YouTube Video Experience

I must confess I was a little nervous and self conscious about appearing in my first YouTube video.  The experience made me realise that it was quite easy and I was surprised how relaxed I was. Both Daniela and I found it very amusing seeing ourselves on the finished video. 

Uploading the video onto YouTube was easier than I expected and the end result was very rewarding.

Thanks Daniela for being my partner in this experience, we had lots of laughs and made some mistakes but we learned something new, to share and use for the future.

Here is my YouTube video on How to use a photocopier.

             

Video - World's Most Beautiful Libraries

This video shows inspirational photos of libraries around the world, showing the biggest and most beautiful libraries. I feel that it is interesting for the world to know what wonderful environments that exist around the world in which to house books.

   

               

TeacherTube and YouTube Experience

When looking at choosing a preferred video, I found it easier to manoeuvre around YouTube than TeacherTube. YouTube has many different videos to choose from. More people are familiar with YouTube and will most likely upload videos there.  I'd have to admit that YouTube is one of my most used resources and I think that it  has a much broader variation of videos and subjects than TeacherTube does.

I had never heard of TeacherTube until this project however, after researching TeacherTube I found that it has a more specified group of videos which are geared towards lesson plans and instructional videos.  TeacherTube is helpful for teachers and education, It is a safe alternative to the benefits of YouTube Videos, which are great for enhancing lessons and deepening students' understanding of concepts, skills, or historical events. In contrast, TeacherTube is full of trusted material posted by other professionals.

I chose the Worlds Most Beautiful Libraries video because I found it so amazing and wanted to share with others in viewing some of the most beautiful architectural libraries there are around the globe. I thoroughly enjoyed viewing this video, it actually brought tears to my eyes in seeing such beautiful libraries in such wonderful architectural buildings. It is nice to see books preserved for all to enjoy, research, explore and investigate.

The video can be viewed by clicking the following link
World's Most Beautiful Libraries

Podcasts

Searching through the ABC site http://www.abc.net.au/radio/, I found this a very interesting story on Townsville City mobile  library. A video on the driving mobile library weekly trip to Magnetic Island.  It also gives a commentary from the staff and the clients that use the service.    By clicking the following link, you can read the full story yourself. I think it's well worth the visit http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/02/08/3426082.htm 

Also I enjoyed listening  to this story of the book 'Shy the Platypus' by children's author Leslie Rees which was first published in 1940.  National Library of Australia has now republished this heritage edition of the book going back to the original text and including some new illustrations, as well as some beautiful drawings from its own collection. This series appeals to children from the age of 8 up, stories bringing back animals to life and the life cycle of animals.We listen to Leslie Rees's daughter who provided manuscripts and insights into what inspired her father, who died in 2000 at the age of 92. By clicking the following link you can read and view the full story National Library

Wiki Experience

I have just experienced using a Wiki page for the first time. The pages have been created using the web site "PBWORKS" which can be accessed by clicking on the following link http://pbworks.com/. 

I have practised editing a page, and created a new page with a brief review of a recently read book. Like most sites, this site was a bit confusing to begin with. Once I got used to it, it was reasonably simple to carry out the basic functions such as editing an existing page and creating a new page. Navigating through the pages was reasonably easy with links available on screen. It also allows you to very simply link any pages together making it even easier for readers to navigate between pages.

In summary, this site appears reasonably simple to use.

Wikis

A wiki is a type of website that allows users to easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most available content. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing. Wiki is a free website that is easy to create, easy to edit and easy to share with others.

Librarians can create a research guide, add content and publish the guide from any computer with an internet connection. Changes can be made from the reference desk, office, from home, or on the road. These changes are immediate and available instantly for users. The most immediate benefit, for both patrons and librarians, is the ease and quickness with which the website can be updated.

Wiki page can be used as a staff home page to store all manner of information. It would be ideal for coordinating social or similar events within the workplace or more broadly amongst other libraries.

It would be very useful to recommend creating a wiki for committee or task-force groups, the page could be used to post minutes or create agendas. Using a wiki page in this way would allow all participants to contribute information and ideas.

I believe that wiki’s are indeed useful in a team environment. With the appropriate monitoring and use they can become a very valuable resource.

Libraries Will Survive

A great YouTube video in support of libraries.Fun to watch and listen.
The following link is provided for direct access to Libraries Will Survive