My issue was skimming through the different tags and subject headings and coming across "sexy books". Great. And one book description described a book as being essentially about a sex act for the first 50 pages. I can just imagine my seventh graders... and their parents! I teach at a Catholic school, but even at a public school, I'd be concerned. I'm trying to create my own online database using free online software, but it's cumbersome. Then only my students or those I invite can use it.
Whenever you're open to the public there are issues. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]>wrote: > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Shelfari vs. Good Reads (Hoefling, Robyn) > 2. Re: Shelfari vs. Good Reads (Risa Hunter) > 3. Re: Shelfari vs. Good Reads (michele guerrette) > 4. Re: Shelfari vs. Good Reads (Adam Bruhn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:08:30 -0400 > From: "Hoefling, Robyn" <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Shelfari vs. Good Reads > Message-ID: > < > 71f3e1e9f5c3d24782d689671a773780bc80526...@exchange.nsschools.k12.ny.us> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I have been experimenting with Shelfari but have been experiencing trouble > setting up a classroom group. Our students do not have email accts in > school. If someone could describe how you set up the account, I would > really appreciate it. > > Robyn > > ________________________________________ > From: Domina.Natasha [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Shelfari vs. Good Reads > > I read the several suggestions about Shelfari.com and am excited about the > idea. I also know that Goodreads.com is similar. I wonder if anyone has > compared them to be able to recommend one over the other. I'm also > wondering if people who have used them could share their experience with > whether I would need to worry about inappropriate material. My last > question (for now) is how you would handle setting up accounts for kids who > don't have their own e-mail. Do you have them set up e-mails in school? > > I love the idea of kids entering in books they've read and writing reviews > about them--it seems like such a meaningful activity to do at the end of > reading a book. > > Thanks! > Natasha > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:59:45 -0500 > From: Risa Hunter <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Shelfari vs. Good Reads > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Our students all have a school email account, but they can use a parent's > or > some of ours got permission to set up a gmail acct. > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Hoefling, Robyn < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I have been experimenting with Shelfari but have been experiencing > trouble > > setting up a classroom group. Our students do not have email accts in > > school. If someone could describe how you set up the account, I would > > really appreciate it. > > > > Robyn > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: Domina.Natasha [[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:17 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Shelfari vs. Good Reads > > > > I read the several suggestions about Shelfari.com and am excited about > the > > idea. I also know that Goodreads.com is similar. I wonder if anyone has > > compared them to be able to recommend one over the other. I'm also > > wondering if people who have used them could share their experience with > > whether I would need to worry about inappropriate material. My last > > question (for now) is how you would handle setting up accounts for kids > who > > don't have their own e-mail. Do you have them set up e-mails in school? > > > > I love the idea of kids entering in books they've read and writing > reviews > > about them--it seems like such a meaningful activity to do at the end of > > reading a book. > > > > Thanks! > > Natasha > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:32:30 -0400 > From: michele guerrette <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Shelfari vs. Good Reads > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]<xaxkwpn%[email protected]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I have started using Shelfari with my students and it has worked well so > far. I belong to Goodreads as well, and I think they're equally as good. I > like the set up of Shelfari for kids because of the bookshelf that's shown. > I sent a letter home and spoke with parents about the importance of > knowing > where their child is on the internet and being with them. I've also > cautioned the students not to be friends with anyone except students in our > classroom (or other classrooms if you are doing it with other teachers), > since it is an open website. They also hear a lot about safety on the > internet from our technology person. The students do need to have an e-mail > address, but with permission from the parents they could set up a g-mail > account or other account. > > Michele > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Domina.Natasha < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I read the several suggestions about Shelfari.com and am excited about > the > > idea. I also know that Goodreads.com is similar. I wonder if anyone has > > compared them to be able to recommend one over the other. I'm also > > wondering if people who have used them could share their experience with > > whether I would need to worry about inappropriate material. My last > > question (for now) is how you would handle setting up accounts for kids > who > > don't have their own e-mail. Do you have them set up e-mails in school? > > > > I love the idea of kids entering in books they've read and writing > reviews > > about them--it seems like such a meaningful activity to do at the end of > > reading a book. > > > > Thanks! > > Natasha > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:55:16 -0500 > From: "Adam Bruhn" <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Shelfari vs. Good Reads > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > You might want to check with your current district to see if you can use > Shelfari in your classroom. It is very closely related to a social site and > it allows the public access to the students. Food for thought. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 49, Issue 25 > ************************************** > -- Amy Lesemann, Reading Specialist and Director, Independent Learning Center St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
