weekly11-29-10


 * Weekly Activity - November 29, 2010**
 * Shelfari Social Booksharing**

__Activity #1__: 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 in in your new library wiki. From your Shelfari home page, click on "Your Widgets". Next, click on "Create a new widget" > "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. Use an existing page or create a new page on your library wiki and edit. 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. (Make sure you are using the latest version of Flash on your computer.) 9. Due to the requirement to provide an email address and the social aspect of Shelfari, use the website as a professional networking tool, but do not guide students to create Shelfari accounts. Consider Shelfari another tool to develop your professional learning network (PLN).

__Activity #2__: Write a journal entry about your experiences in using Shelfari.

__Activity #3__: Attend this week's online meeting on Tuesday, Nov 30. See the meeting agenda for more information.