Alison Hicks + Ambra Scarlett - Macmillan Publishers Australia

About the authors Alison Hicks is Teacher-librarian and Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide. She facilitates the International Baccalaureate South Australian Teacher-librarian Network and is a member of the International Baccalaureate Asia Pacific Library Information Specialists Committee. Ambra Scarlett was Year 6/7 classroom teacher and eLearning Coordinator at Gilles Street PS and is currently Senior Consultant, Online Delivery, Workforce Development, South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services. Alison and Ambra collaboratively planned and taught units of inquiry, working within both the South Australian state and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme curriculum frameworks. They are excited at the range of possibilities Macmillan Digital Library offers teachers and students to interact with the text. SITE LICENCE Macmillan Digital Library CDs come with a whole school (geographic) site licence. Once the CDs are loaded onto the school file server, they can be accessed by students and teachers within the school. Published by Macmillan Education Australia Level 1, 15–19 Claremont Street South Yarra Vic 3141 www.macmillanlibrary.com.au

Getting Started Alison Hicks + Ambra Scarlett

Copyright Macmillan Education Australia 2011 ©

Acknowledgement The authors and publisher are grateful to Adobe Systems Incorporated for express permission to reproduce Adobe® Reader® screenshots and toolbars. © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Find more ideas for using Macmillan Digital Library interactively in teaching and learning, in Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book.

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Contents

Getting Started

Getting started 3 How to access Macmillan Digital Library digital books in your school

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How to create a Macmillan Digital Library folder

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How to copy the digital book files from the disk

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How to save teacher-created units

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How to make read-only files

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How to save student work

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The Adobe ® Reader ® toolbar 6

The books on Macmillan Digital Library CDs can be used directly from the disk by inserting it into the disk drive. However, as the disks come with a full site licence, we recommend you save the digital books onto your school file server or computer network for use in the library, the computer lab or classrooms. Before you start, consider how the books are to be used by the school. They can be used: • for general access by all users • for instruction in grammar, numeracy, note-taking, questioning, creating graphic organisers • for designing inquiry units of work. Note: Macmillan Digital Library files can be modified or deleted. It is highly recommended to make them read-only files (see page 5).

The Highlight Text tool

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The Underline Text tool

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The Text Box tool

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The Callout tool

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The Sticky Note tool

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Drawing tools

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For general access

The Record Audio Comment tool

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The Attach a File as a Comment tool

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Create a digital library folder on a drive that readers can access, e.g. the school’s public drive or the library network drive. Copy all titles into this folder. Make sure they are in read-only format (see page 5).

How to access Macmillan Digital Library digital books in your school The following are general guidelines. Where schools have a computer network manager, follow existing systems and processes.

For instruction and inquiry units

Note: There are some differences in functionality between Macintosh and Windows systems. While specific instructions have been provided for each, exploration of tools and their options may show minor differences in the screen shots.

The way you choose to organise the digital library for instruction or inquiry units will depend on your existing structure for unit resources. • If there is a general resources folder on the network, create a new folder within it as the digital library folder. Copy all titles into this folder. • If resources for each unit are filed in their own separate folder, create a new folder within each for the Macmillan Digital Library book that supports that unit and copy the book into the folder.

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Getting Started

How to create a Macmillan Digital Library folder Open the network drive you wish to copy the Macmillan Digital Library to. Or, if you are copying the disk to a single computer, choose where the new folder is to be located, e.g. in a documents folder. Click File, then New, then Folder. Name the folder. If all Macmillan Digital Library CDs are to be copied into a single folder, give a general name, such as Macmillan Digital Library. Double click on the folder to open it, then create and name new folders for each Macmillan Digital Library title. If you are creating a folder for a single title, give the folder the name of the Macmillan Digital Library CD, such as Australian Animals.

How to copy the digital book files from the disk Windows users: 1 Place the disk in the disk drive. On most computers, the disk opens automatically at the main menu. If so, click File then Exit. 2 Right click on My Computer and click on Explore in the dropdown menu. In the folders list, click on the Macmillan Digital Library disk icon. A window will open to show files on the disk. 3 Click on Edit, then Select all. Click on Edit, then Copy. Double click on the folder you created to copy the disk to. Click Edit, then Paste. The contents of the Macmillan Digital Library disk will be copied into the new folder. Macintosh users: 1 Place the disk in the disk drive. It will appear on your desktop. Double click on the icon. A window will open to show the files on the disk. 2 Drag the files from the disk to the folder you have created. The contents of the Macmillan Digital Library disk will be copied into the new folder.

How to save teacher-created units 1 Go to your Macmillan Digital Library folder and open the Macmillan Digital Library title you wish to modify. 2 Before you begin editing, click on File, then Save As. Rename the unit. This will create a new file. Remember to save often when editing. 3 When you have finished editing, save the modified Macmillan Digital Library book and change it to read-only format (see page 5). 4

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Windows users: Before creating the links to any added files, such as attachments, images and sound files, save them to the Macmillan Digital Library folder containing the modified title so that they will open correctly.

How to make read-only files Windows users: 1 Go to your Macmillan Digital Library folder. Right click on the folder icon for a Macmillan Digital Library title. 2 Go to Properties at the bottom of the drop-down menu. In the General section, click on read only to uncheck it, then click again to recheck it. 3 Click Apply. A box Confirm attribute changes will appear. Ensure that the Apply changes to this folder, sub folders and files is checked. Click OK. 4 Click OK to close the box. 5 Repeat for all of the Macmillan Digital Library titles. Macintosh users: 1 Go to your Macmillan Digital Library folder. Click on an icon for a Macmillan Digital Library title. 2 Go to File in the top menu bar and choose Get info. Click on the Locked box. A tick will appear. 3 Repeat for all the Macmillan Digital Library titles.

