<div dir="ltr"><br><div>In our school, we've encouraged students to obtain public library cards so they can use Hoopla OR Overdrive for audiobooks. Students with IEP's or 504's clearly stating a need for audiobook materials, have Learning Ally or <a href="https://www.bookshare.org/cms/promo/adwords/audiobooks-learning-disabilities">Bookshare</a> accounts. Bookshare and LibriVox have a large number of audiobooks in the public domain. Fortunately, middle schools and high schools who are reading <a href="https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/806302?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSBwZWFybA">The Pearl</a>, <a href="https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/2830494?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRvIGtpbGwgYSBtb2NraW5nYmlyZA">To Kill A Mockingbird</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/01/01/951171599/party-like-its-1925-on-public-domain-day-gatsby-and-dalloway-are-in">The Great Gatsby</a>, or other famous classics can find audiobook versions through these sources. </div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, the copyright has expired on these <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/01/01/951171599/party-like-its-1925-on-public-domain-day-gatsby-and-dalloway-are-in">famous classics</a> from 1925. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, Michelle Walsh</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 7:12 AM Meyer, Gail via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">A teacher inquired about Learning Ally to provide students with audio versions of the books we use in the curriculum. Does anyone use this site? Thoughts on it?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alternatively, what are high schools doing to have audiobooks available for students with IEPs/504s – preferably ones that aren’t single use?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gail Meyer, Librarian<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:gmeyer@tfd215.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">gmeyer@tfd215.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">708.585.2197<u></u><u></u></p>
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