Hey Anne - thanks for the reply. If you or your reading teacher is able to
find out more about how you use and manage Audible, and could pass it along
to me, that'd be greatly appreciated.
Say hi to Matt Haney for me - we went to high school together!
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On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 2:08 PM Anne Swann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We use Audible at MDIHS. I can't remember how we manage it, but our
> reading teacher uses it a lot.
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> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 6:54 AM Esther McKay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 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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>> *Subject: *Re: Audible for Education
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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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>> Technology Integrator
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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:
>>
>> 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]>
>> wrote:
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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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>> Seth Cole - Technologist, Shapleigh School
>> 43 Stevenson Road, Kittery, ME 03904
>> 207.439.2572 x.118 - Cell: 802.734.1939
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