I just found a cool new app that I cannot wait to use in my classroom! This app is exactly what I've been looking for. The app is a simple way to not only organize and catalog your classroom library, but keep track of your books. Last year was my first year with AR and my classroom library grew a TON. My kids loved reading books in every spare moment in class, but also
begged me to take them home to read again and share with their families. How can I say no to that? In the beginning, I tried desperately to keep track of every book coming in and out of the classroom, but it became overwhelming and too time consuming. By the middle of the year, I just stopped keeping track and was lucky that I had great kids with great families and got back nearly every single book. Next year I plan on being much more organized and I think this app will do the trick! It is made for iPhones but works just fine on my iPad. Once I created an account, all I had to do was scan the barcodes of my books to add them to my library. Some are already in the system and the rest just needed a title and author. I could also type in the AR level which was great. Once I get a class list, I'll add each of my students and can check-in/out my books by simply scanning them! It's like I have a real library! I may even make library cards for my kiddos :) 99 cents well worth it!
