Training
Bookshare offers a range of training opportunities from complimentary 'Getting Started' webinars to our newly developed comprehensive professional development workshops.
- Upcoming Webinars
- Online Learning Guides and Modules
- Pre-recorded Webinars
- Quick Guides
- Professional Development Workshops (ARRA Qualified!)
Upcoming Webinars
- Bookshare AT Training Series - Plextalk Pocket (30 min.): Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 10:00 am PT, 11:00 am MT, 12:00 pm CT, 1:00 pm ET - Register here.
- Bookshare Membership Basics: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 1:00 pm PT, 2:00 pm MT, 3:00 pm CT, 4:00 pm ET - Register here.
- How to get my Child Accessible Textbooks for Parents (30 min.): Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 10:00 am PT, 11:00 am MT, 12:00 pm CT, 1:00 pm ET - Register here.
- Bookshare AT Training Series - Read:OutLoud 6 (30 min.): Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 11:00 am PT, 12:00 pm MT, 1:00 pm CT, 2:00 pm ET - Register here.
- How to Add Members and Sponsors to Your Organizational Account (30 min.): Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 12:00 pm PT, 1:00 pm MT, 2:00 pm CT, 3:00 pm ET - Register here.
- Bookshare 101 for Trainers (30 min.): Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 10:00 am PT, 11:00 am MT, 12:00 pm CT, 1:00 pm ET -Register here.
- Bookshare 101 for Educators: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 2:30 pm PT, 3:30 pm MT, 4:30 pm CT, 5:30 pm ET - Register here.
- How to read Bookshare books with Read:OutLoud for Parents (30 min.): Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:00 am PT, 11:00 am MT, 12:00 pm CT, 1:00 pm ET - Register here.
- How to Add Members and Sponsors to Your Organizational Account (30 min): Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:00 pm PT, 1:00 pm MT, 2:00 pm CT, 3:00 pm ET - Register here.
- How to Get K-12 Textbooks from Bookshare: Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 2:30 pm PT, 3:30 pm MT, 4:30 pm CT, 5:30 pm ET - Register here.
- How to read Bookshare books with Victor Reader Soft for Parents (30 min.): Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:00 am PT, 11:00 am MT, 12:00 pm CT, 1:00 pm ET - register here.
- How to Add Members and Sponsors to Your Organizational Account (30 min): Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 12:00 pm PT, 1:00 pm MT, 2:00 pm CT, 3:00 pm PT - Register here.
Online Learning Guides
Take a look at the following online learning guides for quick tips on how to get started with Bookshare.
- What is Bookshare? - Flash video, MP3 audio (9 min.)
- Who is eligible for Bookshare membership? - Flash video, MP3 audio (5 min.) (Transcript)
- How do I sign up my school? - Flash video, MP3 audio (12 min.)
- How do I add members and sponsors? - Flash video, MP3 audio (9 min.) (Transcript)
- How do I provide individual memberships to my students?- Flash video, MP3 audio (5 min)
- How do I search for and download books? Flash video, MP3 audio (16 min.)
- How do I get textbooks? Flash video, MP3 audio (12 min.)
- How do I read with Read:OutLoud? Flash video, MP3 audio (16 min.) (Transcript)
- How do I read with Victor Reader Soft? Flash video, MP3 audio (17 min.) (Transcript)
- Additional Resources - Flash video, MP3 audio (7 min.) (Transcript)
Online Learning Modules
- Bookshare: Providing Accessible Materials for Students with Print Disabilities by the IRIS Center for Training Enhancements
- National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials
Pre-recorded Webinars
Educators (K-12)
- Bookshare 101 for Educators: September 17, 2009 - Flash video, MP3 audio
- Bookshare "One More Step" for Educators: September 16, 2009 - Flash video, MP3 audio
- How to Get Your Students Individual Memberships: April 15, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio
- Learn more about the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC): March 17, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio
Postsecondary
- Conversion Immersion: June 28, 2010 - Webinar recording
- Bookshare for College and University Students: January 21, 2010 - Flash video, MP3 audio
- Bookshare and the Postsecondary Student - Making the Transition: August 4, 2009 – WMV video, MP3 audio
- Bookshare University Webinar: February 20, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio
Parents
- Resources for Homeschools: March 9, 2010 - Flash video, MP3 audio
- Bookshare 101 for Parents: November 24, 2009 - Flash video, MP3 audio
- How to Get My Child Accessible Textbooks (for Parents): November 23, 2009 - Flash video, MP3 audio
- Bookshare 101 en Espanol para Padres: April 14, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio
- How to Read with Macs: April 9, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio
Assistive Technology Training Series
- How to Read Bookshare Books with the Classmate reader from HumanWare: August 10, 2010 - WMV Video, MP3 audio
International
Special Presentations
- Accelerating Tactile Graphics Production by Automation
December 4, 2008 – Flash video, MP3 audio
Professor Richard Ladner from the University of Washington came to Bookshare to present his amazing batch processing work on automating translation of textbook figures, making it possible to translate an entire textbook of figures in weeks rather than months.
AIM Product Tutorials
Developed by the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) and the Michigan Department of Education, the purpose of these tutorials is to provide a suite of tools for learning about and using assistive technology applications that support the use of AIM.
Quick Guides
Learn about common tasks on Bookshare.
Membership
- Send Home Membership Letter for Parents
- Individual Memberships for U.S. Students under 18 Years
- Memberships for U.S. Individuals 18 Years and Over
- School Memberships for U.S. K-12 Students
- Organizational Memberships for Students with Individual Memberships
- Recommending Individual Memberships for US Students