1. Shreve Island Library Resources, Instructions, Passwords, and lots of cool stuff!!!

2. Bulldoglibrary.com Always go to bulldoglibrary.com to access anything from our library.

3. The Card Catalog?? We all remember the card catalog. Well, believe it or not, we still use it except that is a computer catalog instead of a card catalog.

4. Just type what you want in this blank

5. The name of our catalog is Destiny. We also have links to many other resources on our Destiny homepage. These links are under the “home” tab. The “catalog” tab is to search for books.

6. Bookflix Ages: preK-2nd or 3rd although older kids still enjoy it username: shreve password: bookflix

7. Bookflix Picture books (mostly fiction) are paired with nonfiction books on the same topic. The picture books are animated and play like a movie. The nonfiction books are not. They require a click to turn the page. All books have read aloud feature. username: shreve password: bookflix

8. Bookflix Puzzlers! There are games at the end of each book. When the answers are correct, the bird does a dance that the kids love to watch! username: shreve password: bookflix

9. Trueflix Ages: 3rd grade and up These are all nonfiction electronic books covering topics in science and social studies. Each book has a short video to help introduce the subject. Audio is also included on this set of ebooks.

10. Trueflix Each category has 5-7 books on the topic, as well as an introductory video. username: sisland password: trueflix username: sisland password: trueflix

11. Trueflix These are the books in the Extreme Nature category. username: sisland password: trueflix username: sisland password: trueflix

12. Trueflix The video is not the book. It is only an intro. However, the book does have a read aloud feature. username: sisland password: trueflix username: sisland password: trueflix

13. Trueflix

14. Tumblebooks You must access tumblebooks from the Destiny Homepage. There are picture books and chapter books available. They all have read aloud feature.

15. Mackin eBooks username: shreveisland password: shreveisland Access this subscription under the eBooks heading on the Destiny homepage.

16. Sylvan Dell eBooks No password required as long as you access it from the Destiny Homepage. Ages: preK- 5th No chapter books but some of the nonfiction will apply to older elementary.

17. Sylvan Dell eBooks Click “eBooks” on the left side of the screen. See the many other options available. Explore them.

18. Sylvan Dell eBooks Choose the book you want.

19. Sylvan Dell eBooks Click the small triangle at the bottom (not the arrow) to have the pages turn automatically with the audio. If you click the arrow, you will have to click each time the reader finishes reading the page.

20. Ebsco eBooks ●7000 books in this collection ●ages preK to adult (professional) ●no read aloud features ●Many titles in this collection can be downloaded to tablets for offline reading. ●Can be accessed through Destiny homepage or Destiny catalog. Username: shreve Password: bulldogs

21. Ebsco eBooks -- 2 Ways to search Search from Destiny Choose “eBook” from dropdown menu.

22. or search through Ebsco homepage

23. Ebsco eBooks If you don’t specify eBooks you get results for actual books and ebooks. The red book icon is an actual book. The blue square with the letter “e” inside is an eBook. Click “open” to read it.

24. Ebsco eBooks Suggested Search Terms--Beginning Readers Blastoff Readers nonfiction titles covering topics such as animals, nature, transportation There are over 200 books available in this series!

25. Ebsco eBooks Blastoff Readers have an image of a rocket at the bottom of the book cover. Look at the number inside the rocket to determine if the book is a good fit for your student. The numbers range from 1-4. The following slide will show the text on a level 1.

26. Ebsco eBooks Sample text from a Blastoff Reader level 1. Most of these level 1 blastoff Readers will be between 1.0 and 2.0 in the AR scale.

27. Ebsco eBooks Here’s the text in a Blastoff Reader Level 4 on George Washington. The AR level for this book is 3.8

28. Ebsco eBooks Here’s another great series in Ebsco ebooks. Supersized Just type in the word supersized in to the search box. There are 22 books in this series. Only 6 covers are pictured here.

29. Ebsco eBooks series: Unsolved Mysteries Another great series is called Unsolved Mysteries These are between 6.5-7.0 in AR book level.

30. Ebsco eBooks series: Katie Woo This series is great for 1st and 2nd grade girls. The reading level ranges from 1.7- 2.9 on the AR Scale. There are 20 books in this series. This search needs to be from the Ebsco eBooks homepage instead of Destiny. Just type in “Katie Woo” into the search box.

31. Ebsco eBooks series: Sports Illustrated Kids The Sports Illustrated Kids Series provides graphic novels (comic books) ranging in topics such as football, hockey, paintball, cheerleading, and basketball. AR ranges are in the 2s and 3s for these books. This search needs to be from the Ebsco eBooks homepage instead of Destiny. Just type in “Sports illustrated kids.” There are 27 books available.

32. Ebsco eBooks If your child likes Diary of a Wimpy Kid, try typing in this author’s name in the Ebsco ebooks search box: Karla Oceanak. When typing Karla Oceanak into the search box, five books will appear. These are about a lovable character named Aldo who keeps a journal. They are chapter books perfect for 3rd-5th grade (and maybe some 2nd graders) Here is the first book in the series. It is worth 2 AR points and on a level of 3.8. These are available to download and read offline.

33. Ebsco eBooks It is possible to see a list of all Ebsco eBooks. Here are the steps. 1.Go to Destiny. 2.Click on catalog. 3.Click on “resource lists” (it’s on the left) 4.Click on “public lists” (it’s on the right) 5.Click on “Ebsco eBooks” in the middle Here are some other series names you can type into Ebsco eBooks: Dog Heroes Smart Animals! The United States Presidents First Ladies Technology in Ancient Cultures Beginner Biographies Cat-ographies Sports Tales. Greek Myths. Supersized (This one is about large animals) Big Buddy Books. Buddy Bios Military Machines Math Made Fun Torque The World of Mythology Symbols, Landmarks, and monuments Unsolved Mysteries First Drawings

34. Ebsco eBooks offline First you must set up an account in Ebsco eBooks.

36. Then follow these steps 1. Go to App store and download Bluefire Reader 2. Authorize bluefire reader with Adobe login (if you don’t have one, you will have to create one) 3. Go to bulldoglibrary.com, click on “Search for Books” and then click on Ebsco eBooks 4. Login with username: shreve and password: bulldogs 5. Search Ebooks with limiter of full text and download available checked 6. Choose ebook 7. Choose download offline 8. Login to Ebsco with your username and login created 9. Checkout and download 10. Go to Checkouts folder or Ebook link shows on device 11. Open in bluefire reader 12. Click on book to Read

37. Storia Each student has their own username and password. Login from www.storiaschool.comwww.storiaschool.com

38. Storia Storia has over 2000 ebooks, but kids only have access to what is assigned and what is of interest to their grade level. If you want something to appear on your child’s bookshelf, email Mrs. Bryant. See the full list on bulldoglibrary.com

39. Storia Our Storia account is set up using the Guided Reading levels for grades preK-1st and Lexile for grades 2-5. See the conversion chart. Remember that your child’s STAR scores recommend what to read on the ATOS scale. 3 different ways to measure reading level is confusing!