Training
Bookshare offers a range of training opportunities that includes complimentary 'getting started' webinars to our newly developed comprehensive professional development workshops.
- Upcoming Webinars
- Pre-recorded Webinars
- Quick Guides
- Professional Development Workshops (ARRA Qualified!)
Upcoming Webinars
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Bookshare 101 for Parents
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 – 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Bookshare 101 for Educators
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 – 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Bookshare Reading Series: How to read on Macs with Read:OutLoud
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 – 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Ready, Set, Read with Bookshare
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 – 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 – 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Bookshare and the University Student - What's New for Fall?
Thursday, October 8, 2009 – 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Pre-recorded Webinars
Webinars for Educators and Parents
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Bookshare 101 for Educators
September 17, 2009 – WMV video, MP3 audio -
Bookshare "One More Step" for Educators
September 16, 2009 – WMV video, MP3 audio -
Bookshare and the Postsecondary Student - Making the Transition
August 4, 2009 – WMV video, MP3 audio -
Educator Webinar - Summer Reading with Bookshare
May 13, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Educator Webinar - How to Get Your Students Individual Memberships
April 15, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Bookshare 101 en Espanol para Padres
April 14, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Parent Webinar - How to read with Macs
April 9, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Parent Webinar - How to read with Read:OutLoud
April 8, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Parent Webinar - How to read with Victor Reader Soft
April 7, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Educator Webinar - How to Use READ:OutLoud
April 1, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Bookshare - Ready, Set, Read
March 24, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Educator Webinar - Learn more about the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
March 17, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Educator Webinar - How to Use Victor Reader Soft
March 4, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Bookshare University Webinar
February 20, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Bookshare 101 for Parents
February 18, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Meet the New Bookshare for Educators
January 15, 2009 – Flash video, MP3 audio - Bookshare 101
May 21, 2008 – Flash video, MP3 audio
International Webinars
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Books Without Barriers
March 24, 2008 – WMV video, MP3 audio
International webinar with partner HumanWare.
Special Presentations
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Best Practices for Image Descriptions from NCAM
June 22, 2009 – Coming Soon! -
Accelerating Tactile Graphics Production by Automation
December 4, 2008 – Flash video, MP3 audio
Professor Richard Ladner from the University of Washington came to Bookshare to present his amazing batch processing work on automating translation of textbook figures, making it possible to translate an entire textbook of figures in weeks rather than months.
Quick Guides
Learn about common tasks on Bookshare.
Membership
- Individual Memberships for U.S. Students under 18 Years
- Memberships for U.S. Individuals 18 Years and Over
- School Memberships for U.S. K-12 Students
- Organizational Memberships for Students with Individual Memberships
- Recommending Individual Memberships for US Students