This week was definitely a challenge to complete at work. I think I'm going to need to try it again at home. Our staff computer out in the children's area has some issues. It's not recognizing Java and telling me I have to install it. So I can't look at or view anything in Screencast-O-Matic. It makes it difficult to get anything done.
However, I think it would be nice to have simple screen casts for topics in linkcat that patrons can go back and use. I show a lot of people (children mostly) how to be able to place things on hold for themselves. But it could be an easy and simple reminder of how to do it. I think the other think I show patrons all of the time is how to limit something, be it only children's materials, or only materials available in our library. I get that question all of the time- I've just done a search, but is there anyway to just see materials that are available here? I've shown so many people this, but I know they forget and don't always want to ask again, and this would be a quick refresher.
I also think this would be a good way to show patrons how to get to badgerlink and what they can do with all of the resources there. I direct a lot of students there for reports. I don't think most people realize what our wonderful state pays for for them to use. It would be another good place to start in the children's area. That's all for this week - now I just have to find the time on my really old and slow computer at home to try Screencast-O-Matic.
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Sorry you had so much trouble getting this to work, Tiffany.
That idea of using screencasts as reminders for things you've shown people in person is a good one -- it's not taking away that one-to-one interaction, but giving them something to reinforce the concept later. Seems like this would work particularly well with children.
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