1. How to sign up for Goodreads Goodreads is NOT an e-reader! The books are not in this app. Goodreads is a “digital bookshelf.” It stores a list of all the books you’ve read, want to read, and are currently reading. It is also a book review site. You can look up books and find out how well they are liked by others, and write reviews yourself. It is also a social networking site where you can share what you are reading and find out what others are reading.

2. www.goodreads.com Use your mbusdapps email address Use the same password you used for mbusdapps– keep it simple! Don’t use both first and last name; use ONE INITIAL!! Capitalize and spell properly! Double check before you press enter!!

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4. Skip, or Set a goal! You may not see this page– if you don’t, wait for the next slide.

5. Select Children’s & Young Adult, and anything else

6. Rate books by giving it stars. Add your Summer Reading books! Add the books you read for school last year! Click “Want to Read” if you want to read that book. If you can’t find a book you are looking for, type the title here.

7. See Your Recommendations you must rate 20 books first

8. Digital Bookshelves Here is the menu for your bookshelves (lists)

9. Add Friends

10. Add friends with email addresses rthomas@mbusd.org

11. Click “add as a friend”

12. Friends have to accept your request Continue adding friends!

13. Click Home

14. Add a book you are currently reading Type in the title and some choices will appear. Select the book you are reading.

15. Make a Status Update Click the “update status” button

16. Write a status update Press the word “page” to change from numbers to %. You have a maximum of 420 characters! Be sure you answer the prompt if there is one. If you have too much to say, edit to make it shorter! Click “Save Progress” when you are finished.

17. If you finished the book DO NOT CLICK “I’M FINISHED” Write in the last page number of the book Click “Save Progress”– this saves it to your Status Update page After it is saved, THEN click “update status” again, and “I’m finished”

18. “I’m finished” time to write a review! You can write a review and it will show up on your Profile page. The review doesn’t need to be long. Add the stars you give it, then write a review. If you want extra credit for your review, make sure you follow the guidelines to get your points!

19. HOW TO find YOUR GOODREADS LINK

20. Log in to the site, not the app

21. Click the profile button

22. Click the timestamp under one of your entries

23. These are all buttons Click “all of _____’s status updates”

24. Copy your url Your status update URL These are the writing entries that will be graded

25. SAVE YOUR URL TO NOTES SO YOU CAN FIND IT EASILY EACH WEEK! If you turn in the wrong URL, I can’t grade your work.