Shelfari

__Activity__: Shelfari is a social networking site for book lovers. It allows members to display books they have read, are reading, and want to read. They can rate and review the books, connect with others to see what they are reading, talk about books in groups, and get ideas for new books to read. It is owned by Amazon.com. Here's this week's activity:

1. If you do not have one already, create an account at @http://www.shelfari.com 2. Complete your profile. 3. Access your bookshelf. Search for books you have read, are reading now, and would like to read. Add them to your shelf. 4. Go to @http://www.shelfari.com/leperez1 to see my bookshelf. Request friendship from me. 5. Go to the Chicago Public Schools Librarians group at @http://www.shelfari.com/groups/52942/about and join the group. 6. Add any other groups, friends, and discussions that you would like to join. 7. Create a widget and insert it at the bottom of your personal directory page in this wiki. From your Shelfari home page, click on "Your Widgets". Next, click on "Select your widget type manually". Click on Flash. Copy all of the widget code that appears in the white box at the top right of the screen. 8. Open your personal page in this wiki and edit. Click on the bottom of your page under all of your contact listings. Then, click on the "Widget" button on the edit toolbar. Select "Other HTML", paste the code in the box, and save. Your custom bookshelf will now appear on your page. (In the future, you can get customized widgets to put in other webpages that you maintain by following the Shelfari wizard.) 9. Put the URL of your Shelfari page in your directory page in this wiki.

__Uses with teachers and students__: In your blog this week, talk about how using Shelfari can help you in your professional practices, to expand your PLN, and in your work with your colleaguse and students. See @http://www.shelfari.com/groups/10974/discussions/81678/How-do-you-use-your-shelfari- to get ideas. Could you see yourself creating a Shelfari group? If so, would you keep it as a private community or open to the public?

__Preparing for this week's meeting__:

1. If you do not have one, create an Second Life avatar account at @http://secondlife.com Click on the orange button to join. Create the account which is free. (If you would like, download the viewer software at @http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/?lang=en-US Log in with your avatar first name, last name, and password. Watch your avatar be "born". This part is not necessary to do before class.) Bring your avatar first name, last name, and password to class, as we will be exploring 2nd life during our meeting. Add your avatar name to the your directory page on this wiki. 2. If you do not have one, create a Facebook account at @http://facebook.com. Bring your account name and password to class, as we will be exploring some ways to use FB to enhance your professional practice. Add your Facebook page link to your directory page on this wiki.

__Standards__: AASL: 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 2.1.2, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 4.1.7 ISTE NETS-S: 2a, 2b, 6b