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Accessing Free eBook Collections to Enhance Student Reading. Tatjana Ravnik, WCCUSD Library Services http://www.wccusd.net/libraries. Free eBooks. Accessing Open eBooks. About Open eBooks. Popular and award-winning titles White House ConnectED Initiative
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Accessing Free eBook Collections to Enhance Student Reading Tatjana Ravnik, WCCUSD Library Services http://www.wccusd.net/libraries
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
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
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
Login • Students: Same login as the login for school computers • (K/1 will need to use their ID as their password) • Teachers: • username: use prefix of email (before @) password: ID • 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
Questions? http://www.wccusd.net/libraries