Week 9 YouTube

Since anyone can put videos on these public sites like YouTube, there will always be some trash to be found, but there are so many good videos out there. I found one showing the sweetness of pigs, which was put together as a response to somthing which must have been anti-pig. The one I found can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PNexpa9HdU - watch this (see sidebar) and you'll think twice before eating bacon! This reminded me that a site like YouTube can be used to promote ideas, to share fun videos, to educate (I saw one video on how to use a library's catalog), and these videos are accessible to everyone. This would be a good place for teachers to at least explore to find short videos on topics they are covering. Certainly there are some opportunities here for libraries such as creating videos for training, for connecting with other libraries both within and out of the county. Imagine creating a video showing various library services and telling schools, media specialists, etc. the URL, or putting that URL on our webpage!