[Libs-Or] Free Access to Online K-12 Books on myON Extended to Dec. 20th

[Jennifer Maurer]

Please pardon the cross-posting.

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) partnership with myON (www.myon.com<http://www.myon.com>), a digital book platform vendor, to offer all Oregonians free access to K-12 books has been extended (again) and now goes through December 20th. For details, see the earlier announcement below.
Note that some folks have had problems with the login. For the "school name," Oregonians should begin typing "Oregon Readers" (no quotes) and select "Oregon Readers, Oregon
Department of Education" (no quotes) from the dropdown box. Then fill in the other two boxes with "read" (lower case, no quotes).

Permission has been granted to share the login widely within Oregon, and that includes posting the login instruction sheet online.


*         ODE announcement about myON: http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9173&TypeID=4 (Note it has not been updated to reflect Dec. end date.)

*         Login instructions: http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/myon-user-login-details.pdf

*         myON logo to download for use on webpage, in advertising, etc.: http://oslis.org/resources/myon-logo or http://oslis.org/resources/myon-logo/view

FYI,
Jen

Jennifer Maurer
School Library Consultant
Oregon State Library
250 Winter Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
503.378.5011
jennifer.maurer at state.or.us<mailto:jennifer.maurer at state.or.us>

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From: libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:24 AM
To: 'libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us'
Subject: [Libs-Or] Free Access to Online Books for Summer Reading on myON =>Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity

I posted about this to Kids-Lib, OYAN, and the OASL listserv, but I want to make sure as wide of an audience as possible knows about this so I'm also posting to Libs-Or.

The State Library is helping to promote a last-minute opportunity that ODE had to partner with myON (www.myon.com<http://www.myon.com>), a digital book platform vendor. Together they are offering all Oregonians free access to myON books through September November 15th  December 20th with the goal of encouraging reading in the summer. Content includes nearly 4,000 books, materials are for PK-12th grade, 70% are nonfiction, some are in Spanish, all can be read independently or listened to, and users can access them from the website or download a free Apple or Android app. There is one universal login that anyone in Oregon can use. For details, see the announcement below and the attachment.

Please help spread the word. Permission has been granted to share the login widely within Oregon, and that includes posting the attached information sheet online. If you want two versions of the myON logo to post an access point on library websites, let me know. (The email size gets too big if I include them.) If you advertise library activities via social media, please consider promoting this opportunity there, too.

What a great resource for summer reading programs!

Questions? Please ask.

Thanks,
Jen

Jennifer Maurer
School Library Consultant
Oregon State Library
250 Winter Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
503.378.5011
jennifer.maurer at state.or.us<mailto:jennifer.maurer at state.or.us>

OSLIS || www.oslis.org
Learn to research. Research to learn.(c)

From: superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> [mailto:superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of ODE Communications
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 1:39 PM
To: superupdate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:superupdate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [SuperUpdate] Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity: Free Online Books for Summer Reading on myON!

To: Oregon Educators
Re: Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity: Free Online Books for Summer Reading on myON!

There is little that impacts student success as much as strong literacy skills, and we are pleased to invite you, your children, and your community to join our statewide efforts to develop a culture of reading in Oregon. ODE is partnering with organizations including schools,  libraries, Boys & Girls Clubs, scout troops, schools, faith-based organizations, United Way and other non-profits statewide to promote reading over the summer months. Join us by including reading within your summer programs this year.


Thanks to a new partnership with myON BOOKS, students and their families across the state will have unlimited access to thousands of digital books on myON, giving families an opportunity to share rich, grade-appropriate, literacy experiences together regardless of socioeconomic status, access to a local library, or whether or not there is a proficient reader in the home.



Through this summer partnership, Oregon students and families can access:


*      More than 3,000 digital books  from Capstone and additional publishing partners, ranging from illustrated and picture books to chapter books, graphic novels, literary non-fiction, photo and informational texts spanning multiple eras and cultures.



*      Capstone imprints include Capstone Press, Heinemann-Raintree, Picture Window Books, Compass Point Books and Stone Arch Books.



*      Digital books from the following publishing partners will also be available:  August House Little Folk/ Story Cove, Bellwether, Hothouse, Mikaya Press, Orca, Reference Point, Saddleback and Sylvan-Dell.



*      The collection includes 70% nonfiction, 10% Spanish or dual language, 20% high interest books for struggling readers, and is continually growing.



*      A wide range of titles and topics provides varying levels of text complexity and supports close reading in a range of genres and content areas, including history/social studies, science and technical works.



*      Users can read the books independently or listen to them, and they can choose whether or not to have sentences highlighted while in narration mode.



*      Through a secure environment, students have unlimited access to the entire digital library, within the parameters set by the Oregon Department of Education.

We are encouraging all of our readers to read anything that interests them -including graphic novels, non-fiction books, magazines and newspapers- whether online or in print. We suggest that they:
*         Read with someone
*         Read to someone
*         Share with someone what he/she has read
*         Listen to someone read
*         Help others read
*         Read independently

The Oregon summer reading partnership with myON will be available at NO COST until September 15, 2013.

For more on gaining access to myON BOOKS at http://myOn.com, please see the attached document for login directions. If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact Carla Wade at Carla.Wade at ode.state.or.us<mailto:Carla.Wade at ode.state.or.us> or Drew Hinds at Drew.Hinds at ode.state.or.us<mailto:Drew.Hinds at ode.state.or.us>.  Please share this resource and opportunity with your communities and help build a strong reading culture in Oregon this summer!

For even more reading opportunities, take advantage of the magazine, newspaper, and reference book content in the Gale databases available on OSLIS (www.oslis.org<http://www.oslis.org>). For example, students can read articles from Cobblestone, Faces, and The New York Times or learn about their favorite creatures in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. OSLIS is an information literacy website from the Oregon Association of School Libraries in partnership with the Oregon State Library and is supported with an IMLS grant. For database login questions, please contact Jennifer Maurer, Jennifer.Maurer at state.or.us<mailto:Jennifer.Maurer at state.or.us>, the School Library Consultant at the State Library.
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