This medieval help desk video reminds me of the frustration with learning new technologies, but that we can and should embrace them….
I have used YouTube in library programs. Last year we read Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park for the girls book club and, seeing as though I couldn’t get my hands on any mulberry leaves or silkworms, I showed videos of how silk is made so we had a visual of the project the characters were working on.
My teen volunteers are currently working on making a video for me to show to groups that visit the library this summer. Other libraries in my system have held video contests, and posted the entries on YouTube. The only downside is that the library currently does not provide video editing equipment or software, so we have to rely on the equipment that our patrons have. Which is fine, just a bit frustrating.
hi katherine,
as someone who works at a technology center in a large metropolitan library (where we see people who are great with computers, average with computers, and most who don’t know how to use a computer at all) this cracks me up. thanks so much, it brightened my day.