Method #6 You too can Youtube

I liked TeacherTube because it has some great ideas that anyone can share. I chose to view the Dewey Decimal Rap, which lasted 4.14 minutes. It think it could have been edited to last no more than 3 minutes. Although the student did a great job, the introduction was just too long. It also would have been helpful to have another student or the librarian to show the student the signage on the end of the stacks so that the viewers could actually see how to locate a nonfiction book. I could envision a middle school librarian using this video as an review of Dewey.

Using either YouTube or TeacherTube would be a great way to publicize special events at the library and to celebrate special library dates such as Teen Read Week, National Library Week, or Banned Books Week. It is also a natural for book talks, story time and instruction.