Videos and QR codes in the Library

 Videos and QR codes in the Library 

 

YouTube:  

The Unquiet Library 

Most helpful: Tutorial Video for Tillery:  PowerPoint "How To" Basics 

I would use this video to introduce PowerPoint to my 4th grade students.  

 

Most liked: "Make  Your Mother Proud":  Check Out a Kindle @ The Unquiet Library 

I would use this video as an introduction to e-books and e-readers. Then I would have students share their favorite ones. 

 

Pikesville High School Library 

Most helpful: Animosity 

I would use this video to show students how easily they could record their own story.  

 

Most liked: AVID Pimp My Binder 2012 

I would use this video to give students an idea of how they could create a unique version of their favorite television show.  

 

Animoto: 

 

From Scholastic: “The big bad wolf has spent ten years in pig prison for the destruction of the three little pigs, and he has quite a story to tell that just might prove his innocence! 

Alexander T. Wolf writes his own account of this infamous meeting, and insists that he was railroaded in the classic fairytale. After all, it was only an innocent sneeze (he had a bad cold), and all he wanted was to borrow a cup of sugar from one of the pigs. Why is he now the bad guy? 

Smith's colorful and humorous illustrations put an interesting spin on the comical text. An engaging read for young readers. Teachers and parents will get a kick out of it too!” 

I made a book trailer for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sczieska. Scan the QR code below to view it. 

 

 

QR codes: 

Some fun ideas for how to use QR codes in the classroom are creating and using reflection question cubes. Students can roll the dice (cubes) and scan the QR code that lands on the top to view their question. Another idea is to use QR codes to as a part of a library scavenger hunt, posting clues around the library.  

I plan to use QR codes to post book trailers on displays around the library. Students can go up to a display of say Dr. Seuss and scan the QR code that is there. It will pull up a book trailer of a Dr. Seuss book we have in our catalog.  

 

 

Infographics

 I tried each of the following infographic design sites and settled on Piktochart to create my infographic for class. I mostly made this decision based on the available templates and seeing which ones fit with the internet report I chose. Here are the pros and cons of each site I tried.  

Infogram 

Infogram has an attractive modern interface, with a dark gray background. Users can browse through a variety of templates for infographics, posters, etc., even YouTube thumbnails and virtual backgrounds. A drawback of using this site to create is that it won’t let you download your work unless you have a paid account.  

 

Easel.ly 

The design display on this site uses rulers across the top and up the left side, which is reminiscent of a word processor. Easel.ly also has animated graphics that you can use in your creations. The free account has a few negaties. You can only download low quality versions of your work on the free account, and there are a limited number of templates to choose from.  

 

Piktochart  

This site has many free templates to choose from. Templates can be altered to match the color and style needed. There are 3D images that can be added to print or digital. Users can create videos and also embed YouTube videos into projects. Projects can also be downloaded in multiple formats. A negative is that you only have two downloads on the free account. This is tricky if you don’t catch a desin error until after you’ve downloaded it.