How do educators link a student’s Individual Membership to a school account?

Educators can easily link a student’s Individual Membership account to an organizational (school) account. This allows Sponsors (teachers) on that organizational account to assign books to the student, while maintaining the student’s ability to find and read books independently. The linking process must be initiated by a teacher (Sponsor) on the organizational account. Here are the steps the Sponsor must take to link the student’s separate Individual Membership with the organizational account:

1. Log into your Bookshare account
2. Select the “Students / Members” link under the Manage heading
3. Place a checkmark next to the student’s name; if they are not on this list, please add them.
4. Select the “More Actions” button in the lower right corner
5. Select “Add Individual Membership” from the drop-down menu
6. Using option 2 enter the email address of the existing account.

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