[ISLMA-Share] Audible

Sun Aug 14 16:48:25 CDT 2016

We use iPod shuffles to Circ audible books. One book can be on up to three devices so we have three cards for each audible book we purchase. Kids bring up a shuffle bar code and the "card" with the photo of their book of choice. We drag and drop immediately into a shuffle and voila. Kids have an audio book. It's very user friendly. Kids love it. We love it. We have about 20 shuffles for a k-5 building of about 300 and they are checked out all. The. Time. Grades 3-5 Can check them out. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 12, 2016, at 10:45 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> 
> 
> I contacted Audible this morning.  There is no 'School Account' available.  You can get a personal account and it is perfectly fine to give the students the username and password for that account and then they would have access to all those books.  The downside to this, they will be logging into your account, which means they will have complete access to payment information, they could purchase items and change settings. There is no way to create an 'alias' log in.  I was hoping there was a way around this because I LOVE audible.  I've beedn purchasing audio books from follett and have not been impressed with Brytewave's delivery of the audio books.  Hoping it will improve. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 7:58 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I’ve used Audible here at school for years.  I have never seen an education account setting.  I’ve talked to people there and they have never mentioned it.  I have an account in my library’s name and it works pretty much like a personal account.  I am lucky enough that I have a school credit card for the library so it works well.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Janet Johnston
>> 
>> Reed-Custer High School
>> 
>> Library Information Specialist
>> 
>> Student Council
>> 
>> Speech
>> 
>> Safe School Ambassador Facilitator
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] On Behalf Of Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association
>> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:25 PM
>> To: Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association
>> Subject: Re: [ISLMA-Share] Audible
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Karrie,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Would you please post a link to Audible's Education Program. (I haven't found it through a Google search.) Last spring I was told by Audible that they have no education accounts only personal. I would absolutely love to have a school account.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Stephanie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Stephanie Stieglitz
>> MRC Director, The Lane
>> 500 N. Elm St.
>> Hinsdale, IL 60521
>> 
>> MRC Website
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> "For school leaders and school librarians, implementing the CCSS is not about thinking out of the box. It is about transforming the box itself."  - Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role of the School Librarian - Achieve and AASL Action Brief, Nov. 2013
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> "I don't believe that libraries should be drab places, where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." - Monty Python's Flying Circus, series one, show 10
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:21 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>> 
>> Audible has educational accounts that allows 3 devices to use the account at one time.  I bought 3 iPods and downloaded the app, giving each on it's own password and user name.  When my students  check them out, they will be given this information.  I'll probably have to change the password on a regular basis to keep kids from using the account on other devices of their own.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> This is new territory for me so I haven't worked out the kinks.  The yearly subscription cost $250 and I got 24 book credits (1  credit per book) that I could spend all at one time.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The educational department was very helpful, although it took me awhile to come up with the email address.  Google Audible education program.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Happily Ever After,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Karrie Fisher
>> 
>> Library Director &
>> 
>> Photography Teacher
>> 
>> 
>> "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education."  -- Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Baker Demonstration School
>> 
>> 201 Sheridan Road | Wilmette, Illinois 60091
>> 
>> t: 847-425-5800 | f: 847-425-5801
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Love to Learn, Cherish the Journey, Serve the World
>>       
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> We are looking into Audible this year but the district cannot figure out how to set it up without me having access to their top secret Amazon password (love the trust). How do other districts work this? Would a Amazon gift card work?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Amy
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Amy Bendall
>> 
>> District 34 Library Media Specialist
>> 
>> Antioch, IL
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> ISLMA-Share mailing list
>> islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
>> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
>> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
>> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> ISLMA-Share mailing list
>> islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
>> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
>> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
>> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Illinois has a very broad public records law. Most written communications (including email) to or from school district officials and staff are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your email communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. Community Consolidated School District 181
>> _______________________________________________
>> ISLMA-Share mailing list
>> islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
>> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
>> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
>> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> ISLMA-Share mailing list
>> islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
>> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
>> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
>> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Suzanne Dekorsi
> Technology Integration/Information Literacy Specialist
> Scholastic Bowl Coach
> Millburn Elementary 
> 18550 Millburn Road
> Wadsworth, IL 60031
> (847) 356-8331
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> ISLMA-Share mailing list
> islma at list.railslibraries.info
> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info

-- 
To ensure that District 70 students experience learning that prepares them 
to live and work in the 21st Century
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.railslibraries.info/pipermail/aisle/attachments/20160814/7093bd8d/attachment-0002.html>