Videos and QR Codes

Videos and QR Codes in the Library

YouTube Channels

The following YouTube videos are from libraries and I have selected two videos from each channel.  The first video for each channel is the one I think will be the most helpful for students and the second video will be the one that I think students will like the best.

Calypso Gilstrap YouTube Channel

How to Use EBSCOHost video is the video I think will be most helpful for middle school students doing research.  Learning how to use EBSCOHost will be highly beneficial for their higher level education.  EBSCO Host is an essential resource when doing research and learning how to navigate through the database properly is important.

Norman Public Schools Celebrates Your Freedom to Read video supports the freedom to read by having staff read excerpts from frequently challenged and banned books.  I think that students would like this video the best because it encourages and motivates students to celebrate their freedom to read whatever they choose to read.

theuniquietlibrary YouTube Channel

Tillery Tutorial Video: Creative Commons 101 for Senior Project Slides video is the video I think would be the most helpful for students learning about using photos from the internet.  Students always like including photos on their research papers and it is essential for students to know how to use photos properly from the internet.

The Importance of Choice for Igniting Student Passion and Learning Through Research Projects video is the video I think students would enjoy watching the most.  It is about a student who put her personal passion of photography into her research.  This video will encourage students to take their research projects to the next level and integrate their own passion into the research they conduct.

pikesvillehslibrary YouTube Channel

PHS Financial Aid Workshop video is the video I think would be the most beneficial for students in high school.  It has been my experience that students have an abundance of questions about the financial aid and scholarships.  This video would be an excellent resource to start with.

Movie Wood 377127322529277 video is the video I think students would like the best.  In this video a student is sharing her personal experience and insight for graduating high school and moving onto college.  Students learn so much from their peers and are also more receptive when listening to other students.  This is a great video with excellent recommendations and experiences to help students make positive graduating and college decisions.

bbmsmedia YouTube Channel

eResources @ BBMS is an great video that I think would be the most beneficial for students to watch.  Learning about the different eResources and how to access and use them in and out of school is important for student to become knowledgeable of. 

Using the Ticaster- Nick's Q3 project video is the video I think students would like the most.  It has been my experience that the majority of students enjoy learning about new technology.

Animoto

The book I chose was Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson.  This book is listed on the International Literacy Association's Young Adults' Choices 2019 Reading List. It is a young adult thriller with high reviews.  This was my first time using Animoto and it was extremely user friendly and simple to use.  Animoto is so well created and put together, that downloading the book trailer to YouTube was a breeze.  Having music options already in the program is an excellent time saving feature. 

Book Synopsis

Gabe and Elyse have never met. But they both have something to hide.

Quiet, shy Elyse can't believe it when she's cast as the lead in her Portland high school's production of Romeo and Juliet. Her best friend, Brynn, is usually the star, and Elyse isn't sure she's up to the task. But when someone at rehearsals starts to catch her eye--someone she knows she absolutely shouldn't be with--she can't help but be pulled into the spotlight. 

Austin native Gabe is contemplating the unthinkable--breaking up with Sasha, his headstrong, popular girlfriend. She's not going to let him slip through her fingers, though, and when rumors start to circulate around school, he knows she has the power to change his life forever. 

Gabe and Elyse both make the mistake of falling for the wrong person, and falling hard. Told in parallel narratives, this twisty, shocking story shows how one bad choice can lead to a spiral of unforeseen consequences that not everyone will survive. - Goodreads

Here is the QR code for the trailer I created for Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson:

QR Codes

QR code (Quick Response Code) is a type of matrix barcode that provide quick and easy access to digital information.  In the library, the librarian can create book trailers (using Animoto) and provide students with QR codes to access trailers easily.  Librarians can also encourage students to access instructional videos using QR codes posted throughout the library.  QR codes can be made for teachers to have easy access to instructional online resources.  Posters can even be made by the librarian for the classrooms to have posted, with names of resources/websites and QR codes.  After researching information on QR Codes, I found that librarians are also using QR codes to promote the use of E-books by patrons by posting the codes throughout the library (Ratajeski & Kraft, 2015). 

Reference 

Ratajeski, M. A., & Kraft, M. A. (2015). Use of QR Codes to promote E-books in medical 
       libraries. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 12(1), 11-14.