Slideshows, Digital Storytelling & Screencasting

The potential for using online screencasting to educate library users is enormous, prodcing the screencasting would require staff to think carefully about the message they are wanting to communicate and break the task down into logical steps that can be easily followed by a new user.

The digital storytelling site is a great concept that appears to allow children to create their own story relatively easy. Digital storytelling could be run as an event in the library, allowing the children to create their story and have it uploaded with library staff assistance. This interactive participation in the library would give children a sense of ownership.

Slideshare also looks like a good tool that has potential for use by libraries, but its use would need to be promoted with library patrons to ensure that it was viewed by the intended audience.