Thursday, July 18, 2013
Montana Library 2 Go
The last time I used Montana Library 2 Go was a long time ago. I remember fighting with the file types and becoming easily frustrated. When I went back to the website, I was happy to find that it was much better. I found the Overdrive Help and the Device Resource Help to be very beneficial when first using the lending service. I downloaded a book and look forward to reading it on my kindle.
I am currently a 2nd grade teacher. I have not used any eReader device in my room. I do have a set of ipods and think that I may begin to lend out titles on the ipods. I think this would encourage more independent reading in the classroom. I do not have a listening center, so I would also like to download audio versions of the stories associated with our reading series so that the kids can listen to the stories on their own.
I am glad I was reintroduced to Montana Library 2 Go. I look forward to using it in the future.
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I like your idea of using the ipods in the listening center and allowing students to check them out. My listening center is all CD based so it is a bit old fashioned. I'll have to figure out ways to get it more up to date. You are definitely right that being able to read digitally increases student motivation for a lot of kids! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIf you have iPods in your listening center, you are going to LOVE Montana Library 2 Go! The audiobook selection is great (not sure how it is for younger kids, but I like it for middle school and high school kids). You will also love it on your kindle - it's so awesome to be able to check out a book from the website and not have to pay for it off of amazon!
ReplyDeleteThe ipods seem like a great idea. I'm wondering how easy it will be to download audio versions of stories from your reading program from Montana Library 2 Go as the library offerings may be limited. However I did notice that the Library of Congress also offers free downloads, although I have yet to try it, and that they may have a better selection of younger, age-appropriate audiobooks.
ReplyDeleteAudio versions are really easy to download too and there may be more of those -- site licenses are typically cheaper for those. A lot of teachers like to have students, especially struggling readers, listen to a book at the same time that they physically read it in print. I haven't seen research on that, but a lot of teachers tell me that they are really sold on that method and I believe those teachers are finding success.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you came back to MTLIb2go and found it easier this time. I was hoping to catch some of the early adopters who tried it first and gave up on it a while back bc it was such a headache -- they've made strides!
My recommendation for school libraries is not to subscribe -- at least not at first. I recommend working with the public librarian to have them get your students and parents set up with a public library card.