Videos and QR Codes in the Library

Watch this video of librarians acting out their version of Pete the Cat. I like this and so will children after you have read them the original print version.So cute!

The following video is a great idea for introducing the students to the library rules at the beginning of the year. They can always turn to this video for questions and you can have parents view it at home. I want to do this next year.

This is useful for students doing research and need to cite an image. It takes them step-by-step on where to find the information needed to complete easybib.

This is an alternative form for students to express their opinions on a topic of research. It gives them an idea to go outside the box and see what they create. Teachers and librarians need to watch this to be open to their ideas.

Great for introduction for student orientation on what courses they need for graduation and further for college entrance.

Makes the library look like the place to be hanging out. Not just books but music and dancing also.

Overdue and lost books video is a great incorporation a catchy tune and parody to help students remember to bring those books back or there will be consequences. Also, it is fun so they will want to watch for fun.

Integration is hard for students to understand and the students in this video use poetry to express their opinion.

 

Using videos to teach students the library rules and procedures is a great way for an orientation to the library. Not to mention school rules, book reviews, research help, and curriculum. The best part was using the students to create the the videos. It will be fun to give them an assignment and see what they come up with.

Creating Book Trailers with Animoto

This is my first attempt at creating a trailer and I found it to be very difficult. I was very frustrated in the beginning but once I got the hang of it I was off and running. The more you play around with it the easier it gets. I will be using this more often to create book trailers for those that do not have any. 

Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .

After. Nothing is ever the same.

Scan the following QR Code to view the trailer.
 
There are many uses for QR Codes in the library that I never thought of. It would be easy to link author websites, book trailers, have a scavenger hunt, databases, blogs, virtual tours, etc. There are so many ideas out there and it will things easier for our patrons to explore what the library can offer them.