This document outlines a training session for parents focusing on a program called 'Digital for Literacy' aimed at enhancing children's reading practices through the use of tablets providing access to eBooks. It includes the importance of reading aloud, tips for success, instructions for tablet care, and how parents can engage their children with digital reading. The program encourages ongoing support and community among parents to foster their children's literacy development.

1. Digital For Literacy
Parent Training
October 2013
Monday, November 11, 13

2. Welcome!
• Bring Me A Book is a nonprofit
organization located in Mountain
View, CA
• For over 15 years our mission is
to strengthen the language and
literacy skills of underserved
children.
• We provide books to classrooms
and trainings to parents on the
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3. Question for Parents
What has changed with your
reading routine at home since
we last met?
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4. Refresher
Importance of Reading Aloud at home:
 Supports brain development
 Creates pre-literacy skills
 Makes children love reading for
a lifetime
Tips for Success:
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Read together
Read the same book over an over again
Create a routine
Always read the title and author
Use finger to show words
Make reading fun: make noises, be
silly, etc.
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5. Today’s Parent Training
Today we will introduce you to our new
program: Digital For Literacy
• We want you to leave today knowing the
following:
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What is digital literacy and why it is important
How to use your tablet
How to access eBooks
How to make reading eBooks fun and encourage
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6. Parent Role
Here is what we expect from you in this pilot:
• Take this tablet home and read eBooks with your
children
• Download new books as needed
• Open eBook application once a week when connected to
internet
• Care for the tablet and keep it safe
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7. Question for Parents
What is your experience using
technology for learning or with
you child?
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8. Digital Literacy
• Technology is making it easier to access
more books
• We want to see if we offer families tablets
with access to more books if it will have a
positive impact on their child’s love of
reading
• We will be giving you tablets today with
access to digital books (eBooks)
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9. Ongoing Support
• We are learning too! Please share your
feedback
• Your teachers are experts- go to them for
help
• The tablets should not replace your
books at home- reading real books is still
very important!
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10. Question for Parents
Who here has used a tablet
before?
If you have experience working with a tablet
already, please help your neighbor today as
we train.
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11. Your New Tablet!
Samsung Galaxy Tablet 3
• We will show you how
• Then you will try
• You can use your Quick Guide for
help
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12. Important Tablet Tips
 Always make sure it is chargedneeds power to use
 Keep in protective case at all times
 Keep in safe place at home
 Transfer to and from school in
BMAB bag
 Bring complete bag to classroom
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13. Wireless Internet
• Your tablet needs to be
connected to a wireless
“wifi” network to download
books
• We have already configured
it to your school wifi
network
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14. Accessing Wifi
Connected
Open
Secured or “locked”
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15. FREE Wifi
• Other FREE wifi sites:
– At school
– Public Library
– Starbucks or other coffee shops
– Some local restaurants
– Some churches
– Other in your neighborhood?
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16. Your eBook Library
– 44 interactive FREE eBooks
• 26 on animals
• 18 other child friendly topics
– All books in Spanish or English
– Games with each book
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18. Training on your eBook
Similar to the process we followed earlier…
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Trainer demonstrates how to use eBook Library
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Read first three pages of eBook
Then have parents open and access Library
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Can follow-user guide if needed in eBook bag
Support staff walk around room and support
parents
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19. Read-Aloud Tips for eBooks
• Letting the child hold the device and turn the “pages”
• Have child help choose which eBooks parent should
download
• Talk about what books your child read in class, try to
make connections in books at home
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Tracking text with your finger
Reading title and author/illustrator
Making predictions based on cover
Getting cozy- sitting together
Let other children read to younger ones
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20. Celebrating Reading
At School:
• Book tree in the class that has your
child’s favorite book on a leaf they get to post
• Add eBooks to reading log – along with regular books
• We will create a certificate to award students at the end
of the year with the number of eBooks they read
• If we can read 500 books in a month each student will
get one free book to take home!
– Each must student read 25 books a month on average
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21. Question For Parents
How can you celebrate reading
at Home?
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22. Caring for your Tablet
Parents will manage their child’s use of the tablet- set
boundaries & expectations
Some good ideas for rules at home:
• Always keep it in the case
• Store it in a safe location when not using.
• Do not eat or drink next to tablet
• Use for education only
• If an older child wants to use it they should get permission
• Monitor older children’s use and time on tablet
• Review rules with all children in the home
• Be careful when transporting to and from school- keep in
bag
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23. Break or Loss of Tablet
• BMAB has installed programs on each device
to track lost tablets and use of features.
• BMAB will turn-off any missing devices.
• Tablets are on loan to families for the school
year. Must be returned to teacher at end of
the school year.
• Broken or lost tablets must be reported to
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24. Parent Community
• Becoming a support system for one
another will be very important for
the success of this pilot and your
children’s overall success
• Use one another for support!
• Goal- tell at least one other parent
about your favorite book!
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25. Ongoing Technical Support
• Please contact your teacher first with any
issues
• We will work closely with your teachers to
resolve issues. We want to make this EASY
on you
• Support materials you already have:
– Username/Password on cover of tablet
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26. Next Steps
• Bring eBook bag with all components to class every
Wednesday & Friday- put in cubby
• Your teacher will be using the tablets in class for small
group reading activities
• Open eBook application at least once a week while it is in
the classroom or when you are connected to wifi outside
of school
• You can download new books in school or whenever else
you have 2-5 mins in the class when connected to wifi
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27. Please stay if…
• You want to download some more FREE
eBooks
• If you would like help changing the
language on your tablet
• Have any other questions or concerns
you would like to share
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28. THANK YOU!!
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