Videos and QR Codes in the Library

With technology having such a dominant presence in today’s schools, YouTube and QR Codes are great resources that can be used for educational purposes to promote the library! QR Codes are amazing, they can be used to promote new books and have print outs of them all around the library so that students can scan the codes and see if they would like to read that book!

The best Youtube videos from the NHS Library Channel are:

1. The most helpful for students: How to Use EBSCOHost- this video provides a step by step guide for students to find articles or resources that they need.


      https://youtu.be/BezObVKkqOo

2. The video that students would like best: Tiger Visits The Norman High Library is the video that students would enjoy the most because it is their mascot visiting their library and making it a fun experience! 

https://youtu.be/NeUhXLvFAi4

The best Youtube videos from the Unquiet Library Channel are:

1. The most helpful for students: Tutorial Video for Tillery: PowerPoint "How To" Basics this video is excellent as it provides a step by step guide for all students, especially for those who do not know how to use power point or it can also serve as a great review as well.
   
      https://youtu.be/CFlaZyGa2vo

2. The video that students would like best: Scenes from The Unquiet Library August 2012 this is a great video that shows quick snap shots about their library in a fun and energetic manner. 
   
      https://youtu.be/wdqhiFBbNEs

The best Youtube videos from the PikesvilleHS Library Channel are:

1. The most helpful for students: Snapshot of The Panthers Librar video is the most helpful as it shows the students what is available in their library, like Edmodo and YouTube.

        https://youtu.be/zat-1kHF5sY

    The video that students would like best: Back to School Night video would be the most entertaining one for the students, it is very upbeat and the music and effects are attention getters. 
       
       https://youtu.be/dNHBur9Muiw

The best Youtube videos from the BBMSMedia Channel are:

1. The most helpful for students:  NoodleTools- How to use a pre-formatted database citation can help students when they are citing their sources for their research papers.

       https://youtu.be/gUQ136Ae22o

2. The video that students would like best: Belle - Beauty & the Beast - Overdue Library Book Parody is a fun and engaging video, it is about overdue books and the lyrics were changed to match the topic!

      https://youtu.be/E4eLQMPtDYw

Promoting literacy is a must, just like movie studios create movie trailers to hook viewers and audiences, I as a future librarian, will use YouTube to create book trailers, promote literacy events such as Family Reading Night, make videos on how to use the library resources and how to access the library’s online catalogs.

Animoto is a great tool to create book trailers with. I created my book trailer on the book Jumanji written by Chris Van Allsburg.

      Synopsis:

Jumanji is a 1981 fantasy children's picture book, written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg. The book is about a magical board game that implements real animals and other jungle elements as the game is played; thus the dangers which the players have to overcome in the  game also appear in real life.

This is the book trailer I created using Animoto: https://animoto.com/play/CJntGx1q01NEjkps1bfoDA

QR Codes stand for Quick Response Codes and can be created for many different purposes. QR Codes can be used as great instructional and educational tools such as, promoting book trailers, reviewing lesson units or chapter summaries of a book, a research paper or just a quick review for library patrons on frequently asked library questions.

Here is the QR Code for the book trailer I created for the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg. Scan it with your phone and enjoy!