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Two Steps for a Productive 2020

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Published December 18, 2019

Two Steps for a Productive 2020

Teachers: As you count down to your much-deserved winter break, take these important steps to ensure that students have books to read over the break and in the new year.

Browsing is Better with New and Improved Special Collections

By Ginny Grant, Senior Product Manager, Benetech Global Literacy Program Have you noticed something different about Bookshare’s Special Collections? They are much easier to use and you can subscribe to them like a Reading List! After hearing how much people enjoy building their own Reading Lists, and seeing how teachers are using and sharing Reading Lists in their schools, Bookshare went the next step to make Special Collections even easier to use. Special Collections are customized Reading Lists that are curated by the Bookshare Collection Development team. The staff is actively looking for books that members will enjoy and organizing them…

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Published August 26, 2016

Assign and Read: Getting Bookshare Books is Easier Than Ever

The end of summer ushers in a new school year, new students, and a mad rush to get textbooks and other educational materials. How can teachers and school librarians get accessible books for students with print disabilities and save time? Assign and Read Bookshare has made getting students books quick and easy. In one fell swoop, teachers can add students and set them up to read with the newly updated “Assign and Read” feature: Add students to rosters Give them a Student Login (so they can access Bookshare independently) Add books directly to Reading Lists That’s all teachers need to…

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Two Steps for a Productive 2020

Browsing is Better with New and Improved Special Collections

Assign and Read: Getting Bookshare Books is Easier Than Ever