E-book+consortium+meeting+agendas+and+minutes

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**Documentation of funds** (Excel spreadsheet)

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E-book Consortium Meeting Notes 11/8/13
Location: Norris Intermediate School


 * Present**: Beverly Doeschot, Jessie Andre, Megan Huenemann, Holly Gifford, Deb Nerud Vernon, Gloria Godtel, Deb Kobza, Jennifer Flemings, Betty Geiser, Jessica Breitkreutz, Kelly Bielenberg, Julie Christensen Linda Witfoth, Gina Mestl, Lisa Soukup, Lynne Herr


 * Progress Reports:**
 * ** Norris Intermediate ** has checked out books to a few kids. Going well.
 * ** Milford: ** 1 hs, 2 elem kids on
 * ** Shickley ** : 2 kids with iphones with no problems. Eng teacher had issues with Kindle but it did work
 * ** Heartland: ** 2 hs kids and teachers on with iphones and it's working fine
 * ** Exeter-Milligan ** : 2 hs girls on with laptops. No one in elem
 * ** Malcolm: ** 1 teacher on. Not wireless for students so need to download at home.
 * ** Centennial: ** 2 elem, 4 HS, 5 teachers. All good so far.
 * ** Crete HS/MS: ** 5-6 teachers testing instructions and loaded program. Most issues have been due to older kindles or nooks. Instructions are on library web page . Created Google form to request an account from Linda.
 * ** Norris HS ** : 12 on at HS, 10 more waiting but have had activity conflicts. Going well. Using Kindle fires, ipads, androids, iphones . Google spreadsheet link to create account . Created checkout cards and laminated them to keep info handy.
 * ** <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Norris MS ** : 38 kids on and 10 staff members. No problems yet. Kindle was <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">hardest to set up, but mostly it was just time consuming. Jessie is also tracking permission slips, app, <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">etc in spreadsheet.
 * ** Seward: ** Set up at P/T conferences in <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">cafeteria at elementary because of open wireless network and parents/kids brought their devices and/or kids. Also shared <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">at their PD day and got all staff on the system. Kindle fires going well. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Ipads going well.
 * ** Waverly: ** Elem in beginning stages - teachers on but not students. MS: Success with <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">ipads waiting <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">on permission forms. Struggle with trying to get it setup on older devices. (Need list of devices that work and do not work.) HS: Kids who are using it, like it. Teachers with elementary kids have been using it too. Next week: All freshmen teachers will learn next week and allow kids to use devices. Focusing on younger kids vs. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">graduating ones. Kids using school email addresses.
 * ** Crete Elem: ** Parent teacher advisory group. Struggling readers having trouble knowing which books are appropriate. Nooks owned by schools are working well. Nooks stay in the library as a center.
 * ** Dorchester: ** Some teachers on. All <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">ipads . No students yet.


 * Tips**
 * If you think you won't be done with a book, put it on reserve so you are next in line and can "renew."
 * To search for books at a particular grade level, choose to search the magic wall by subject, then choose the grade level you want to search for.
 * To spot check a book's grade level, hover over title, then click book details. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">older Nooks need Adobe digital edition on the computer, then connect and transfer the file to the Nook (Also check that date and time are correct as <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Blio won't work if it is not.)


 * Other E-book sources** (audio and text)
 * Read2go: Free books for people with print disabilities. $20 app.
 * Booksshouldbefree.com: Free <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">pubic domain audio and ebooks
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Libravox : Free audio books online from public domain
 * Open library (Nebraska Library Commission participates, free ebooks for all)
 * Bookshare: Free, current books for students with print disabilities, learning impairments or visual impairments ONLY


 * Issues for tech support:**
 * Is it possible to ability to group and or sort books by reading level?
 * Answer: Yes. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Choose sort by topic, then choose <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">grade level.
 * Will audio books be available in multiple checkout versions?
 * Not sure.
 * One girl on <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">iphone always shows zero days available. Suggestions to resolve it?
 * Everyone who downloaded <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Blio prior to the update released on November 5th, needs to delete it from their device, download the new version and reinstall. (<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">General update process used for most apps will not work.)

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 * Crete E-book Student/Parent Resources Online**
 * MS: @http://cms.ind.opalsinfo.net/bin/home
 * HS: @http://chs.ind.opalsinfo.net/bin/home
 * Norris E-book Student/Parent Resources Online (with library card template)**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">@https://sites.google.com/a/nsdtitans.org/online-book-clubs/home/ebook-library-via-esu6

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> - As of 11/8/13

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> - As of 11/8/13

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> - As of 11/8/13

September 25, 2013
Ask about adding school to the main magic wall site.


 * Questions<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark"> - **
 * Adjust checkout times**


 * Reports from School Media Specialists on Pilot project since September 9**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We’re excited to let you know about our marketing <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">materials website, where you are able to customize, print, and distribute several items to help you promote your Axis 360 service.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Through **CustomReach** you are able to select and tailor marketing materials such as bookmarks, posters, and postcards. Once you have customized the marketing materials as needed, they may be downloaded as PDFs for printing in-house or at a local print shop.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It is a really easy site to navigate, so you shouldn’t have any trouble. If you would like some help to get started, a training webinar is posted on the site.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Here is your log-in information.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">www.MyCustomReach.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**User ID**: esu6elem <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Password**: Password
 * Elementary Marketing Materials**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Secondary Marketing Materials** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">www.MyCustomReach.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**User ID**: esu6hs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Password**: Password

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**PROPOSED POLICIES** from the policy committee (Ann and Linda) = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

Consortium Launch Meeting and Book Selection
September 6, 2013


 * User name format:** ESU6 followed by first three letters of your school/<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">city then whatever you want to add specific to your school's accounts. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Eg : An account at Waverly Middle School would be ESU6SWAV...... Each district should be <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">consistent beyond the 3 letters. PW: <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">birthdate . (<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">month (2 digits) day (2 digits)

Elementary Library Collection Access:
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Your Axis 360 Digital Media Library is accessed via this URL: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">http://esu6elem.axis360.baker-taylor.com

<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Seondary Library Collection Access:
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Your Axis 360 Digital Media Library is accessed via this URL: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">http://esu6hs.axis360.baker-taylor.com

Goals for today
Share ebook consortium background info with members Solidify book purchasing process and guidelines Select books for purchase Review training materials















Set up <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">Blio on mobile devices to practice using the system