Videos and QR Codes in the Library

YouTube videos are becoming very popular to introduce new concepts or reinforce.  I personally enjoy using the tutorial videos for troubleshooting questions with certain programs.  These videos can be played throughout the school rather than introducing them to each class or speaking to each individual that comes to the library.  With so many videos on YouTube, I feel that the following are helpful for students:


Getting Started with the NHS Library Website

NHS Library Orientation

Sinco Tutorial Video: How to embed a Voice Thread or Prezi in your Wikispaces Page

Finding CC Licensed Images in Advanced Flickr Search

The Panthers Library in Action Fall 2013

Hip Hop Day @ Panther Library

The following two videos are hilarious! The students will be laughing and getting the message being portrayed in the videos.  These students at the bbmsmedia channel are very creative and they had me laughing.  They are so good that I ended up sharing a video and subscribing to the channel.

Return Them, Maybe

Hitler Has Overdue Books

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.

Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.

Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.

Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan’s unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.

Please download a QR Reader to view a book trailer for The One and Only Ivan.

Ways to us QR Codes in the Library


QR Codes are becoming very popular.  They are being used in the grocery store to seek coupons, watch movie trailers, locate available items in store, etc.  Why not start using it in the library? Our school librarian has used QR Codes for Read Alouds and book trailers of new materials.  A few ways that QR Codes are being used in other libraries are research, scavenger hunts, and author discussions.