Clover11 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I've been searching Microsoft templates trying to find one I like for keeping track of the books my kids have read for the school year. So far I've had no luck finding one I like. Do you have a tracking system you love? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Edu-track has a place to keep a running book list - date read, title, author, number of pages, etc. I don't fill in all of the information. I can then print a report of books read each month, year, throughout school... You could just make a list in excel. Make headings: date completed, title, author, pages, minutes (if you want to track reading time), grade level or lexile (get from Scholastic Wizard if you want to track this info), comments (let your child tell you if they liked it, something special about it...) You can then do date sorts in excel and set a print area on a small list if you just want to print a section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 We keep a simple Word text. When a book has been read, it gets added. I keep separate lists for assigned and recreational reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 donnayoung.org has some nice lists. I particularly like the ones in the colonial set. http://donnayoung.org/forms/planners/colonial-homeschool.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I like to use Bibme. It is simple and thorough. All I need is the title and it automatically fills in all of the rest of the information. It formats a beautiful bibliography that I can tag in any way I choose. Oh, and to make it even better, it is free. http://www.bibme.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I just ask the kids every spring when I do the paperwork for the state. I'm sure we miss some but they come up with enough to pacify Big Brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 We keep a simple Word text. When a book has been read, it gets added.I keep separate lists for assigned and recreational reading. Us, too, except that I no longer bother to keep track of my son's recreational reading. There's too much of it, and I can't imagine any college will be interested in page after page of fantasy novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Us, too, except that I no longer bother to keep track of my son's recreational reading. There's too much of it, and I can't imagine any college will be interested in page after page of fantasy novels. Lol :D When my (homeschooled) brother applied to college, they told him they wanted a list of every book read during high school, assigned and recreational. He phoned the admissions office and said "Are you sure? Because I could probably make this list, but since it would have well over a thousand books on it, I really don't want to and I don't think you want to read it either." They told him to include a representative sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skadi Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, check out Book Crawler. For Android phones, try Book Catalogue. With both of these apps, you can scan book barcodes (or type in titles manually), and there many sorting features (different "shelves" for different book collections, sorting by title or author, automatic book cover thumbnails, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover11 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions! Us, too, except that I no longer bother to keep track of my son's recreational reading. There's too much of it, and I can't imagine any college will be interested in page after page of fantasy novels. I was curious about this as well. My son does A LOT of recreational reading. I thought it *could* show that a child was well rounded because of all the reading and the diversity of genres. Or maybe it would just be a pain to for them to sort through :D Lol :D When my (homeschooled) brother applied to college, they told him they wanted a list of every book read during high school, assigned and recreational. He phoned the admissions office and said "Are you sure? Because I could probably make this list, but since it would have well over a thousand books on it, I really don't want to and I don't think you want to read it either." They told him to include a representative sample. :lol::lol: If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, check out Book Crawler. For Android phones, try Book Catalogue. With both of these apps, you can scan book barcodes (or type in titles manually), and there many sorting features (different "shelves" for different book collections, sorting by title or author, automatic book cover thumbnails, etc.). I wish I had one of those! That sounds really neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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