Follett Shelf eBooks: A How To for Classroom Use Liz Romanek Aimee Riordan Van Duren MLS, ECU

Let’s Start at the Beginning - How to Access: Click on Northwest E-books e=nwm&reloadxsl=true#focus Usernames: If Teacher:Last Name If same last name:Last Name + 1 st letter of 1 st If Student: ID Number Password for All:dragon

What the e-book Page looks like

If you hover over the titles/icons for the books, you will see a “Quick Details” window pop up. This will help you see at a glance a bit more about that book.

Choose a Book that suits your Needs: Currently, there are only 67 e-books available Use the Prev/Next arrows in the upper left corner to scroll through all selections It will show you 10 per page You can also choose: Author, Subject, Genre, Series, Publication Year, Extent- Pages, and Language

If you click on “More” in this Quick View box, you’ll get a bigger window & better description. If you like it, choose “Read Online” or “Check Out Online” for access.

This is what a book will look like when you read it online and/or Read Now after checking it out:

Type Page # in Here For Dual Page View For Table of Contents To Zoom In or Out Look up a word MUST CLICK ON CLOSE BOOK OPTION OR YOU CAN’T GET THE BOOK IMMEDIATELY BACK TO VIEW AGAIN BACK TO VIEW AGAIN

For Table of Contents

Clicking on any of these takes you directly to the begin- ning of that chapter

More Tips to Make this More Useful/Enhance Teaching & Learning Book Mark Option Find something you really like & want to easily find again later OR direct students to in a lesson? Use the Book Mark Icon in the upper inner corners of the pages. Also, mark where you stopped reading. Notes Option Find something you want to add your own notes to for your lesson/student knowledge before or during discussion? Use the Notepad with the Pencil icon in the upper left corner

Book Mark Option – this book mark will stay as you read to allow you to later see which pages you noted

Notes Option – this is excellent for both teacher and student use! While reading, when a passage triggers any response for note taking, right click on that page to open a place to add a note. This opens a box where you type a short title, and then type whatever you had in mind. When you close this box, it will mark the page with a book icon that is easy to see and find later. It can also be moved about the page to get it off text/to the margins. You can also later click on the NotePad icon and it will show you all the pages you have notes on for your quick reference.

Notes - Great for Teacher and Student Use: Student Use: A great option for students writing research papers to take notes as they read ideas/passages pertinent to their topic or thesis Also can be utilized for a class reading a novel for student note taking to respond to class discussion, teacher focused questions, or other comments and questions a student might have while reading Teacher Use: A great tool for teachers during planning to make notes that can be used with the class during presentation Teacher can also take and add notes during a class discussion as ideas come up based on student response using a Promethean/Projection screen A great way to model effective use of note-taking for any/all students, regardless of assignment type

When you right click on the page, this box will pop up. Chose Add Note.

This box will open – type your title and note about the page, then hit SAVE.

This is what it will look like once you hit SAVE and close the note box. You can move this icon to the margins by dragging it if it blocks text. If you hover on this icon, it will also tell you the title of the note for your quick reference/reminder.

Close Book icon

What to Do When Done if just “Reading Online” If you were just reading it online and never checked it out, make sure you close the book after your use and then close the window. This allows others to then have access to it when you are done, if they log on and need the same book.

What to Do when Done if you checked the book out to use/read: Click on the same Close Book icon shown before However, if you had it checked out, this time a message will pop up, directing you to: ▫“Click here to keep this title” OR ▫“Click here to return this title early” Make your choice, and then be sure to close the window. Again, this either keeps the book checked out for your use, blocking others from using it, or returns it to the e-shelves for everyone’s access again.