Biblionasium
By Polly Conway,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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What’s It About?
BIBLIONASIUM is a social network that allows kids to log books, review them, and share or recommend them to fellow kid readers. Parents or teachers must sign up first and then grant access to kids. Users get to choose an animated avatar and then can start to add books to their \"My Books\" section.
Kids can log their progress, create reading challenges for themselves, and review and recommend books to their BiblioNasium friends. In return, they'll get to see what other kids are reading in a safe, private environment.
Is It Any Good?
It's simple, warm, and welcoming, with lots of highlights that kids will appreciate (like goofy GIF avatars!) as well as safety measures that will reassure parents wary of social networking. The reading challenges create a sense of healthy competition, whether kids are competing against themselves or a friend. Overall, the site instills the sense that reading for pleasure is a great, fun activity.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Host a "reading club" at your house. Kids can get together, read their books, have a snack, and then talk about what they liked and didn't in what they just read.
If your kid is doing a BiblioNasium reading challenge, do one, too!
Organize a family reading hour and share books and reviews among family members.
Website Details
- Subjects: Language & Reading : discussion, reading, writing
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning : making conclusions, thinking critically, Creativity : imagination, Self-Direction : achieving goals, goal-setting, initiative, Emotional Development : persevering, Communication : friendship building, Collaboration : respecting other viewpoints, Responsibility & Ethics : following codes of conduct, Tech Skills : social media
- Genre: Educational
- Topics: Book Characters
- Pricing structure: Paid, Free
- Last updated: November 4, 2019
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