1 AIM in the Classroom (Bookshare Condensed) Adapted from the works of Christa Lohman, ATRC, CPS.
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Transcript of 1 AIM in the Classroom (Bookshare Condensed) Adapted from the works of Christa Lohman, ATRC, CPS.
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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
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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
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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.
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How Bookshare Gets Digital Books
Publishers
Proofread
Universities
Bookshare
ScanChop
Volunteers
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Accessible Instructional Materials
What are Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)?
What are Specialized Formats? Digital (electronic) text Braille Audio Enlarged print
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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.
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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
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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, 8th grader, talks about using bookshare to access his curriculum.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSwzeBCbq8&feature=relmfu)
Jessica, a girl with a physical disability, discusses her use of Bookshare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVPG4e38Wo
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Easy Membership OptionsOrganizational Individual
Type U.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
Fee Free Purchase book blocks
Free $50/year with one-time $25 sign-up fee
Sign-up Teacher creates account
Teacher creates account
Under 18 (parent creates);18 and older (individual creates)
Individual creates own account
Download Teacher downloads Teacher downloads Student downloads Individual downloads
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Eligible Students Disability Qualified/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.
AutismEmotional disabilitiesADHD
Not qualified, unless accompanied by a visual or physical disability, or a qualified reading disability that has a physical basis
Not applicableOther Learning Challenges
ESL and ELL
Record of disability kept
at school!
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Books and Qualifications
Bookshare Downloads Who Can Download Student Qualifications
Public Domain and freely distributable books
Non-Members and Members None
Books with U.S. copyrightsBooks with International permissions
Teachers and Students Chafee Qualified
NIMAC-sourced booksEducators (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.
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Organizational Membership
Identified a Primary Contact Created an account online Agreed to Bookshare terms
Provided names of Sponsors and qualified Members on roster
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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
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Sponsors
Download books for students Agree to termsMaintain their rosters
Sponsors examples:
Teacher, VI teacher, Special Education teacher, Special Education Director, Itinerant teacher, AT Specialist, Resource Specialist, Librarian, Counselor, Administrative Assistant
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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!
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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 calledBookshare (www.bookshare.org). Through Bookshare, your child gets access to tens ofthousands of accessible digital books over the Internet, as well as assistive reading tools thathelp them to read and study independently. Did you know that your child can also getaccess 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 Bookshareaccess to students with qualified print disabilities, such as visual impairments, physicaldisabilities, and severe learning disabilities. Your child qualifies for this program, and westrongly 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 youhave any questions, feel free to ask me or contact Bookshare membership directly atwww.bookshare.org/contactUs.
Sincerely,
Teacher name
SAMPLE letter to Parents
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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
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Can’t Find or Remember Your Password?
Welcome email contains link to set password Forget your password?
Use link. Watch for second email with
new reset link
Check SPAM folder If emails blocked, contact us
http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs
Don’t share!
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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
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Searching for Bookshare Books
Thousands of books, newspapers and magazines to search and browse.
‘Search’ ‘Browse’
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Search or Browse
Standard Search by
‘Title or Author’
Browse by….Author Category Language New Books Most Popular Downloads NIMAC Books Special Collections Newspapers / MagazinesInternationally Available Grade Publisher
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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’
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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
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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:
http://www.nimac.us/
3. Then go back to this link and request it:
http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs?sendInfoOn=NIMAC%20Textbooks%20and%20Other%20NIMAC%20Questions
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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
RequestTeacher
Bookshare
Teacher
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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:
http://assets.bookshare.org/docs/Get-It_Read-It_Learn-It_Bookshare.pdf