1 AIM in the Classroom (Bookshare Condensed) Adapted from the works of Christa Lohman, ATRC, CPS

2 What is Bookshare?

3 What is Bookshare®?  Bookshare is an online library of accessible media for readers with print disabilities.  More than 155,000 Members  More than 10,000 schools and other organizations  More than 125,000 titles  More than a thousand new books added every month Bookshare believes that people with print disabilities should have the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy. Funded by an award from OSEP, the Office of Special Education Programs in the U.S. Department of Education. as of October 2011

4 What Bookshare Offers  Digital books for individuals with print disabilities  FREE memberships for qualified U.S. students through OSEP award  FREE assistive technology software  24/7 access to books

5 Bookshare Library  Textbooks  More than 3,300 NIMAC textbooks with images  Contributions from universities and schools  Teacher-Recommended Reading  Special Collections  New York Times Best Sellers  Newbery Winners  Caldecott Winners  Young Reader’s Choice  Spanish books  Newspapers and magazines  Available through partnership with NFB Newsline  270 national and regional newspapers and magazines  Book requests Bookshare is committed to high-quality books. Please report any quality issues on the book download page.

6 How Bookshare Gets Digital Books Publishers Proofread Universities Bookshare Scan Chop Volunteers

7 Accessible Instructional Materials  What are Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)?  What are Specialized Formats?  Digital (electronic) text  Braille  Audio  Enlarged print

8 Legal Requirements  IDEA 2004 requires that all students with disabilities who need AIM should be provided:  with the instructional materials they need  in the formats they need  at the time the materials are needed.  Some students served under Chapter 15 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 may need AIM.

9 AIM and Access to the Curriculum  Provides meaningful and equal access to curricular content  Lessens barriers posed by traditional texts  Facilitates access to learning  Promotes accessible curriculum

10 Bookshare as a Source of AIM  Bookshare formats available to individuals with qualifying print disabilities (copyrighted materials)  DAISY-3 (Digital Accessible Information System)  global digital talking book format  BRF (Braille Ready Format)  digital braille MP3 coming soon….

Student Success Stories  Alex, 8 th grader, talks about using bookshare to access his curriculum. ( q8&feature=relmfu) q8&feature=relmfu Jessica, a girl with a physical disability, discusses her use of Bookshare: Wo 11

12 Membership & Registration

13 Membership & Registration

14 Easy Membership Options OrganizationalIndividual TypeU.S. Educational (Public and Private Schools, Colleges, and Universities) Non-educational (Libraries, Resource centers, Rehab agencies, Retirement communities, Group homes, Community centers, International) U.S. Students of any age Non-students FeeFreePurchase book blocks Free$50/year with one- time $25 sign-up fee Sign-upTeacher creates account Under 18 (parent creates); 18 and older (individual creates) Individual creates own account DownloadTeacher downloads Student downloadsIndividual downloads

15 Eligible Students DisabilityQualified/Not Qualified Examples of Certifying Professionals Visual Impairment (VI), such as blindness or low vision Qualified A family doctor, ophthalmologist, neurologist, psychiatrist, optometrist, physical therapist, or other medical professional. Teacher of the visually impaired, special education teacher, learning disability specialist, school psychologist, clinical psychologist with a background in learning disabilities, resource specialist or other educational professional Certification from the National Library Service Proof of membership with RFB&D Physical Disability (PD) which affects the ability to read print, such as inability to hold a book or turn pages Qualified Severe Learning Disability that affects the ability to read standard print Students with a severe enough disability, and a professional certifying that the disability is severe enough and the individual needs accessible formats. Autism Emotional disabilities ADHD Not qualified, unless accompanied by a visual or physical disability, or a qualified reading disability that has a physical basis Not applicable Other Learning Challenges ESL and ELL Record of disability kept at school!

16 Books and Qualifications Bookshare DownloadsWho Can DownloadStudent Qualifications Public Domain and freely distributable books Non-Members and MembersNone Books with U.S. copyrights Books with International permissions Teachers and StudentsChafee Qualified NIMAC-sourced books Educators (K-12 U.S. public schools, some private schools and agencies) Chafee + IEP Bookshare is authorized to produce digital books in accessible formats through an exemption in the U.S. copyright law called the Chafee Amendment.

17 Organizational Membership  Identified a Primary Contact  Created an account online  Agreed to Bookshare terms  Provided names of Sponsors and qualified Members on roster

18 Primary Contact  Responsible for overall account management  Point of contact for the organization  Agree to terms  Designate one or more Sponsors Primary Contacts: Teacher, VI teacher, Special Education teacher, Special Education Director, Itinerant teacher, AT Specialist, Resource Specialist

19 Sponsors  Download books for students  Agree to terms  Maintain their rosters Sponsors examples: Teacher, VI teacher, Special Education teacher, Special Education Director, Itinerant teacher, AT Specialist, Resource Specialist, Librarian, Counselor, Administrative Assistant

20 Organizational Management Tools

21 Member Roster

22 Access Bookshare at Home Benefits:  Students can take school work home and study  Install free reading tools on home computer  Download own books, including fun, leisure books  Build reading skills and independence year-round  FREE for all students who qualify at school, sign them up today!

