We are using the Book Face website to interact with one another as readers and writers to share our thinking, concerns, and ideas. There are a few other classrooms in Lexington sharing this site with us. It is a private site shared only by third and fourth grade students and a handful of teachers.
The kids can access this site at home by:
1. Clicking on the Book Face link at the top right of this page.
2. Logging in using the e-mail address I created for them. They have NO ACCESS to this actual e-mail acount. It was created only to provide them a log-in.
3. They know their password. It is also located on the sheet of paper they have taped to the inside of their Take Home folder.
This site is used for discussing books, reading strategies, etc. The kids can add a profile photo or "friend" another reader on the site but these are not parts of the site we are exploring at school. Again, because the site is only accessible to three or four classes of elementary kids here in the Columbia area there is no harm in playing around with these things but it will never be something that is expected or assigned.
The kids are sharing this site with you this week as part of their homework. Take time to see what it is all about and ways that we might use it.
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