SNAPCHAT

SNAPCHAT USE IN THE LIBRARY

There are some great applications for snapchat. The librarian can use snapchat for the following:

•  book reviews

• informing patrons of school wide events and library events

• informing staff of up and coming events in the library

• announcing achievements by students, staff and faculty

• informing parents of events

• interacting with students through their use of technology

• requires student to be creative and effective to get message across in a short period of time

There are many resources to help librarians to stay in touch with the patrons and learned how to use snapchat in an effective way

 

Snapchat video of a middle school student giving a review of Fahrenheit 451 with a funny and playful change in appearance. 

A college student giving out information about the use of the media center wireless printing capabilities on any electronic device.

Oh the possibilities of snapchat....What did I love about snapchat ...

I love...

• playfulness of snapchat

• all the options to change your appearance depending on your mood

• giving helpful information in a short period of time

• ability to replay message many times

• the universal appeal to the youth

• the ease of getting students to be on snapchat to be silly and provide information about their readings

What is tough about snapchat....

• Older patron may not have access or want to be apart of this media

• Promoting librarians active use and convincing students to add you to snapchat friends list

• Lack of ability to see short snapchats outside of the application itself, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs.  

• A higher learning curve is required to upload videos of the snapchat to youtube, then download to the Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter to have a record of all snapchats created by the librarian.

• Only have 10 secs to get message across.

Overall good experience, worth learning and using because of the popularity with youth. This application can reach many patrons with little to no cost, time and effort. The exposure would not only be positive for the library but a big support for the teachers in the classroom with student engagement.