Shreve Island Library Resources, Instructions, Passwords, and
lots of cool stuff!!!
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Bulldoglibrary.com Always go to bulldoglibrary.com to access
anything from our library.
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The Card Catalog?? We all remember the card catalog. Well,
believe it or not, we still use it except that is a computer
catalog instead of a card catalog.
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Just type what you want in this blank
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The name of our catalog is Destiny. We also have links to many
other resources on our Destiny homepage. These links are under the
home tab. The catalog tab is to search for books.
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Bookflix Ages: preK-2nd or 3rd although older kids still enjoy
it username: shreve password: bookflix
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Bookflix Picture books (mostly fiction) are paired with
nonfiction books on the same topic. The picture books are animated
and play like a movie. The nonfiction books are not. They require a
click to turn the page. All books have read aloud feature.
username: shreve password: bookflix
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Bookflix Puzzlers! There are games at the end of each book.
When the answers are correct, the bird does a dance that the kids
love to watch! username: shreve password: bookflix
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Trueflix Ages: 3rd grade and up These are all nonfiction
electronic books covering topics in science and social studies.
Each book has a short video to help introduce the subject. Audio is
also included on this set of ebooks.
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Trueflix Each category has 5-7 books on the topic, as well as
an introductory video. username: sisland password: trueflix
username: sisland password: trueflix
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Trueflix These are the books in the Extreme Nature category.
username: sisland password: trueflix username: sisland password:
trueflix
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Trueflix The video is not the book. It is only an intro.
However, the book does have a read aloud feature. username: sisland
password: trueflix username: sisland password: trueflix
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Trueflix
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Tumblebooks You must access tumblebooks from the Destiny
Homepage. There are picture books and chapter books available. They
all have read aloud feature.
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Mackin eBooks username: shreveisland password: shreveisland
Access this subscription under the eBooks heading on the Destiny
homepage.
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Sylvan Dell eBooks No password required as long as you access
it from the Destiny Homepage. Ages: preK- 5th No chapter books but
some of the nonfiction will apply to older elementary.
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Sylvan Dell eBooks Click eBooks on the left side of the screen.
See the many other options available. Explore them.
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Sylvan Dell eBooks Choose the book you want.
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Sylvan Dell eBooks Click the small triangle at the bottom (not
the arrow) to have the pages turn automatically with the audio. If
you click the arrow, you will have to click each time the reader
finishes reading the page.
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Ebsco eBooks 7000 books in this collection ages preK to adult
(professional) no read aloud features Many titles in this
collection can be downloaded to tablets for offline reading. Can be
accessed through Destiny homepage or Destiny catalog. Username:
shreve Password: bulldogs
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Ebsco eBooks -- 2 Ways to search Search from Destiny Choose
eBook from dropdown menu.
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or search through Ebsco homepage
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Ebsco eBooks If you dont specify eBooks you get results for
actual books and ebooks. The red book icon is an actual book. The
blue square with the letter e inside is an eBook. Click open to
read it.
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Ebsco eBooks Suggested Search Terms--Beginning Readers Blastoff
Readers nonfiction titles covering topics such as animals, nature,
transportation There are over 200 books available in this
series!
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Ebsco eBooks Blastoff Readers have an image of a rocket at the
bottom of the book cover. Look at the number inside the rocket to
determine if the book is a good fit for your student. The numbers
range from 1-4. The following slide will show the text on a level
1.
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Ebsco eBooks Sample text from a Blastoff Reader level 1. Most
of these level 1 blastoff Readers will be between 1.0 and 2.0 in
the AR scale.
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Ebsco eBooks Heres the text in a Blastoff Reader Level 4 on
George Washington. The AR level for this book is 3.8
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Ebsco eBooks Heres another great series in Ebsco ebooks.
Supersized Just type in the word supersized in to the search box.
There are 22 books in this series. Only 6 covers are pictured
here.
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Ebsco eBooks series: Unsolved Mysteries Another great series is
called Unsolved Mysteries These are between 6.5-7.0 in AR book
level.
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Ebsco eBooks series: Katie Woo This series is great for 1st and
2nd grade girls. The reading level ranges from 1.7- 2.9 on the AR
Scale. There are 20 books in this series. This search needs to be
from the Ebsco eBooks homepage instead of Destiny. Just type in
Katie Woo into the search box.
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Ebsco eBooks series: Sports Illustrated Kids The Sports
Illustrated Kids Series provides graphic novels (comic books)
ranging in topics such as football, hockey, paintball,
cheerleading, and basketball. AR ranges are in the 2s and 3s for
these books. This search needs to be from the Ebsco eBooks homepage
instead of Destiny. Just type in Sports illustrated kids. There are
27 books available.
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Ebsco eBooks If your child likes Diary of a Wimpy Kid, try
typing in this authors name in the Ebsco ebooks search box: Karla
Oceanak. When typing Karla Oceanak into the search box, five books
will appear. These are about a lovable character named Aldo who
keeps a journal. They are chapter books perfect for 3rd-5th grade
(and maybe some 2nd graders) Here is the first book in the series.
It is worth 2 AR points and on a level of 3.8. These are available
to download and read offline.
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Ebsco eBooks It is possible to see a list of all Ebsco eBooks.
Here are the steps. 1.Go to Destiny. 2.Click on catalog. 3.Click on
resource lists (its on the left) 4.Click on public lists (its on
the right) 5.Click on Ebsco eBooks in the middle Here are some
other series names you can type into Ebsco eBooks: Dog Heroes Smart
Animals! The United States Presidents First Ladies Technology in
Ancient Cultures Beginner Biographies Cat-ographies Sports Tales.
Greek Myths. Supersized (This one is about large animals) Big Buddy
Books. Buddy Bios Military Machines Math Made Fun Torque The World
of Mythology Symbols, Landmarks, and monuments Unsolved Mysteries
First Drawings
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Ebsco eBooks offline First you must set up an account in Ebsco
eBooks.
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Then follow these steps 1. Go to App store and download
Bluefire Reader 2. Authorize bluefire reader with Adobe login (if
you dont have one, you will have to create one) 3. Go to
bulldoglibrary.com, click on Search for Books and then click on
Ebsco eBooks 4. Login with username: shreve and password: bulldogs
5. Search Ebooks with limiter of full text and download available
checked 6. Choose ebook 7. Choose download offline 8. Login to
Ebsco with your username and login created 9. Checkout and download
10. Go to Checkouts folder or Ebook link shows on device 11. Open
in bluefire reader 12. Click on book to Read
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Storia Each student has their own username and password. Login
from www.storiaschool.comwww.storiaschool.com
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Storia Storia has over 2000 ebooks, but kids only have access
to what is assigned and what is of interest to their grade level.
If you want something to appear on your childs bookshelf, email
Mrs. Bryant. See the full list on bulldoglibrary.com
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Storia Our Storia account is set up using the Guided Reading
levels for grades preK-1st and Lexile for grades 2-5. See the
conversion chart. Remember that your childs STAR scores recommend
what to read on the ATOS scale. 3 different ways to measure reading
level is confusing!
