Accessing Free eBook Collections to Enhance Student Reading Tatjana Ravnik, WCCUSD Library Services http://www.wccusd.net/libraries
Free eBooks Free Ebook opportunities I will talk about during this presentation are: Open eBooks Public Library offerings WCCUSD Library Services eBook collection
Accessing Open eBooks
About Open eBooks Popular and award-winning titles White House ConnectED Initiative New York Public Library, First Book, Digital Public Library & Baker & Taylor, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Librarians, educators & program managers manage access for children from “in-need” households (Title 1) Children can borrow 10 books at a time for about 2 months App based – Android & iOS
Download the App
Inside Open eBooks
Reading an eBook
eBooks at the Public Library
Contra Costa County Public Library
Online Sign-Up Online sign-up for temporary card http://ccclib.org/ecard/ecard_en.html Stop by any Contra Costa County Public Library branch Show your photo ID to get your permanent card
0verdrive
TumbleBook Collection of animated talking picture books Students can read it or have it read to them.
Richmond Public Library http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/
Access to WCCUSD eBook Collection GoFollett.com Destiny Library Catalog “your child’s school library website” wccusd.follettdestiny.com Brytewave K-12 App
FolletShelf eBooks
Login Students: Same login as the login for school computers (K/1 will need to use their ID as their password) username: use prefix of email (before @) password: ID Teachers: Or use Guest Login username: school mascot password: read (see your school library webpage)
Searching for eBooks 2 options Search within Destiny (school catalog) Search on FollettShelf Adjust search choices to West Costa Unified School District & electronic book (eBook) Results will show Nook books, Follett Books, and other eBooks Follett Shelf – hyperlinked Illustrated how to search here Find book & open This won’t include other eBooks.
Search for an eBook
Digital: eBooks
Reading within Internet Browser
The App – BryteWave K-12 Edition
Logging into the App
Guest or Personal Login
Searching for an eBook or
Opening an eBook
How to Download/Checkout
Removing/Returning the eBook
Questions? http://www.wccusd.net/libraries