Videos and QR Codes in the Library

Videos and QR Codes in the Library:  

  YouTube is a proven effective way to keep students engaged in learning. It is being used more now than ever by teachers in the classroom as a free source that assists effective learning. Many times it helps teachers better express themselves in other ways and teach lessons in new ways. Teachers can create YouTube videos to explain topics simply, log in to YouTubeEdu to watch videos created for educational purposes, or allow students to collaborate and create their own videos. Some schools that have made very creative videos are 

The Unquiet Library. Their most helpful video for students is Finding CC Licensed Images in Advanced Flickr Search https://youtu.be/-XIMgryIYEo

The video students would like best is Why I Love Evernote: The Student Perspective https://youtu.be/ueQUoeXBfHU

Another school that created a dedicated school YouTube channel is Pikesville HS Library. Their most helpful for students is 2014-15 Course Advisement. https://youtu.be/Q3MuhcD2y_c 

The video students would like best is AVID Pimp My Binder 2012.    https://youtu.be/Xg_MQe5zGn4

 BBMS Media made the most creative videos, filled with student parodies and catchy songs. The most helpful video for students is eResources@BBMS https://youtu.be/Ht7cv39Vbr4 

The video students would like best is Bring Them Back Overdue Library Book Parody https://youtu.be/4jo1RLPoD6s

    In my own library, some ideas I have for using videos to promote my library are to create book trailers to post on social media and create videos of different Makerspaces happening in the library which can then be posted on social media and the school’s website. Create a short video of a walk through the library, to showcase different activities students can participate in.

    I recently attempted to create a book trailer and it turned out to be a creative and fun experience. I found it challenging to only give certain information about the storyline. I tend to want to overshare all the significant parts of the book! I think book trailers would be useful for students who are reluctant readers, to encourage reading. The short video keeps the student’s attention and leaves them wanting to know more about the book and hopefully ends with them reading it.

 The Maze Runner-

If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying. Remember. Survive. Run.

 

 Scan the QR code to view my book trailer-

 

    Using QR codes in the library is an efficient and concise way to create information for students without attaching a whole presentation to an e-mail or document. Some ideas I thought about to use QR codes in my library is Roll and Reflect. When it is time for students to reflect on their learning from a lesson, Tony Vincent created a QR code for a reflection question generator and a dice with a QR code on each side that students can roll to let them know how they can express their responses to the question.  I would also use QR codes for the reader’s advisory pages I create. If a student enjoys a book, they can scan the QR code to see more books like that to read next. Overall videos and QR codes are useful in schools to achieve new ways for students to learn and present material.