Tumblebooks

August 17, 2010

Under Review

ERAC has extended its TumbleBookLibrary agreement. TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books that teach students reading skills in a format they enjoy. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books, in order to produce an electronic picture book users can read or have read to them.

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Tumblebooks

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books that teach students reading skills in a format they enjoy. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book users can read or have read to them.

Summary

With a variety of high-interest material, the TumbleBookLibrary provides enrichment to students who are reading independently. The library also provides support to students who require skill building, by offering them a variety of exercises that can match other areas of the curriculum. In general, TumbleBooks are a great addition to a reading program; students can use them independently or as a class. ESL and Special Education teachers have been particularly enthusiastic about TumbleBooks.

A Library Tour is available at: http://www.tumblebooks.com/LibraryTour.html
Free Trials are available at: http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/trial_form.asp

Testimonials (Canadian Users)

with the book she showed them. They felt very special and said it was the best day of their lives."
--Vice-Principal, New Brunswick

"TumbleBookLibrary.com. It's a teacher's dream come true!"
--Grade 3 / 4 Teacher, Ontario

"Students and Parents alike have commented on the ease of being able to navigate through the site. They have also loved the variety of books. Our reluctant readers enjoyed the chance to go online and "read" along with the stories."
--Special education Teacher, BC

Details

A subscription to TumbleBookLibrary allows schools and libraries unlimited remote access to the entire collection from school, library and home. Access to the TumbleBooks collections is based on an annual subscription model. With a subscription, ERAC members will receive unlimited remote access and a direct URL link encoded with unique usernames and passwords that will enable students and teachers to access TumbleBookLibrary by simply clicking a link on district/school websites. They will also receive 24/7 access to usage stats and free bookmarks and posters.

As part of this agreement, ERAC members will be able to purchase the following TumbleBooks products:

TumbleBooksLibrary – an online collection of TumbleBooks
TumbleReadables – an online collection of read-along titles
TumbleTalkingBooks – an online and downloadable audio book library
TumbleBooksUNPLUGGED – an offline add-on to your TumbleBookLibrary collection (no Internet required to view the books/games)

Pricing

ERAC District Contacts and District Purchasing Managers, please log in for further details.

TumbleBooksUNPLUGGED

The collection includes 125 TumbleBooks, 25 chapter books and 20 TumbleGames. Tumblebooks will send you a fully loaded USB stick which can be used to download the collection to your computer(s) or server. The free TumblePad 2.0 reader application is installed as part of the USB installation. You may download the collection onto your desktop computers, laptops, and netbooks.

TumbleBooksUNPLUGGED is perfect for:

School with limited bandwidth
Schools/libraries with computers not connected to the Internet
Schools/libraries wanting to limit Internet access (i.e: on children's computers)

Note: Each TumbleBookLibrary subscription includes a TumbleAdmin section where districts or schools can view usage statistics and update accounts.

Ordering Info

To order please contact (and mention you are an ERAC member):

Rachela Naccarato at rachela@tumblebooks.com or by telephone at 416-781-4010 or toll free: 1-800-232-1844.