Videos and QR Codes in the Library

Videos

By looking at several different school library Youtube channels I am posting some of my favorites that I think will be most helpful to students and which they would like the best.

NHS Library

Getting Started with the NHS Library Website -

This is a great tool for students to use that shows them how to use the library website and how to find the resources that they might need.





How To Use EBSCOHost -

This video is a great tool for students to view to help them to locate information that they might need for research.  It tells them how to log into and complete searches using EBSCOHost and that they can be accessed at home or at school.



Tiger Visits the Norman High Library-

I added this extra video because I thought it was fun and that the students would enjoy watching it.  It also gives them a great look at what's available in their library.  Cute idea to promote the use of the library.





The Unquiet Library



Finding CC Licensed Images in Advanced Flickr  Search

This is a great video that shows students how to find Creative Commons Images that can be used for projects.  How to read the license information and how to pick the photo.




Tutorial Video for Tillery: PowerPoint "How To" Basics

This is a great video to show students the basics on how to create a PowerPoint presentation.   Students can use PowerPoint to complete a project.




Pikesville HS Library

This library did not have as much to watch it   and it seems to be lacking current videos.  I did however find the following two videos interesting and informative.


2014-2015 Course Advisement

This is a great resource for students to use to make their course choices.  I think that all schools should do this and that students would really like it.





Hip Hop Day @ The Panthers Library

This is a great video showing what is being done in the library.  What a creative way to bring something that the students are passionate about and engage them in learning.  Students seemed to be engaged and enjoying the lesson.



Last but not least the BBMSmedia

This Youtube channel has so many great student created videos.  It's great to see what students can do and motivates me to use this in my library when I get one.

Bring Back Your Books (Going Down For Real) Parody

Students would love this.  I know that my son in junior high would really get into this and it's great that the students are being creative and it's being shared.  How fun!



Twilight Overdue

Another great student created video about overdue books that students have to understand the Twilight books to be able to create it.  I love all the overdue book videos on this site.





The librarian also has book reviews that he puts on the channels for students to view.

QR Codes

I recently read the book Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. I have always had a soft spot for
books about children with reading difficulties since my best friend has dyslexia. I remember her feeling dumb because of it and feeling helpless to get her to understand that she wasn't and that I admired her for how hard she worked.  I made so many text to self connections during reading.  I created a book trailer which is a great way to encourage students to read a book and gives them a chance to see a little about what the book is like before reading.  Please scan the QR code below to see my book trailer.  I hope that you enjoy it as much I as did making it using Animoto.

The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.

“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.”

Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions.  She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.

QR codes are a great tool to use in the library.  There are so many ways to engage your students. They seem intimidating but are actually very easy to create and use.  Some examples of using QR codes in your library are:

Creating a Dewey Hunt

Listening Centers

Book Trailers

Research

Library Media Scavenger Hunt

Library Tours

On the covers of books put- author interviews, student projects, web resources, book trailers

Marketing with Parents

Summarizing Books

Check out this link to Library Girl's site to learn more about QR codes

Happy scanning!