Gone are the days of pen and paper reports. Today, many teachers and students are using various types of media to present information in the classroom. Information can be obtained throught several video sites such as Youtube and Teachertube, and it seems everyday someone is asking me how to embed these videos into lessons or projects.
Librarians are also utilizing this platform to get information to their patrons. I have used book trailers to get students interested in current novels available at the library, and I have used movie trailers from Youtube to advertise great books that have been turned into movies (i.e., the Twilight series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Percy Jackson to name a few.) Other librarians have created videos and sketches to show patrons what technology and other information they can find in the library, and they will also post these to sites such as Youtube. However, getting these youtube or teachertube clips off of the Internet and in view of students can be difficult.
There are tools available on the Internet that will allow someone to pull a video off a site and download it onto their computer. Sites such as keepvid and zamzar make it easy to pull videos and place them into your presentations! These two sites are great tools to help librarians put even more information in the hands of their patrons!
Check out what this library posted on Youtube! This is a great way to entertain the students as well as inform them of library technology!
Librarians are also utilizing this platform to get information to their patrons. I have used book trailers to get students interested in current novels available at the library, and I have used movie trailers from Youtube to advertise great books that have been turned into movies (i.e., the Twilight series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Percy Jackson to name a few.) Other librarians have created videos and sketches to show patrons what technology and other information they can find in the library, and they will also post these to sites such as Youtube. However, getting these youtube or teachertube clips off of the Internet and in view of students can be difficult.
There are tools available on the Internet that will allow someone to pull a video off a site and download it onto their computer. Sites such as keepvid and zamzar make it easy to pull videos and place them into your presentations! These two sites are great tools to help librarians put even more information in the hands of their patrons!
Check out what this library posted on Youtube! This is a great way to entertain the students as well as inform them of library technology!
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