Hello from the Library. I thought I would take the time in this article to show you some of the new initiatives happening in the libraries and classrooms of Scotch College.
Firstly, we have been given a free three-week trial in relation to a new reading initiative that has been developed between authors and students online.
How it works:
- The ebooks are published weekly online - coming out on Saturday mornings.
- Each episode ends with voting options allowing the readers to determine where the plot goes next.
- Students vote online by Tuesday evening.
- The author writes the next episode in real time according to the readers' most popular choice.
I would greatly appreciate any feedback on returning to school after the break as we are simply trialling the program at this stage.
The other initiative involves a large-scale rollout of Overdrive, which is a new online ebook and audio book library program being offered to all sectors of the College. For the Years 1 to 4 students, they will need to have their parents log them in under their username and password and they are only to read the juvenile readers. The Year 5 students can log in under their own username and password but will also only be able to access the juvenile readers and audio books.
To access the collection enter through the I Library tab on the Home.Scotch home page, click on the Overdrive icon before following the prompts listed below:
- The first time you download an ebook or audiobook to a device you will be prompted to either enter an existing Adobe ID or to create a new one.
- If you do not already have an Adobe ID there will be a link that takes you to the Adobe website to create one.
- Once the ID is successfully created you can return to Adobe Digital Editions or Overdrive and enter your Adobe ID (email address) and password to authorise the device.
Again, any feedback on this new service would be greatly appreciated and can be sent by email to library@scotch.wa.edu.au.
Warwick Norman
Junior School Teacher Librarian