23 Individual Members Teachers Can Make the Process Easy!  Teachers print pre-filled Individual Membership forms  Proof of Disability already on file at school  Select “Individual Membership Form” in “My Organization”  Send home forms with the Bookshare letter for parents  Parents just need to sign and send back to Bookshare!

Dear Parent, As you may know, your child has been using a great reading resource at school called Bookshare ( Through Bookshare, your child gets access to tens ofwww.bookshare.org thousands of accessible digital books over the Internet, as well as assistive reading tools that help them to read and study independently. Did you know that your child can also get access to Bookshare at home for FREE? We wanted to inform you so that your child can continue to read outside of the classroom. Evenings, weekends, and summers… mysteries, fairy tales, science fiction, adventure stories… with Bookshare, students can read what they want, when they want! You may wonder how all this can be free? Bookshare received an award from the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education to provide free Bookshare access to students with qualified print disabilities, such as visual impairments, physical disabilities, and severe learning disabilities. Your child qualifies for this program, and we strongly encourage you to sign up your child for Bookshare at home. I have printed out all the forms you need to get started. Please carefully read all the forms, sign, and fax/mail the signed forms back to Bookshare (fax number and address on forms). And if you have any questions, feel free to ask me or contact Bookshare membership directly at Sincerely, Teacher name SAMPLE letter to Parents

25 1.Go to Getting Started on the top menu bar and click on “Reading Tools”

26 2. Click on “Free Readers for Bookshare Members”

27 3. Choose the version of Read Out Loud (PC or Mac)

28 4. Follow the remaining prompts to install Read Outloud on your computers. 5. Consult the Read Outloud video tutorial and manual for in- depth user information

29 Finding books on Bookshare Open Read Outloud by clicking on the icon on your desktop

30 Log in to Bookshare’s Website

31 Can’t Find or Remember Your Password?  Welcome contains link to set password  Forget your password? Use link.  Watch for second with new reset link  Check SPAM folder  If s blocked, contact us  Don’t share!

32 Second Password  Download Password  Give to students to unzip books  Easily transfer book files when zipped  Students unzip at home  Create it the first time you download a book  Visible each time you download a book  Share with students

33 Searching for Bookshare Books Thousands of books, newspapers and magazines to search and browse. ‘Search’ ‘Browse’

34 Search or Browse Standard Search by ‘Title or Author’ Browse by…. Author Category Language New Books Most Popular Downloads NIMAC Books Special Collections Newspapers / Magazines Internationally Available Grade Publisher

35 Advanced Search  All or part of author’s name  All or part of title  Language (English or Spanish)  Copyright  Category, such as textbooks and children’s books ‘Advanced Search’

36 Use the Right Search  Quick Search  Google-like search results  Helpful tool for high-level view  Standard Search  Google-like search results  Helpful tool for research projects  Advanced Search  Title and author searches  Refined search results  Helpful tool for specific book search

37 How do I get K-12 textbooks? What is the NIMAC?

38 Demystifying NIMAC  Central repository to store digital textbooks from publishers: the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)  IDEA 2004: Requires states to address the need for accessible textbooks for students with print disabilities

Request a textbook from the Nimac 1. Do a search on the bookshare website. 2. If it’s not there, look for it here: 3. Then go back to this link and request it: oOn=NIMAC%20Textbooks%20and%20Oth er%20NIMAC%20Questions 39

When your textbook is not in NIMAC  Teachers contact Bookshare directly through “contact us”  Bookshare gets books ready for students  When the book is scanned, the teacher is notified and it can be downloaded Get Book Search Request Teacher Bookshare Teacher

41 Using Bookshare in the Classroom

42 4 Ways to Read  Multi-modal reading: See and hear words simultaneously  View books with large font on a PC screen, or print  Listen to them (many voice options)  Read Braille (digital or hardcopy)

43 Features of DAISY Digital Text  Navigate forward and backward by word, paragraph, page or chapter  Go to any page, chapter, section header  Support for table of contents and index  Searchable  Place bookmarks in the text  Make notes in the text  Increase and decrease the rate of speech  May display images and descriptions if available

44 Bookshare’s Specialized Formats: BRF  Braille Ready Format (.brf)  Digital text format creates refreshable braille  No images or text formatting  Electronic representation of a braille book  Available from Bookshare in contracted or uncontracted braille  Select the preferred format and cell line length in account preferences.

45 Compatible portable devices  Any AT hardware supporting text-based files  HumanWare VictorReader Stream and ClassMate Reader  Plextalk Pocket  BookCourier and BookPort  Braille displays like the HumanWare BrailleNote, Freedom Scientific PAC Mate, and GW Micro Braille Sense  LevelStar ICON™  Intel Reader  DAISY player for Symbian and Windows phones  MP3 players (educator or Member converts)

Read2Go: Accessible e-Book Reader  Encourage anytime, anywhere reading and learning  Enable inclusive classrooms  $19.99 per device  Discounts for volume educational purchases 46

47 ReadOutLoud for Bookshare

48 Features of ReadOutLoud Text-to-speech reads Bookshare content Individualize appearance and voice settings eHighlighter, outlines, and note tools aide in comprehension Notes can be saved and printed Link to ReadOutLoud tutorials: It_Bookshare.pdf