In the past, I've had kids document their independent reading in a notebook format. While this has worked well in terms of reflection and documentation, it has not provided an abundance of "sharing" or "networking" opportunities for literature. This year I tried a site very similar to LibraryThing called Shelfari. It is a social networking site but allows kids to create a bookshelf of books they have read and would like to read. If they connect in a community, they can look at each others shelves and see what books their friends are reading, how they rated those books, and check out what books their friends plan to read. I think their is a lot of potential for this type of collaboration. However, after an initial surge of momentum, I felt like the desire to keep up with this site diminished. I'd love to hear ideas as to how to keep the interest level and collaboration fresh for elementary age students. I'm goingt o keep thinking on that very thing this summer!
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