We now have several sources for ebooks.
JK Rowling just launched a new Harry Potter website for kids (aka everyone!). Check it out HERE!
Teen Book Cloud--an interesting collection of material that you can access immediately, no sign-up needed. It does appear to run better on a laptop or desktop than a phone, but your experience may be different than mine. Click HERE to access the fiction section and feel free to look around at the biographies and other nonfiction too!
We have a collection that students can access via the cloud library app on the chrome books. You have access to thousands of books, but need to check on the AR availability if you are reading for points.
BookBub is a weekly round up email you can sign up for that lists free and very affordable ebooks that can be read on Kindles and other various platforms. For the YA selection, click HERE.
Amazon had a program called Kindle Unlimited (click HERE). The first month is free, and after that it's $10 per month, but the number of books available is staggering. You can download up to 10 at a time and there are many titles for kids. They can be read on any device that will download the kindle app, including iphones and droid phones, and many laptops. This is a pay site though, and while it is billed automatically to your credit card, it can be cancelled at any time. This site is not filtered in any way, so please work together as parent and child to make sure you are both comfortable with the selections made.
Students can use their public library cards to check out ebooks to read on their chrome books. Decatur and Mt. Zion Public libraries both offer access through their "library on the go," which you can access by clicking HERE. Remember that some of these larger programs are seeing unprecedented usage, so there can be glitches.
Another source is a subscription to Follett's nonfiction ebooks. These are all AR and work best with the screen full size. The user name is mtzion and password is books. You must have internet connection to use the books. Click here to go to our Follett shelf:
This is an article that explains the connection between electronic light sources (such as chromebooks) and our brains. This blue light that is given off by many electronic devices affects our ability to sleep well, though many students say they are not affected by it. You are affected, though the degree may differ, and it may also be in ways not easily recognized, such as less REM sleep.
Click here to read the article
JK Rowling just launched a new Harry Potter website for kids (aka everyone!). Check it out HERE!
Teen Book Cloud--an interesting collection of material that you can access immediately, no sign-up needed. It does appear to run better on a laptop or desktop than a phone, but your experience may be different than mine. Click HERE to access the fiction section and feel free to look around at the biographies and other nonfiction too!
We have a collection that students can access via the cloud library app on the chrome books. You have access to thousands of books, but need to check on the AR availability if you are reading for points.
BookBub is a weekly round up email you can sign up for that lists free and very affordable ebooks that can be read on Kindles and other various platforms. For the YA selection, click HERE.
Amazon had a program called Kindle Unlimited (click HERE). The first month is free, and after that it's $10 per month, but the number of books available is staggering. You can download up to 10 at a time and there are many titles for kids. They can be read on any device that will download the kindle app, including iphones and droid phones, and many laptops. This is a pay site though, and while it is billed automatically to your credit card, it can be cancelled at any time. This site is not filtered in any way, so please work together as parent and child to make sure you are both comfortable with the selections made.
Students can use their public library cards to check out ebooks to read on their chrome books. Decatur and Mt. Zion Public libraries both offer access through their "library on the go," which you can access by clicking HERE. Remember that some of these larger programs are seeing unprecedented usage, so there can be glitches.
Another source is a subscription to Follett's nonfiction ebooks. These are all AR and work best with the screen full size. The user name is mtzion and password is books. You must have internet connection to use the books. Click here to go to our Follett shelf:
This is an article that explains the connection between electronic light sources (such as chromebooks) and our brains. This blue light that is given off by many electronic devices affects our ability to sleep well, though many students say they are not affected by it. You are affected, though the degree may differ, and it may also be in ways not easily recognized, such as less REM sleep.
Click here to read the article