I'm embarrassed to say that I had no idea about YouTube or any of the other sites that let you view and upload videos. How neat! I did post one video on my blog, but I couldn't post others. I got the message that the video would appear on my blog soon, but that never happened. I'm thinking that the amount of graphic space used might have something to do with it.
One thing that struck me as I was looking through these sites is how trained we are as librarians to be specific. I found the general categories that are listed to be of very little help, but when I entered search terms I found lots of things I enjoyed and found useful. This brought back some of the discussion we had when we were talking about AquaBrowser and how people who aren't trained librarians might approach information. I can see that without understanding how people are finding what they consider "information" we might not be giving the best options to our patrons. I'm also reading a book on how the "graphic" and "digital" age have impacted how kids process information and I can see that this is all part of it. Very eye opening for me.
Another thing that struck me was the talent some people have. There are travel videos, set to music, that just take your breath away. My mom has always wanted to go to the Holy Land--this weekend I showed her several of the videos on YouTube. She was amazed.
I also checked out the sites on Podcasts and found one called "Secrets of Harry Potter." Dr. Giles Baker talks about the books, and talks about the symbolism in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He ties the allusions to literature from around the world, from the Canterbury Tales to the Bible. The quality of the literary analysis for so recent a book is amazing--I'm going to have to subscribe to this one. When I first started looking at these sites, I didn't think I would enjoy Podcasts. I was wrong, again.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment