Just this morning at a staff meeting we were talking about videotaping some storytimes to help with publicity. I don't know why I didn't think of YouTube for these. I love YouTube! My daughter introduced me to this site early on with one of her favorite presentations. (It's called "The Worst Job in the World". Go find it! I won't post it here because there's a major swearing part....)
I really like the suggestion to use YouTube for reference questions. Watching once again the moon landing and Martin Luther King were powerful experiences for me. Books are important, of course, but the information that can be gained from watching just a few short minutes of a video is immense. I'm going to make sure YouTube is bookmarked on my computer at the library.
I'm going to explore getting a video camera for the library. I think the teens would love to make some presentations this summer. As always, I'm brimming with ideas on how to implement the skills I've gained in my Project Play lesson. Now to find the time.....
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Hi PJ,
One caution about videotaping storytimes - you need copyright releases from the authors or publishers for the books! Not to mention releases from the parents of the kids at the program. Great idea, though!
There's an amazing amount of information on YouTube - and it's great to be able to watch those historic moments again. I was only 3 when the moon landing happened - but I remember it vaguely. Very cool to see it again.
Remember - there's a drawing for a FlipVideo camera at the end of the 2nd Semester of Project Play. You never know!
Keep on playing!
Jean
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