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QR Codes, Animoto and Youtube

Many libraries are already doing great things with youtube for their students. I browsed several school library youtube channels and found some gems. 

First, here are two videos from BBMSmedia's channel, which can be found here.

The video I found most useful for students would be the tutorial on how to use Noodle to create a book citation. 

 

A video I found that I think students would love from this channel is this one that is a parody of Let It Go from Frozen about returning library books. 



Norman High School Library has a great library of youtube videos, including this really helpful tutorial for their students on how to access the library webpage and use the resources contained there. 



And this hilarious Harry Potter Dark Lord Funk video is definitely going to be a hit with students!



The Unquiet Library includes this really useful video of how to embed a Prezi presentation into a wikispaces page. 



And the library also includes some fun videos of students participating in and responding to activities in the library, including this great video of students playing rock band during a Games in the Library event.



Finally, I checked out videos from Pikesville High School's youtube feed. A really informative and helpful video was this one that encourages students to fill out their FAFSA. 
My students would also really like the video about Hip Hop Day in the library. 


After looking at other school's videos, I created a simple little book trailer for one of our Battle of the Books books, The Fourteenth Goldfish. I've included the synopsis below for those unfamiliar with this whimsical book. 

Believe in the possible . . . with this "warm, witty, and wise" New York Times bestselling novel from three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm

Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer.
Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far?

Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy. He’s cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?

With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality . . . and possibility.


Scan the QR code below to view my book trailer!

I love using QR codes in the library. We've used them for a virtual career day, where students used ipads to scan the codes and see videos about different careers. We've also used them as a way for teachers to get to the library use google doc for reserving the open library space for awards assemblies, or for checking out the library technology carts of ipads or chromebooks. We also have a poster with a QR code up in the library that takes the scanner to our facebook page so they can follow us for future information on upcoming events.

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 26, 2016 at 1:30 PM

    Using QR Codes to check out the library technology carts of ipads and chromebooks is a great idea! I liked your trailer and am now intrigued to read the book.

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  2. AndriaMarch 26, 2016 at 4:39 PM

    The book sounds like a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed your trailer for it!
    Also, great ideas for using QR codes. I can imagine it speeds things up nicely having teachers check out carts that way, and the virtual career day sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Elizabeth GrossMarch 28, 2016 at 6:05 PM

    Nice collection of videos. The nice thing is, too, that the possibilities are endless-- you could put a QR code in a library newsletter or on FaceBook just to promote a collection of new books, or whatever you would like!

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