Week 8 Thing 19 Library Thing

I had already explored Library Thing during Week 5. I spent a couple of hours later adding books to my book list and checking to see if they were favorites of others. I love the suggestion tab. I was able to find other books I had forgotten I had read and I was able to get some great suggestions for further reading. I plan to use this with some of my 7th grade Language Arts classes whose teachers have built a reading culture in their classrooms. These classes visit the library regularly for book talks and the students "talk" to each other about great reads on School Loop, our intergrated communication system. I think many of these students and their teachers would enjoy keeping track of what they read on Library Thing. It was interesting to see that some of the books I had read have been read by thousands of people and then I have some that only 2 others have read. I love Library Thing. It is something I will continue to use and definitely share with others.

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Week 5 Thing 11 Ning & Library Thing

LibraryThing is amazing. I set up a free account, made a book list and perused around the site. I added some book covers to my blog. I am starting to see how you could spend hours at the computer utilizing all this new technology. I plan to introduce LibraryThing to my students and teachers who are avid readers because it is a wonderful tool to help you find books to read, keep track of what you've read, share what you are reading and discuss what you are reading with others. I'm also going to share it with some of my family members who love to read. I took some time to check out Ning. I plan to research it a little more before I join a group. I didn't really find a group that interested me. I'd rather join the on-line book club on LibraryThing. I do want to go back and spend some more time on the Web 2.0 winners site to see what else is out there. I was like a little kid at Christmas, once I opened LibraryThing I only wanted to play with that.