Videos and QR Codes in the Library

YouTube:
1. Norman High School Library:

I think this video would be most helpful to students because she is walking you through the website.  Even though it is not super detailed you are still getting to know your way around it.  Sometimes websites are tricky and some things that you would think would be easy to find are a little harder.  I like that it was short, sweet, and to the point.

I think this would be the video that the students like the most because it is their teachers that are sharing different books.  Students love to see people they know in the videos.  This video also discusses different books that might get a students attention and then they would want to read that book.


2. The Unique Library:

I think this video would be most helpful for students because it is very detailed and explains everything step by step.  The only thing that I would change is maybe perk up my voice, so it sounds kind of interesting.  This is a great video to have on your channel, so students know right where to go when they need to find it.

I think this would be the video that the students liked the most because it is their classmates sharing about their projects.  Seeing your classmates do something could get you really interested and curious.  Most of the videos on this channel are tutorials on how to do something.

3. Pikes Ville Hight School Library:

I thought this video would be the most helpful to students because it is explaining all the course work they are going to need to graduate.  They are talking about it early because you want to make sure you get it all done.  It is very informative and talks about who you need to talk to if you have any questions. It also gives you a hashtag at the beginning to use if you have any questions.

I think this might be the students favorite video because it is a celebration.  This page had a few different videos that were celebrating or this kids were having fun.  I liked this one because it was a picture slide show with music and it had a little video clip.

4. BBMS Media

I thought this video would be most helpful to students because it is guiding them on how to create a website citation. It is using a program called NoodleTools that I assume is something they use at the school.  This would be very helpful to students because they can refer back to it when they need to.  Citations can be very tricky, so I think this is an awesome video to have on your channel.

I think students would enjoy this video the most because it is so creative and fun.  I am not a huge Star Wars fan and I still really enjoyed it.  It is a great way to get kids attention about overdue books.

Some ways I would use YouTube in the library would be to share what we are doing.  It might be a video about an event or activity we have going on or something we did.  I think this is a great way to reach the community because you can put the video on your website or share it on social media for the community to watch.  Another way I would like to use it is letting students create videos.  Maybe they are creating one for a project or creating a video about a book they really enjoyed.  You could put the videos of students sharing different books on the website or on social media.  YouTube is also great for sharing those tutorial videos.  You can create then and leave them on your library channel for students to access when they need them.


Animoto:
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I chose to do my book trailer on Finding Winnie.  Finding Winnie is one of my favorites and such a cute book.  Read this synopsis from the publishers: 

"In 1914, during World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe, rescued a bear cub in White River, Ontario. He named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick recounts their incredible journey, from a northern Canadian town to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England . . . and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made a new friend: a boy named Christopher Robin. Gentle yet haunting illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Sophie Blackall bring the wartime era to life, and are complemented by photographs and ephemera from the Colebourn family archives. Here is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh."

QR Codes:

QR codes are one way we can really make things interesting for our students.  One way that I came across that I really enjoyed way simply about reflecting.  Instead of just giving your students reflection questions, you can give them a dice that has QR codes on them.  They would simply roll the dice and then scan the QR code.  A question would then come up and then they would discuss.  Another way to use the QR code would be to lead to book trailers about different books.  This might really help students decide if they want to read a book or choose another one.   Another way would be to use them to guide students right to the website they need.  Sometime you have to click so many times to get somewhere.  For our younger students having a QR code to get them there quickly will save a lot of time.