Biblionasium
1. Description
Biblionasium is a free resource that students, parents, and teachers can use to keep
track of reading logs, create book recommendations, as well as add to their virtual bookshelf. **TUTORIAL** https://www.useloom.com/share/7ee7f20866ae4d3380ae3402f6d12ba2
2. Recommended Audience
On their website, they describe Biblionasium as a "free, protected social network for children ages 6-13 designed to engage, encourage and excite children about reading".
3. Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
Some advantages to Bibilionasium is that students no longer have to find and write down the time they read, the title, and author. Everything is done on their own accounts. Doing it this way will save class time and will create a more accurate representation of the time being spent on the books the students are reading. Another advantage is that students can start conversations about books through Biblionasium with teacher or parent approval. Book clubs can be easily organized and kept track of by the teacher.
Disadvantages
Some disadvantages to Biblionasium is that it can be difficult at first to navigate their website. There are a lot of little tricks and shortcuts that the students need to be taught to take in order to make their experience more valuable.
Biblionasium is a free resource that students, parents, and teachers can use to keep
track of reading logs, create book recommendations, as well as add to their virtual bookshelf. **TUTORIAL** https://www.useloom.com/share/7ee7f20866ae4d3380ae3402f6d12ba2
2. Recommended Audience
On their website, they describe Biblionasium as a "free, protected social network for children ages 6-13 designed to engage, encourage and excite children about reading".
3. Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
Some advantages to Bibilionasium is that students no longer have to find and write down the time they read, the title, and author. Everything is done on their own accounts. Doing it this way will save class time and will create a more accurate representation of the time being spent on the books the students are reading. Another advantage is that students can start conversations about books through Biblionasium with teacher or parent approval. Book clubs can be easily organized and kept track of by the teacher.
Disadvantages
Some disadvantages to Biblionasium is that it can be difficult at first to navigate their website. There are a lot of little tricks and shortcuts that the students need to be taught to take in order to make their experience more valuable.
4. Budget
Biblionasium is completely free and all that is needed is internet access and any kind of device.
5. Training and Rollout
Teachers will need a step by step breakdown of how Biblionasium can be implemented in the classroom. As stated before, navigating through this site can be daunting to some, especially those who are used to the paper and pencil read/review. Once teachers understand the reasoning for this application, teachers then can make class rosters and start setting up for the year.
6. What is needed?
The only thing that is needed is a device with internet access. Multiple devices will be helpful because students will want to update their reading logs and make book recommendations throughout your reading block. The more devices the better of course, but as long as there is internet access, you will be all set.
7. FAQ's
Can students read the books directly on Biblionasium?
No, students are not able to read their books on Biblionasium, such as Epic!, but they are able to search, recommend, and create wish lists for the books that they are looking forward to reading.
Is student data transferable from year to year?
Yes! Student data and their virtual book shelves can be transferred to next year's teacher fairly easily. Students can be added and deleted from class rosters at anytime. This includes adding students to a new teacher in the beginning of the year.
Biblionasium is completely free and all that is needed is internet access and any kind of device.
5. Training and Rollout
Teachers will need a step by step breakdown of how Biblionasium can be implemented in the classroom. As stated before, navigating through this site can be daunting to some, especially those who are used to the paper and pencil read/review. Once teachers understand the reasoning for this application, teachers then can make class rosters and start setting up for the year.
6. What is needed?
The only thing that is needed is a device with internet access. Multiple devices will be helpful because students will want to update their reading logs and make book recommendations throughout your reading block. The more devices the better of course, but as long as there is internet access, you will be all set.
7. FAQ's
Can students read the books directly on Biblionasium?
No, students are not able to read their books on Biblionasium, such as Epic!, but they are able to search, recommend, and create wish lists for the books that they are looking forward to reading.
Is student data transferable from year to year?
Yes! Student data and their virtual book shelves can be transferred to next year's teacher fairly easily. Students can be added and deleted from class rosters at anytime. This includes adding students to a new teacher in the beginning of the year.