- Why Read? It's Summer Vacation!
- Bel Aire's Summer Reading Challenge
- Creative Ideas
- Follett Digital Bookshelf
- Favorite Book Series 2011-12
- Favorite Book Titles 2011-12
- Bookworm Sue's Summer Reading List
- Alicia Bell's Summer Reading List
Over the past two years, Bel Aire has been slowly building a digital bookshelf of books. We currently have over 500 titles. This bookshelf is accessible from any device with Internet connection. Students simply sign in with their AR username and password, and "voila" they can check out a book. The link to the Follett bookshelf is posted on the front page of the Bel Aire website.
Only two books at a time can be checked out and after two weeks the checked out tile will automatically return to the virtual library.
When checking out the book there is an option to "read the book online" or "download" it. If the book is read online, students can access their account can then read their book from several different devices . For example, they could read it at home on their computer and then also access it at school on an iPad. The book is stored in their online account.
Downloading a book will store the title on one particular device. Although the book can only be read on this device, it can be read without Internet connection. Students would want to download a book before a long car trip or plane ride. The book will only be available for two weeks and then it will immediately be returned.
On the iPad the download is very simple. Just click download and then your done. On the computer you will need to download Follett's Digital Reader Software which is Flash based. Once you click download the computer will ask you to download the software.
Install Follett Digital Reader Software
Go to your Applications folder and open up the Follett Digital Reader Software.
The reader software is now an application
Return to download the book.
Choose to open the book with Follett Digital Reader.
Start Reading!
The Free App!
The Follett Reader is now an app! It is available for both the iPad and Android devices.
The first time you use the it will ask for a code
You need this code...
wbb01503
then enter your child's AR username and password.
Now read!