 ebooks are digital copies of books  Our school has a small (but ever growing) collection that can be accessed via Horizon  ebooks have features that allow for interaction such as bookmarking and searching

 Students can access ebooks on classroom computers  Create center activities using ebooks  Supports reading initiatives

 Access Horizon Information Portal using the Start menu on school computers  From home you can access my wiki from our school’s web site  Click on the tab labeled Follett Shelf

 Teacher user name = the first letter of your first name followed by your last name Ex: mgerrish  Password = 589  Student user name = teacher’s last name  Password= bears

 All titles have unlimited access which means that they can be viewed by multiple persons simultaneously  Use side bars to scroll to find books that you’re interested in  Use the left side menu to search

Increase text size Change view from 1 page to 2 Turn pages Table of Contents Search Highlight Note Note and Highlight summary Wide or normal view 1 or 2 page view Zoom Book Bag Turn page or type in page number Home

Navigation  Table of contents allows you to search for pages by viewing thumbnail pics  You can either click on the pictures or type in the page number  The bookmark feature allows to mark a page for easy access Search  You can search for terms within the book  You can make notes in the books  You can highlight key words

 Please go to my wiki via our school’s web site and click on the link for teachers and then click the link for the survey  I want to hear from you – what types of books do we need in our library?