I have used online meeting and web conferencing tools. I have used Go To Meeting and WebEx for technical support and for online meetings with the Library of Texas committee. Our library uses the tools for staff meetings, conferences, and online support. Both tools are easy to use and work well for collaborative meetings and for technical support. I wish all technical support would use Go To Meeting or WebEx. Those tools make working with technical support so much easier.
I have not used Skype yet. I did attend a workshop on using Skype for author visits and can see the value of this tool for our library.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Beyond Method #9
I tried using SmileBox to create an online scrapbook. I created a scrapbook for our Senior Wii Bowling group. They loved the scrapbook. This is the link to my scrapbook: http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a41324d5463784d7a673d0d0a&blogview=true I would want to purchase the program without the ads if I were going to use it in our library.
I also used Windows Live MovieMaker to make a storytime movie about our library storytime. The movie is posted on our library storytime web page. There was a learning curve for this project. It was more complex than creating the scrapbook, but it was fun learning. I thought that there may be a way to do voice overs with Windows Live MovieMaker, but I could not find a way. I can see our staff using it for digital storytelling in our library. Here is the link to the library storytime web page with my storytime movie: http://www.ci.taylor.tx.us/index.aspx?nid=396
I also used Windows Live MovieMaker to make a storytime movie about our library storytime. The movie is posted on our library storytime web page. There was a learning curve for this project. It was more complex than creating the scrapbook, but it was fun learning. I thought that there may be a way to do voice overs with Windows Live MovieMaker, but I could not find a way. I can see our staff using it for digital storytelling in our library. Here is the link to the library storytime web page with my storytime movie: http://www.ci.taylor.tx.us/index.aspx?nid=396
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Beyond Method #8
I used Screencast-o-matic to creat a screencast demonstrating how to reserve an item from our library catalog. I added the screencast to an FAQ on our library web page. The process of creating the screencast was fairly straight forward and not too dificult. I had to start over several times because of errors I made while recording the screencast. Paid editing tools would be helpful. I used Windows Live Movie Maker to compress the video. I think screencasts are valuable tools for libraries.
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