LibraryThing? GREAT! I have been keeping a list of what I've read since retirement--perhaps not as many books as one might think a retired English teacher would have read. I enjoy reading reviews of books on Amazon.com and encourage students to do the same when considering a book to read. The idea of being able to connect with readers who have read the same books is intriguing. It could replace eharmony as the new singles hookup! I will consider adding my list when I have time to look them up on amazon. Here's the first book in my library at Library Thing. I wrote it.
Interestingly, in spite of its intriguing title and the fact that students are greatly interested in it whenever I mention it in classes, I don't believe our high school library ever picked it up, though they have carried many other books from Greenhaven Press, publisher of Opposing Viewpoints.
The success of the Breakfast Book Club and GQ: Guys Quarterly and the fact that many young people choose to read a book in their spare time at school suggest there are ample readers in the high school to appreciate the Library Thing as a place to exchange ideas about books and potentially make new friends.
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I didn't realize you were published! Very cool!
We are looking at utilizing sites like Google Docs as a replacement to MS Office. The issues regarding privacy are valid, but those issues exist when you use any employers computer. The work on it is the property of the employer, even curriculum developed while under their employ!
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