The Best Resources for Elementary Schools
Shelfari (
http://shelfari.com) Shelfari is a virtual bookshelf that you create to show off books that you have read and recommend. It is a Web 2.0 site that allows you to connect with students, other teachers, and parents around books.
Shelfari is a great way to discover new titles, discuss books, start an online book club, and show others what you are reading. You can show off your Shelfari bookshelf on your blog, classroom website, or other social networking site of choice. Build a bookshelf of age appropriate reading for your students. Embed the bookshelf on your classroom website, wiki, or blog to encourage reading. Shelfari allows you to create online book clubs and discussions making it easy to keep student reading and comprehension skills in top shape. Shelfari is an excellent resource for parents who may feel overwhelmed when they enter a library with their child. They often aren’t sure of their child’s reading level and what age-appropriate books might be. With Shelfari, parents can visit your shelf before the trip to the library for some great suggestions. Shelfari is an ideal place for you and your students to connect over reading. Students can create their own bookshelves to show off what they are reading. Students can comment and rate the books they read and check out other students reviews. Allow students to start a discussion on Shelfari in place of a more traditional book report. Connect with other staff members over books that you are reading.
Shelfari does not specify an age requirement in their terms of service; however it does require
an email address for registration. If your students do not have a school email address, they can use a temporary email address to login with. Students will have to check back with their Shelfari account for any updates as they will not receive them by email.
Weebly (
http://education.weebly.com) Weebly is a place for you and your students to create free websites and blogs. Weebly makes it extremely easy to create a website or blog because of its drag and drop interface, ready made designs, the ability to customize content simply, and the drag and drop approach to organizing pages. These websites are easy to create and have great looking, professional results. Teachers can use Weebly to create a class website. Here your students can explore topics that you are
studying in class, view any assignments that are due, see class pictures, read newsletters, and find content related links.
A class website can become the hub for any classroom. Post all current information on your class site, pictures of field trips you have taken, and add links to websites you are using in class. This is a great way to boost classroom-home communication. Weebly is also a wonderful creation platform for students. Students can create websites to document learning in any subject. Students can use a Weebly website as a digital portfolio by collecting learning, images, and other web 2.0 creations in one place. Weebly’s education account makes it easy to sign up and manage student accounts from one location, accept homework assignments online, and keep parents up to date. Students of any age can use the teacher-moderated education version of Weebly.
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