Hi Elaine,
I did this last year with 5th & 6th grade. They could
not renew their books, but could do everything else. There was never a problem.
If there is a comment made that is not appropriate, Destiny alerts you! It shows
you the comment and the person who sent it – makes it easy to monitor. I
would not hesitate to have them use it – they love it. Hope this helps.
Susan
Esposito
Library Media
Specialist
From:
casl-l-bounces@mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Elaine Lettiere
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
9:08 AM
To: listserv, CASL
Subject: [CASL-L] Destiny Quest
accounts
Good morning everyone.
I am considering making Destiny accounts for my 5th graders which would allow
them to manage their own library accounts-request holds, renew materials, check
from home to see what they have out, etc. It would also allow them to
recommend books to each other, write book reviews, etc. All good stuff,
right? I hesitate only because of the the "socialness" of
the accounts. They can friend each other, recommend books to each other
and send private messages. I am concerned about how I can manage that
part of their accounts so that they can be responsible and accountable for what
they put out there.
Is anyone else using Destiny Quest accounts at the elementary level? Or
at the middle school level for that matter? I will have to pitch this to
my administration so I am looking for the good, the bad and the ugly. :)
Thanks everyone.
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Elaine Lettiere
School
Librarian
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