bookshare

=Bookshare= //See Roger Sevilla if you have training questions. Please contact Janet Rascoe-Strebel if you have sponsor/student membership//

Bookshare is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities. Student memberships are currently funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Use [|this form] to confirm the student has a qualifying disability and send the form to **Janet Rascoe Strebel.** Please [|read this document] which outlines the process for staff to follow to request that a student becomes eligible for materials from Bookshare.

This [|Bookshare in Depth] pdf file is a helpful guide to Bookshare!

Be sure to check out: Reading Tools - Download and install READ:OutLoud and the Acapela Voices! Be sure to use this [|getting started guide] guide for READ:OutLoud Help Section - Webinars - Commonly Asked Questions - FAQs and Educator FAQs What about textbooks for K12 and what is the NIMAC?


 * NOTE:** If you use a Mac, you will need this application to unzip the password protected book files from Bookshare.

!! PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR BOOKSHARE EXPERIENCES USING THIS FORM !!


 * TIPS:**
 * Add your students to your Quicklist so you don't have to search through the entire district membership
 * Be sure to check out your personal preferences on your Bookshare account when logged in.
 * Use .bks2 format and files will automatically open in Victor Reader Soft for blind and low vision students

Check out their YouTube channel and these videos! Especially this one which shows a student using a Bookshare book in Kurzweil 3000.