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Welcome to Bookshare Mentors! This a public listserv that provides you a platform to ask questions, share ideas and learn best practices for Bookshare implementation in the classroom. We're glad you joined and welcome your questions and ideas!

Let Reading Come Alive for your students and school district!
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10/22/21

management of Bookshare

Greetings, I manage Bookshare for our school district. I like the way it's set up with reading

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management of Bookshare

Greetings, I manage Bookshare for our school district. I like the way it's set up with reading

10/22/21

Chad Counts, Charles Pidgeon2

6/16/21

Organized Bookslists

Chad, This is a good idea. However, it should be appreciated that leisure reading material lists

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Organized Bookslists

Chad, This is a good idea. However, it should be appreciated that leisure reading material lists

6/16/21

3/18/21

K-leveled books

Greetings, I was able to request Fountas & Pinnel K-leveled books via Bookshare, however they do

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K-leveled books

Greetings, I was able to request Fountas & Pinnel K-leveled books via Bookshare, however they do

3/18/21

Chad Counts, Christine Jones2

2/26/21

Hi Chad. Just wanted to make sure you know that Bookshare has a sizeable collection of Fountas &

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Hi Chad. Just wanted to make sure you know that Bookshare has a sizeable collection of Fountas &

2/26/21

Chad Counts, … Michelle4

2/22/21

increasing usage of Bookshare

Hi Chad, The local Chick-Fil-A does a lot for our school district. I don't know if you have one,

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increasing usage of Bookshare

Hi Chad, The local Chick-Fil-A does a lot for our school district. I don't know if you have one,

2/22/21

2/8/21

New To BookShare | Want to be a mentor

Hi All, I am Hiritik Arora from India working as a Robotics Developer in Bangalore, India. I saw this

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New To BookShare | Want to be a mentor

Hi All, I am Hiritik Arora from India working as a Robotics Developer in Bangalore, India. I saw this

2/8/21

12/9/20

access for Kindergarten student

Greetings, I have a very young student with a physical disability with motor deficits. The student

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access for Kindergarten student

Greetings, I have a very young student with a physical disability with motor deficits. The student

12/9/20

Debbie Campbell, … Christine Jones5

10/30/20

Thanks, Karen. Here's a little more info on the new demo account: https://www.bookshare.org/cms/

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Thanks, Karen. Here's a little more info on the new demo account: https://www.bookshare.org/cms/

10/30/20

1/17/20

Ed Law 2D compliant?

Hello, I work in NYS as a tech director. A new privacy law to protect, mainly student data, is in

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Ed Law 2D compliant?

Hello, I work in NYS as a tech director. A new privacy law to protect, mainly student data, is in

1/17/20

Kathleen Graham, … Christine Jones3

9/18/19

Hi all. We've added a new feature this year to give teachers the ability to help students reset

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Hi all. We've added a new feature this year to give teachers the ability to help students reset

9/18/19

soliver, … Christine Jones5

9/4/19

Bookshare Members

Yup - you wrote that:) Would it be possible for me to give you a call sometime just be sure I do not

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Bookshare Members

Yup - you wrote that:) Would it be possible for me to give you a call sometime just be sure I do not

9/4/19

5/10/19

physical disability and cognitive deficits

Primarily I've set up Bookshare for students that have learning disabilities, low vision or blind

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physical disability and cognitive deficits

Primarily I've set up Bookshare for students that have learning disabilities, low vision or blind

5/10/19

Debbie Campbell, Lara Rondberg2

4/15/19

Once the student is added to the Organization account there are just a few steps to connect the two

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Once the student is added to the Organization account there are just a few steps to connect the two

4/15/19

Christine Jones

4/2/19

Beta Test New “Assign a Book” Feature in Bookshare!

Dear Mentor Teachers, In our ongoing quest to make Bookshare work better for teachers and students,

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Beta Test New “Assign a Book” Feature in Bookshare!

