• Keeps the classroom library vibrant and diverse while accommodating more students
• More bang for your buck, school's digital collection becomes part of the classroom
• Students can choose books without fear of of judgment from others
• Personalized reading experiences which aides in accommodating differing learners: Read-Alongs, text-to-speech, audio books, font and text size, various background colors
  

• Increased value for content area classrooms - non-fiction at all levels for research and inquiry
  

VRA students and families have access to over 700 e-books to read via MackinVIA. Some books are interactive, some can be used as a read aloud, while others are simply a standard book to be read online. Some e-books are multi-user while the others are single user check-out.

Username = e-number (s-number for students)

Password = school/district log-in (animal password for students)

If you can’t log-in into your account, you can go in as a guest, don’t choose a location, username - vra and password – hawks.

• State Awards - SSYRA, SSYRA Jr. and FRA

• Popular Series - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, Katie Woo, Library of Doom
  

• Favorite Authors - Dr. Seuss, Lisa Graff
  

• Capstone Interactive - books read aloud to students
  

Groups of Resources - collections of eBooks I have put together based on student interests and teacher suggestions for topics of study

• Holidays
• Sports
• Favorite Series
• Digital Citizenship
• States
  

• Florida Electronic Library
• DK Findout
• World Book
• History Lab
  

• Epic
• Capstone
• TED Talks
• Kahn Academy
  

• Storyline Online book videos

• Student Generated Videos
• SchoolTube hosted Videos
• Microsoft Stream hosted videos
  

• Online via your web browser - there is not an option to download
  
• Via the app in Apple or Android the book can be downloaded for use offline
• Laptop, Tablet, IPad, or cell phone
  

• Whole class Read Aloud
• Independent Reading on level
• Guided Reading - small group instruction
  
• Support Struggling Readers and ELL with Interactive and Read-Along options
  
• Non-fiction Reading/Science and Social Studies instruction
  
• Centers/STEAM Stations
  
• Conducting Research and citing sources
• Buddy Reading via Skype
• Creating and Sharing Digital Stories
• Literature Groups/Book Clubs