Shelfari+-+Sara+Stout

Here is the link to Ms. Stout's Class Library Shelf on Shelfari.com:

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I wanted to add a variety of books to show how flexible this can be. After adding each book to your shelf you can, but you don't have to, add your review. If you choose to use this as a class library tool, it would be helpful to put a review for your students to read. It is also cool that your students can add their own review to each book as they read it, helping other students decide if they want to read it also. I did not write reviews to all of the books I added, but if you check out //The Book Thief// or //The House on Mango Street// I did write reviews for those so you can see how that looks.

There is also a cool "tag" function. As you add books you can tag them with certain themes or events that happen in the books. Those tags show up at the bottom of my shelf. If you click on one of the tags at the bottom, my shelf will condense and only show the books I have tagged with that specific word or idea. For example, if you click on the //death// link at the bottom of the page//, The Book Thief// will show up on my self.

I am not sure how much you will be able to play around with my shelf to get the feel for it, but I think it is a great tool for the classroom.

Enjoy!

Sara