Dear Mentor Teachers, In our ongoing quest to make Bookshare work better for teachers and students,

4/2/19

Chad Counts, … Christine Jones3

3/18/19

bookmark or place holder

Hi all. My understanding is that if the same student opens the same book on the same device, the book

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bookmark or place holder

Hi all. My understanding is that if the same student opens the same book on the same device, the book

3/18/19

3/1/19

guiding reading (student's level) vs grade level content

Hi, I does anyone have any research or district standards on how much time a student should be

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guiding reading (student's level) vs grade level content

Hi, I does anyone have any research or district standards on how much time a student should be

3/1/19

Kathleen Graham, … Sandra Oliver4

1/28/19

Re: {Bookshare Mentors} Abridged summary of bookshare-mentors@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

I am just seeing this but does the student have an IEP or 504 - could be a NIMAC book and if they

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Re: {Bookshare Mentors} Abridged summary of bookshare-mentors@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

I am just seeing this but does the student have an IEP or 504 - could be a NIMAC book and if they

1/28/19

Sandra Oliver, Christine Jones4

1/18/19

extension update - Web Reader?

The Bookshare Web Reader extension in Chrome is no longer required (and in fact sometimes causes

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extension update - Web Reader?

The Bookshare Web Reader extension in Chrome is no longer required (and in fact sometimes causes

1/18/19

Sandra Oliver, … Christine Jones6

1/18/19

Linking directly to a book in Bookshare?

Yes, good point – if the student has only an organization account (student login to the school

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Linking directly to a book in Bookshare?

Yes, good point – if the student has only an organization account (student login to the school

1/18/19

Patty Johnston, … Christine Jones8

1/18/19

Voice Dream Reader on Chromebooks for Bookshare files

Dolphin Easy Reader, which is a free iOS app, integrates directly with Bookshare and will show the

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Voice Dream Reader on Chromebooks for Bookshare files

Dolphin Easy Reader, which is a free iOS app, integrates directly with Bookshare and will show the

1/18/19

Chad Counts, … Sandra Oliver10

1/18/19

usernames and password

Hi yes , after posting this some time ago, I only provide an individual account to the student

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usernames and password

Hi yes , after posting this some time ago, I only provide an individual account to the student

1/18/19

Chad Counts, … Sandra Oliver8

1/17/19

physical disability and vision related issues

I love Bookshare but I also always recommend the district eBooks collections we have via Destiny and

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physical disability and vision related issues

I love Bookshare but I also always recommend the district eBooks collections we have via Destiny and

1/17/19

Chad Counts, … Christine Jones6

11/13/18

bookshare on chrome today

All: we think we've resolved the issue. Please let us know if you continue to encounter this

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bookshare on chrome today

All: we think we've resolved the issue. Please let us know if you continue to encounter this

11/13/18

Christine Southard, … Christine Jones5

11/2/18

Thank you so much for all of your feedback! :) On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 12:08 PM Christine Jones <

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Thank you so much for all of your feedback! :) On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 12:08 PM Christine Jones <

11/2/18

soliver, … Nely Navas de Rentas5

9/30/18

Fall 2018 Training Ideas?

Thank you so much. Wish there was a boot camp for these things and a certificate given out :) Nely

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Fall 2018 Training Ideas?

Thank you so much. Wish there was a boot camp for these things and a certificate given out :) Nely

9/30/18

Jacqueline Knight, … Karen Beard10

4/12/18

Thanks, Karen – that was my sense and I was hoping I was wrong! We'll have to find another way…

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Thanks, Karen – that was my sense and I was hoping I was wrong! We'll have to find another way…

4/12/18

lcr...@hawaiidoe.k12.hi.us, Karen Narvol2

4/12/18

online vs. offline

You make a good observation about how important it is for teams to make appropriate decisions about

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online vs. offline

You make a good observation about how important it is for teams to make appropriate decisions about

4/12/18

lmuller...@gmail.com, … Sewill, Jennifer3

4/10/18

You might try modifying the page settings, you can change from scrolling to facing pages, which at

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You might try modifying the page settings, you can change from scrolling to facing pages, which at

4/10/18

Chad Counts, … Martin, Andra4

4/9/18

accessible texts

We are finding that tools within Windows 10 (I believe) will convert almost anything to text-to-

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accessible texts

We are finding that tools within Windows 10 (I believe) will convert almost anything to text-to-

4/9/18

Chad Counts, Mildred Crist2

4/9/18

associating student with book

Can you do a reading request list for the students - again that is a lot of students I only have a

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associating student with book

Can you do a reading request list for the students - again that is a lot of students I only have a

4/9/18

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