1. How to Find BookFLIX on the Tacoma Public Library Website Presented by Teacher Librarians for TPS Staff & Families Book FLIX is brought to you by the Pathway Partnership Program

2. What is Book FLIX? 110 popular picture books in fiction 32 titles in Spanish -Look for an "Español" icon above the flipbook or video player Accessible on a computer -TLs and Teachers: Let parents know they can use their SMART phone or -acess a computer at any Tacoma Public Library Branch Animated Non-fiction book pairing Narrated read along option

3. Book FLIX Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGArtCRYRks To watch the video, right click on the link and select “Open Hyperlink”

4. What is the Pathway Partnership Program? Unique and formal partnership between Tacoma Public Schools and the Tacoma Public Library TPS students use the student ID# to access Tacoma Public Library online resources such as BookFLIX, HelpNOW, Gale Resources and much more! pK-5 students use their Pathway Card to check out 5 items at a time, such as books, online books, CDS, magazines and more (DVDs or Video Streaming excluded) Middle and High School students use their student ID card

5. How do I find BookFLIX on the Tacoma Public Library Website?

6. SundayMondayTuesdayWednes day Thursda y FridaySaturday CLOSED 12 - 8PM 10AM – 6 PM Go to the Tacoma Public Library Website http://www.tacomalibrary.org/ -TLs and teachers, please share BookFLIX with parents. As you know, some parents have barriers to reading to their child. - BookFLIX is an powerful tool for literacy. -If parents do not have a home computer they can: -Use their Smart Phone -Visit 1 of 8 TPL branches. -Library hours http://www.tacomalibrary.org/

7. Click “Browse” Once at the Tacoma Public library website

8. Click “Kids & Families”

9. Click “Pathway to Education”

10. Click “BookFLIX ” for Animated Interactive Picture Books in fiction. 40 titles in Spanish Click “TrueFLIX” for animated non-fiction picture books

11. 1. Enter student ID# in “library Barcode” box 2. click “Logon”. Note the student ID # is NOT printed on the Pathway card. Students receive their ID # from their school librarian or the front office staff

12. If you are asked for a password then type “1234”

13. A student can click on a theme of their choice, such as “Animals & Nature” There are 9 themes

14. Then the student chooses a book by clicking “Go”. Note fiction is on the left and the paired non-fiction book is on the right

15. If a student wants the fiction picture book then they click “Watch the Story” If they want the non- fiction book book then they click, “Read the Book” Note, the read along feature is available for the non-fiction books as well!

16. To activate the narrator, student can turn on the “read along” feature Students then hear and see the words highlighted in blue as it is read to them

17. To test reading comprehension, students can click “Puzzlers’ “Meet the Author” has a short bio along with a “Listen” button to read along “Explore the Web” has related links Teacher “Lesson Plan”

18. Teacher “Lesson Plans”, are aligned to state and national language-arts and content-area standards. From the lesson plan page for any Bookflix pair, click "Curriculum Correlations." This will open a popup window displaying a list of that lesson plan’s correlations to the standards document selected. The user’s home state is pre-selected as a convenience. The standard may be changed by selecting a different standard from the drop- down menu and clicking "Go."

19. Click "Curriculum Correlations." will open a popup window displaying a list of that lesson plan’s correlations to the standards document selected. The user’s home state is pre- selected as a convenience. The standard may be changed by selecting a different standard from the drop- down menu and clicking "Go.". Note however some of the standards might be outdated.

20. Book FLIX HELP http://ezproxy.tacomalibrary.org:2066/help To access, right click on the link and select “Open Hyperlink”