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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi! I just learned of another early literacy computer to add to the followin</span><span style="color:#1F497D">g list I sent out last month.
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">This is not an endorsement. Please remember to follow your library’s policies to review all possible resources to make sure they are an appropriate fit for your library and community.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hatch iStartSmart:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Similar to AWE, libraries purchase computers or tablets preloaded with early learning software. To learn more,
<a href="http://www.hatchearlylearning.com/technology/istartsmart-all-in-one/">visit this website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions about iStartSmart? Use <a href="http://pages.hatchearlylearning.com/CustomerService.html">
this web-form</a> or call them at 1-800-624-7968.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Katie Anderson
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 07, 2015 11:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kids-lib<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Resources: AWE special rate and other early learning software info<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi! Many libraries offer early literacy computers and software for their patrons to access in and/or out of the library. Below are some resources you may be interested in. This is not an endorsement. Please remember to follow your library’s
policies to review all possible resources to make sure they are an appropriate fit for your library and community.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">ABC Mouse:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Free to libraries and your patrons, but subscription for individuals outside the library trying to access it via the internet. To learn more,
<a href="https://www.abcmouse.com/libraries">visit this website</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions about ABC Mouse? Contact Candace Bond, <a href="mailto:cbondmck@gmail.com">
cbondmck@gmail.com</a>, or use their <a href="https://www.abcmouse.com/customer-support">
customer support webpage.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">AWE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">AWE is an official partner with the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP)! As a result of this partnership, AWE is offering CSLP member libraries a special group purchase rate. To learn more, read the attachment,
<a href="http://www.awelearning.com/en/markets/libraries/publiclibraries/">visit the AWE website</a>, and
<a href="http://www.awelearning.com/en/global/learn-more/livewebinarschedule/">register for a live webinar</a> on May 14, May 20, or May 27. Remember: All public, volunteer, and tribal libraries in Oregon are CSLP members, paid for with federal Library Services
and Technology Act funds. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions about AWE? Contact Cynthia Busse, 281-210-7499, <span style="color:blue">
<a href="mailto:bussec@awelearning.com" title="mailto:wicksj@awelearning.com">bussec@awelearning.com</a></span><span style="color:#7030A0"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Miss Humblebee’s Academy: <o:p>
</o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A new early literacy subscription-based product by Gale. To learn more,
<a href="http://blog.gale.com/miss-humblebees-academy-gives-libraries-an-outcomes-based-program-to-support-kindergarten-readiness/">
read this article</a> and <a href="http://learn.cengage.com/LIB_SP_LIBP_PA_15EGL0406">
go to Gale Cengage Learning’s website</a>. Miss Humblebee’s is <b><i>not</i> </b>
included in the statewide database license that allows Oregon libraries free access to several Gale databases.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions about Miss Humblebee’s Academy? Contact Amanda Winchel, 707-227-9171, or
<a href="mailto:amanda.winchel@cengage.com">amanda.winchel@cengage.com</a>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Katie <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="116" height="91" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0AF1F.F4DA7970" alt="Slogan Text"><img border="0" width="57" height="87" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D0AF1F.F4DA7970" alt="Cooper_laughing"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D">Summer Reading 2015 at</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/">Oregon libraries</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D">!</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D">Find a</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/">summer food site</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx">Library Support and Development Services</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">URLs in case hyperlinks don’t work:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>iStartSmart: <a href="http://www.hatchearlylearning.com/technology/istartsmart-all-in-one/">
http://www.hatchearlylearning.com/technology/istartsmart-all-in-one/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>ABC Mouse: <a href="https://www.abcmouse.com/libraries">
https://www.abcmouse.com/libraries</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>ABC customer support: <a href="https://www.abcmouse.com/customer-support">
https://www.abcmouse.com/customer-support</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Miss Humblebee article: <a href="http://blog.gale.com/miss-humblebees-academy-gives-libraries-an-outcomes-based-program-to-support-kindergarten-readiness/">
http://blog.gale.com/miss-humblebees-academy-gives-libraries-an-outcomes-based-program-to-support-kindergarten-readiness/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Gale webpage about Hiss Humblebee: <a href="http://learn.cengage.com/LIB_SP_LIBP_PA_15EGL0406">
http://learn.cengage.com/LIB_SP_LIBP_PA_15EGL0406</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>AWE website: <a href="http://www.awelearning.com/en/markets/libraries/publiclibraries/">
http://www.awelearning.com/en/markets/libraries/publiclibraries/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>AWE webinar registration: <a href="http://www.awelearning.com/en/global/learn-more/livewebinarschedule/">
http://www.awelearning.com/en/global/learn-more/livewebinarschedule/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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