https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNHSLibrary/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/theunquietlibrary/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/pikesvillehslibrary/videos
As I keep in mind the age of my students, I believe the youtube video that they would connect with the most is the overdue library books parody by BBMSMEDIA. Overdue books are a pretty big problem at our elementary school. I believe the students would love watching these videos because they are very catchy! Creating entertaining youtube videos like these at my school will help students remember to bring back their books!
Animoto
The First Strawberries- Book Trailer
Synopsis from the publisher: From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be. Long ago, the first man and woman quarreled. The woman left in anger, but the Sun sent tempting berries to Earth to slow the wife's retreat. Luminous paintings perfectly complement the simple, lyrical text.
"Complete harmony of text and pictures: altogether lovely." -- Kirkus Reviews, pointer review
Animoto is a free video app that can be very useful for students and librarians! They can create videos on book trailers, reviews, recommendations, and so much more! Users will really enjoy personalizing their video with photos, video clips, text, and music. I must say did my first book trailer on The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac and I am so proud of myself! I found Animoto very easy and fun to use!
**Disclaimer: Animoto can become very addicting and hard to stop editing lol! I hope you enjoy my book trailer!
QR CODES
Here is a QR code to view my Book trailer! Try it out!
#QRNEWBIE
This was my first time creating a QR Code and I LIKE IT! Before, I thought that QR codes were difficult to create...that is one reason why I never tried it out. I was super excited to find out that my QR code actually scans!!! I feel like a kid in a candy store lol!I am so glad that I am taking this course because I have been exploring digital tools and apps that could be very beneficial to use with my students!
Below I listed some ways I could use QR codes in the library/ classroom:
- Scavenger Hunts
- Listening/Watching Read Alouds
- Online Book Reviews
- Library Tour
- Screencast Tutorials
- Online Reading Comprehension Questions
- Making learning more interactive
- Digital Display of books/ student work
- Escape Room Games
I liked the videos you chose for YouTube, I chose a lot of the same videos. I thought the overdue books videos to current songs were hilarious and so perfect for our kids! Your book trailer was great! I have never read or heard of that book before, so I will have to check it out. Your disclaimer about Animoto made me laugh but it is so true!
ReplyDeleteI discredited using QR codes before, but now I have been using it a lot. It makes it a lot easier for students, especially the younger ones, to get on the websites I want them to get on to.
ReplyDeleteThe parody's are great! I try to find catchy tunes in my classroom, but never thought about one for overdue books! The first time I created my own QR codes, I was afraid too. The only complaint is that it is time consuming, but I'm sure someone has invented a faster way than creating them one at a time.
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