YouTube is one of those sites that can be very helpful to a teacher or librarian or a site that is not appropriate for school. YouTube has many wonderful videos on how to do different projects, stories to listen to, and short videos for teaching students different concepts. Here are some that I thought were interesting in helping students or just some that the students might like to view.
https://www.youtube.com/user/bbmsmedia/videos
This YouTube caught my eye because I think younger students would enjoy watching it and maybe it would remind them to turn in their books at the end of the year.
This video would help students who are looking for different books where the female is the lead character and she is strong and knows how to get the job done.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNHSLibrary/videos
This one I think students from all ages would enjoy, since it is librarians acting out Pete the Cat. Many students like to watch their teachers/librarians do fun things.
This video was made to help students do their poetry project. I like that it is very detailed, easy to follow and that the project is set up on Google docs.
https://www.youtube.com/user/theunquietlibrary/videos
When watching this video, I thought wow what a great idea; a mobile library able to go to the students. Even the students seemed a little surprised to be able to check out/ check in books during their lunch time. I really believe this would help get books out to the students.
This is a short video for seniors, to show them how to do their final project in PowerPoint. It is quick, but I think it is a refresher on how to do it. It is a good idea to do this for students who may have a few questions on basic tools in PowerPoint.
https://www.youtube.com/user/pikesvillehslibrary/videos
I really believe that students would enjoy watching these students as they use the Wii to do some dancing and relaxing in the library. Short but fun to watch the students having fun.
This is a good video on the registration process at this school. Students could watch it and get the basic idea of what they need to do to finish the process or to change their schedule. It is also good that it can be watched at home so the parents would know that process also.
Using YouTube in the library would be a lot of fun. The students could do skits using Fairy Tales, they could do simple book reviews and tell a story or poetry. These are just a few ideas that could be done with students in pre-k through third grade. If you have any ideas please share.
Animoto
I did not know what Animoto was until I started doing some research on it. It is like movie maker, but a lot easier to use. This would defiantly be something that younger students could do to make book trailers of their favorite books.
I did a book trailer on A Baby Elephant in the Wild, I just received this book from JLG today and really liked the pictures and the story that went with it.
Last summer, the Sibert Honor–winning duo Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell witnessed the birth and growth of a baby elephant. In this intimate account for preschool through elementary readers, find answers to questions such as: What do newborn elephants look like? How big are they? What threatens them in the wild? Do they bully each other? Are they stalked by lions? What happens if they don't get enough food or water? Are they at risk of extinction?
With irresistible photographs and a text that places the reader in the wonder of the Savannah, this is a book to treasure for all animal lovers.
Click on the QR Code to see the book trailer.
QR Codes
What are QR Codes? They are Quick Response Codes, like a Bar Code, but can hold more information than just numbers. Teachers and librarians are using them more and more in the classroom, in the library and in the school. One idea that I found while searching the Internet was putting QR codes on books that link to a trailer about the book, to the authors website, or listen to reviews from another students. Other ideas where adding QR Codes to worksheets or homework that would link to a help site, putting QR Codes on a QR Tree with information that was happening at school or in the library when they were scanned.
I thought of putting a QR Code on notes going home so parents can go to the library webpage to see what events are coming up in the library, also making one for the Book Fair to get the word out and the parents could see some of the books that are on sale.
Have fun making QR Codes!
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