Free EBooks!

Who doesn't love free books? Capstone Interactive is offering free access to their ebook library until January 15th. Enjoy!

username: merry

password: lovetoread

Website for online reading: www.mycapstonelibrary.com 

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Free iPad app that allows for offline reading:

"Capstone Interactive"

MyOn eBooks from Capstone

Many people do not know about the great resources of ebooks that we have on our campus. There are 2 different places that students can go to for some great ebooks.

MyOn e-readers - This collection of ebooks is part of our Compass Learning subscription. MyOn is part of Capstone Publishing Group, and they have an extensive collection of high-interest ebooks.

• To access the MyOn e-readers, you must first login to Compass Learning. (You will need to change school to Glen Rose. It defaults to Odyssey.) 
• Username is grlunch# and password is lunch#. 
• If you are using an iPad, you will want to download the Puffin Academy app. This app allows sites that are built using Adobe Flash to play on an iPad. Usually, iPads and Flash do not work well together.
• e-Readers can be found inside of the Reading Path in Compass Learning. After choosing Reading, look for the e-reader icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
• Narrow the books by AR level - Choose library at the top of the screen, Then choose either Browse or Search. Click the funnel in the top left corner. Choose ATOS and select a grade level. Then click the magnifying glass to search only books in that level.
• Add books to a reading list - Click on the cover of a book for more detailed information. Click information to see AR level, points, pages, etc. Click the red button with the heart to save the book to your reading list.

Follett Shelf - this is our campus' collection of ebooks. Many of the Bluebonnet nominees and also some of the more popular series can be found on this shelf.

• Sign in with your username (first inital and last name ex: sstatler) and password (lunch number) 
• Destiny Discover is an app that you can download on your devices at home.

Let me know what you think of these resources. I hope this provides more options for getting your kids excited about reading. I'm here to help you if you need anything.

National Young Readers Week

It is National Young Readers Week!

To celebrate, Mrs. Mapes will be camped out with a book all day today. The students will have to follow a trail to find her and have her read to them. Tomorrow, Mrs. Teaff will be on the playground reading to students at recess. All teachers have been challenged to read aloud to their classes this week. I challenge parents to also join us and read aloud to your kids this week. You are never to old to enjoy a good book.

Pizza hut is giving away 2 free ebooks and 1 free audiobook this week. Claim your copies now.

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New eBooks

We just added some new eBooks to the library. Go to Follett Shelf to check them out. Log in with your username and lunch number. For more information on checking out ebooks, read the earlier post, I have ebooks, and I'm not afraid to use them.

We have 15 ebooks of the 20 Bluebonnet picks for 2016-2017. Get a head start on your reading so you can vote next school year. Read 5, and then decide.

CyberMonday Deals on Kindle Books

It's CyberMonday, and you know that means that there are tons of great online sales today. Amazon has some great deals on Kindle eBooks. Many of their books are 80% off today. That means you can snag some great books for just a couple of dollars each.
You do not need to own a Kindle to take advantage of these deals. You just need an Amazon account and a computer or a device with the Kindle App.

I have ebooks, and I'm not afraid to use them

Updated info on library ebooks!

We officially have ebooks to check out and download! This is exciting! We have 101 ebooks to choose from, including all of the Bluebonnet book selections for the current year, I Survived, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and many nonfiction selections.
If you have a device at home, all you need to do is download the Destiny Discover app from the App Store and log in.

After downloading, you will be asked to provide the state and name of the school.
The login information is:
Username: first initial and last name
Password: lunch number
Your child will know this login. It is the same as their login for AR.


Happy Reading!!!