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The Bookshare Bulletin News for the Bookshare Community Bringing Reading to Life Issue 15: Fall 2012 In This Issue Bookshare and Innovation for Education Award » Product Updates--Book Formats for Everyone! » Find a Good Book » Give Your Student (or Child) an Individual Membership » Vote for Betsy and Gerardo » U.S. DOE Visits Local School to See Bookshare in Action » Exemplary District Shares Implementation Tips » Accessible Books for Texas Initiative » Bookshare Express--Summer Reading Contest Winners! » Forward This Bulletin--You'll Make a Difference! » Bookshare and Innovation for Education Award In July, Benetech, the parent organization of Bookshare, received a new award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, which we're calling "Bookshare and Innovation for Education (BI4E)." Read more about the goals - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/19cc7e31e7 and how they will directly benefit you. Product Updates--Book Formats for Everyone! We continue to expand the ways you can read Bookshare books by providing new book formats. In addition to our original formats (DAISY Text and Braille Ready Format (BRF)), we introduced two new audio-only options-DAISY Audio and MP3. Soon, we will begin trying out a new format, accessible EPUB 3, as a beta on a limited number of titles. This format represents the next generation of our current DAISY Text format. What does this mean for you? More options - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/fc2f028801/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%202&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 for reading and enjoying digital books! Improved Download Process After you find the book you want to read, you will need to download it. Bookshare has made the download process easier to select the format you (or your students) want from a dropdown list. For educators, you can download the same title for multiple students even if you need different formats. Everyone can view or re-download books by going to your "My History" page. Update Your Read2Go for iOS 6 The latest version (1.0.3.0) is now available and will ensure that your app works properly with Apple's new version of iOS 6. Make sure to update your version of Read2Go by going to the Apple Store on your device and tap "Updates," then update Read2Go! Earlier this summer, Read2Go celebrated its first birthday. In a year's time, over 16,000 apps were downloaded by members in over 33 countries. Happy birthday Read2Go! Find a Good Book Election - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/03493251d1/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%203&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 New York Times bestsellers - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/46ba14ccb6/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%204&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 Spy novels and action titles - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/3f0b6accc2/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%205&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 Books to prepare for testing - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/56129936be/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%206&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 Open educational resources - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/9b59fc10ff/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%207&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 Give Your Student (or Child) an Individual Membership The fall is a perfect time to get your student or child an Individual Membership. Why? First, to get your students hooked on reading. They can download independently, read the books they want to read, and use our free reading tools at home. Secondly, fall is a good time for parents and teachers - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/72541b8e46 to discuss using Bookshare at home and expedite the membership form process. Vote for Betsy and Gerardo The story of how cloud-based and mobile technologies are closing the education gap needs to be told at the South by Southwest Education (SXSWedu) conference. The SXWedu is a major new conference for education professionals, industry leaders and policy practitioners committed to engaging all learners. Betsy Beaumon, our VP and General Manager, and Gerardo Capiel, our VP of Engineering and Development, are the two spokespeople who should go and tell the story. However, they need your vote - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/e3c49a7132 to give this important presentation. Here's how you can vote - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/b200d10fdd . U.S. DOE Visits Local School to See Bookshare in Action There is no better way to convince a teacher, principal, parent, representatives from Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren's office and top Department of Education Officials about the value of digital books and reading technologies than to watch students demonstrate their use. Read the blog post - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/79559e45f7/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%2011&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 about their recent visit to Toyon Elementary School in San Jose, CA. Exemplary District Shares Implementation Tips Ysleta ISD, a large district in El Paso, TX, is rolling out an accessible book initiative across 60 campuses with more than 100 educators. Read their implementation steps in this blog post - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/67fc897b98/utm_content=shah.bhavesh65%40gmail.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Text%20Version%20-%20Link%2012&utm_campaign=Bookshare%20Fall%20Bulletin%202012 . Accessible Books for Texas Initiative Now entering its second year, the Accessible Books for Texas initiative funded by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) can bring on-site professional development to schools, districts or regional center. Texas educators, please visit the Accessible Books for Texas - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/12168e8b42/d5d7f020f0/9222a13871 website to contact your Outreach Coordinator and learn about services available to you. Bookshare Express--Summer Reading Contest Winners! This year, 245 Bookshare readers around the world sent 775 entries about their virtual trips to places, planets and imaginary worlds. 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