

"Recommended." -Video Librarian

"...includes one of the most powerful descriptions of how gangs recruit that I have ever seen." -Dan Korem, author of Suburban Gangs: The Affluent Rebels

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Suicide: A Guide to Prevention

Teens who complete suicide have almost always revealed their intentions to at least one other person. In a kid-friendly way, this video takes the guesswork out of intervening in these situations. It clearly shows what to do and what not to do if a fellow teen in talking about suicide or showing warning signs. Interviews with teen survivors reinforce the importance of the roleplays that follow. Created by a group of teens and counseling experts, this video is also an excellent training tool for professionals who want to hone their skills in talking with kids.

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U.S. Geography: The Great American Odyssey

Geography is everywhere. It influences what you eat, the clothes you wear, how you work and what you do for fun. This introductory video to the Five Themes of Geography for grades 3-6 makes these connections and gives kids a strong foundation for classroom discussion and study.

Join Emma and Evan as they travel cross-country, videotaping places like the site of the Johnstown Flood, Crystal Caves in Kentucky, the Mississippi River, a Pony Express outpost in Nebraska, Hoover Dam in Nevada, and the Pacific Ocean in California.

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