YouTube, Animoto, and QR Codes
- The most helpful video for students is How to use EBSCOHost because it teaches the students how to use the online database.
- The video students would like the best in Norman Public Schools Celebrates your Freedom to Read because it has educators reading from banned books. It teaches students that they have the freedom to read whichever book they want to read.
- The most helpful video for students is the mini-lesson on finding creative common images because they learn about finding copyright images.
- The video students would like the best is the new arrivals video because it shows the students the new books that can be found in the library.
- The most helpful video is the course advisement video because it helps the student know what classes they need to meet specific requirements like graduation.
- The video students would like the best is the snapshot of the library because it shows all the fun learning they are doing in the library.
- The most helpful video is how to create a book citation because it is important to teach the students to give credit when it is due and how to cite their books.
- The video students would like the best is the hotline overdue Drake parody video because it is very popular, and it is very fun to watch.
Synopsis:
Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an elevator that he thinks must be a mountain and sees the furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash, finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to her room. Corduroy decides that this must be home and that Lisa must be his friend. -GoodReads
Creating a QR was a very easy process. I thought it was going to be more time consuming, but it was an easy process. QR codes are a very fun way to make an assignment or activity more hands-on and fun. Teachers can create QR codes and post them around the room to make learning math fun for the students and use them for reading by creating a book trailer for the week's story. Librarians can create QR codes of different stories. Students can walk around the library with an iPad and scan a code, and they will be able to hear the book being read to them. The teacher and librarian can use QR codes to make a scavenger hunt about the lesson.
Here is my QR code for the book trailer Corduroy. Thank you for watching it.
You mentioned having older students create their own book trailers. I have students do this every year, and they love it. This is definitely easier to do now with programs like Animoto and iMovie. Things have come a long way since I first started having kids do this with Powerpoint and Movie Maker.
ReplyDeleteHi Richelle, I love your idea about having a scavenger hunt as a way to incorporate QR Codes into a lesson. It's amazing how many uses we can find to help students learn using QR Codes. The students would see it has a game and would enjoy it! Great job on your book trailer, I love Corduroy. I think the music set a great tone for when they read the book.
ReplyDeleteWhen QR Codes came about, I have to admit I didn't understand the concept behind them. When I found out we were making our very own, I was apprehensive at first. After I finalized and uploaded the code, I thought to myself it could not have been any easier! You mentioned how easy it was to create a code and you're absolutely correct. I teach middle school students and know they would love to create their own.
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