Flip Video Cameras

Again, via ResourceShelf, a link to the new Educause document:
7 Things You Should Know About Flip Camcorders
“Flip video devices are small, inexpensive, digital camcorders. For about the price of a low-end digital camera, the Flip offers up to an hour of video from an easy-to-use, self-contained device. Because of its simplicity and affordability, the Flip allows virtually anyone to be a producer of video content. For educators, these small camcorders facilitate visual learning, which is frequently more engaging than other kinds of instruction and can transcend language barriers. A video artifact can be a highly effective tool for assessment, and the Flip camcorders offer easy access to this medium. ”

I’ve seen Flips in use in many libraries and David Lee King talked about the use of them at Topeka and Shawnee County Libraries when he did his Techie Toybox session for the SirsiDynix Institute.
Seems like an easy way to create engaging video and storytimes for any library website.
Stephen