Podcasts in Education

A podcast is a popular form of media that is used to record digital audio files that can be shared or downloaded via the internet. Podcasts in education can be used for a variety of purposes.

Videos & QR Codes in the Library

So it’s mid-July and we’re just one month shy from returning to our classrooms.  As I’m preparing for this new and exciting school year I started working on book trailers for some of the books we’ll be reading in class this year. Last year my students read Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. I could not believe how much students wanted to read the book; every day they begged to read it. I plan to start off the year with this novel and created a trailer using Animoto.com. I will let my students access the trailer through QR Codes. I love QR Codes and use them religiously for instructions, questions, photos, quizzes, etc. I swear that my students get so excited to scan the code and find out what the will be doing that day. 

Tumblr

Another first, I joined Tumblr, a microblog that allows you to follow people, share videos, photos, quotes, etc. 

How can you use Tumblr in the library?
Librarians can use Tumblr in addition to other social network sites that they might already be using.It is very similar to twitter and you can also follow and like posts. It is another way expand your social and professional network. You can create posts that highlight a specific book or new gadget at the library; or just about anything that will lure kids to the library. I found it to be a more casual setting where you can post humorous quotes, pics, or videos. 

Take a look at mine: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/kvelaposts

Following Blogs on Feedly.com

About a year ago Google discontinued its blog reader which allowed me to follow my favorite blogs all in one place. I needed to look for an alternative so I decided to use Feedly.com. I choose feedly because it is visually appealing, simple to use and has some really cool features like cloud storage.