{"id":4868,"date":"2018-08-15T15:31:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=4868"},"modified":"2018-08-15T16:05:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:05:42","slug":"your-next-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2018\/08\/15\/your-next-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Next Read"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a year or so behind in getting through the books I have purchased and unless I stop watching programs and listening to podcasts that recommend books this will not change. However, you may not be in the same situation.<\/p>\n

Your Next Read<\/a> (credit to Richard Byrne for suggesting this service<\/a>) builds a web of suggestions from a book you like. I created the following web based\u00a0on Friedman and Mandelbaum’s “That used to be us”. I was surprised to find when I attempted to enroll (which allows the storage of information on your choices) that I was already a participant.<\/p>\n

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A closer look at the image above will indicate that a user can contribute to the web of suggestions in two ways – adding a recommendation and weighing in on linked books that have already been read to indicate a reaction to the book.<\/p>\n

I must admit I could not resist looking at the web generated for one of our books – Integrating technology for meaningful learning<\/a>. Unlike the Friedman book, I have not read any of the suggestions.<\/p>\n

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Since I know the books that played a role in our writing the book, I thought I would construct a web of my own. This is not a complete web (only so many options were allowed), but I think it would be a good starting point for others.<\/p>\n

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This seemed to work although the service deleted a couple of my recommendations (the last two I think) in favor of allowing others to make suggestions. I guess this makes sense given their approach to using reader input.<\/p>\n

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