We use Audible at MDIHS. I can't remember how we manage it, but our reading
teacher uses it a lot.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 6:54 AM Esther McKay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> How would Audible work for students? I had a teacher who wanted to
> download a book for students (buy it with district funds and “gift” it to
> their account), but since Audible is Amazon, you had to be over 18 to have
> your own account. I know a lot of kids probably have access to an Amazon
> account, but it wasn’t something we could step in and make for those who
> didn’t have one…
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> ~Esther
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> Our school has a subscription to CloudLibrary, and students can check out
> audiobooks and ebooks. Overdrive is another option, but I think most Maine
> libraries are using CloudLibrary now.
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> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 5:37 PM Mark Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Haven't used Audible myself at schools, but Epic! is good for lots of
> books, some read aloud, some audio books without texts, some just texts.
> It's free and is expanding its collection with many more middle school
> appropriate books.
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> https://www.getepic.com/
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> Mark Miller
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> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 3:56 PM Jodi Crawford <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi, Seth-
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> I don't know of anyone using Audible in schools, though that would be
> great!
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> I am currently looking into AudioBooksNow as they have a great catalog and
> bulk purchasing:
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> https://www.audiobooksnow.com/bulk-purchasing/
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> -Jodi Crawford
> Library Media Specialist
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> Learning Commons
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> Mt. Ararat High School
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> Topsham, ME 04086
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> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 3:50 PM Seth Cole <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi all. Is anyone here successfully using Audible in their schools? I've
> had a couple teachers express interest, and was wondering the best way to
> try and set up.
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> Thanks!
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