How to save student work If students are responding to a teacher-modified Macmillan Digital Library book, save a separate copy for students to use. To do this, open the file, click File, Save as and rename it. This creates a new copy for the students to interact with and keeps the original modified book as a master. If you changed the files to read-only format, change the students’ copy back again by unchecking the tick. Once you have assessed students’ work and have collected any work samples you require, delete all student-modified Macmillan Digital Library titles.

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The Adobe®Reader®toolbar

The Adobe®Reader®toolbar

3 Click in the box beside each tool to select or deselect it. For Macmillan Digital Library, match the tools ticked in the example below. 4 Click OK. The tools selected will appear in your Comment & Markup toolbar.

Before starting to modify the text using the interactive tools of Adobe Reader, set up the Adobe Reader toolbar.

Instructions Go to your Macmillan Digital Library folder and open a Macmillan Digital Library digital book. 1 Click on Tools. 2 Click on Comment & Markup. 3 Click on Show Comment & Markup Toolbar.

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The Comment & Markup toolbar will open and stay on screen. Position the toolbar wherever it is convenient.

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Accessing from disk: 1. Insert disk; when the Main Menu screen appears, click on File then on Exit 2. Right-click on My Computer; click on Explore in the drop down menu 3. In the Folders list, click on the Macmillan Digital Library title 4. In the Folders list, click on the PDF folder. A window will open to show all files on the disk 5. Double-click on one of the book title PDF files to access that book 6. To access another book, click on the Menu Arrow to access the Main Menu. 1

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Customise the toolbar to add features you want to use regularly. 1 Click on Tools in the top menu bar. 2 Click on Customise Toolbars.

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Using Adobe® Reader® 10? You may need to follow these steps to reveal the interactive tools.

For ideas for using the Adobe® Reader® toolbar see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Accessing from a school server: 1. Right-click on My Computer; click on Explore in the drop down menu. 2. In the Folders list, open the Digital Library folder on your network 3. In the Folders list, click on the selected title. A window will open to show all files for that title 4. Double-click on the PDF folder 5. Double-click on one of the book title PDF files to access that book 6. To access another book, click on the Menu Arrow to access the Main Menu. The Macmillan Digital Library title will open. The full range of interactive tools will be visible under the Comments/Annotations or Comments/Drawing Markup tabs.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Adobe® Reader® toolbar. The examples shown here are from Macmillan Digital Library Global Issues 2 isbn 9781420274196.

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Options You can alter the colour of the highlighter. 1 Right click on the highlighted words. 2 Select Properties from the drop-down menu. 3 Click on the colour box and select from the colour palette. 4 Click on General to assign the author and subject. 5 Click OK.

Purpose Highlighting is useful for locating text you may want to find again. It can also be used for noting key points or important information, or for analysing text. Different colours can be used for different purposes.

Instructions 1 Click on the Highlight Text tool icon. 2 To highlight a single word, double click on the word. To highlight more than one word, select the text by clicking and dragging with the mouse. When you release the mouse button, the text will be highlighted. 3 To delete a highlight, click on it and press delete. 1

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For ideas for using the Highlight Text tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Highlight Text tool. The examples used here are from Macmillan Digital Library Australian Animals ISBN 9781420274189.

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Purpose

Options The colour of the underline can be altered. 1 Right click on the underlined words. 2 Select Properties from the drop-down menu. 3 Click on the colour box and select from the colour palette. 4 Click on General to assign the author and subject. 5 Click OK.

Underlining is an alternative to highlighting.

Instructions 1 Click on the Underline Text tool icon. 2 To underline a single word, double click on the word. To underline more than one word, select the text by clicking and dragging with the mouse. When you release the mouse button, the text will be underlined. 3 To delete an underline, click on it and press delete.

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For ideas for using the Underline Text tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Underline Text tool. The examples used here are from Macmillan Digital Library World Heritage ISBN 9781420280777.

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The Text Box tool

The Text Box tool

Purpose The Text Box tool is useful for inserting short pieces of text to expand on information given in the text.

Options You can modify the appearance of the text box. 1 Right click on the text box. 2 Select Properties from the drop-down menu. 3 Click on the border colour box and select from the colour palette, or click on the style box and select a border style. 4 Click on General to give the author and subject. 5 Click OK.

Instructions 1 Click on the Text Box tool icon. 2 On the page, click where you want to add text. A text box will appear. Type in the text, then click outside the text box. 3 If you wish to resize or move the text box, select it and drag. If you wish to add more text to the text box, double click on it.

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For ideas for using the Text Box tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Text Box tool. The examples used here are from Macmillan Digital Library Energy Choices ISBN 9781420274219 and Macmillan Digital Library Healthy Habits ISBN 9781420279436.

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The Callout tool

The Callout tool

Purpose The Callout tool is similar to the Text Box tool, but it has an arrow that can point to a specific location in the text. This tool is useful if you want to insert words, such as adjectives in labels in pictures or further examples in a list.

Options You can modify the appearance of the callout box. 1 Right click on the callout box. 2 Select Properties from the drop-down menu. 3 Click on the border colour box and select from the colour palette, or click on the style box and select a border style. 4 Click on General to give the author and subject. 5 Click on OK.

Instructions 1 Click on the Callout tool. 2 On the page, click where you want to add text. A callout box will appear. Type in the text, then click outside the text box. 3 If you wish to move the arrow, or resize or move the callout box, select it and drag. If you wish to add more text to the callout box, double click on it.

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For ideas for using the Callout tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Callout tool. The examples used here are from Macmillan Digital Library Energy Choices ISBN 9781420274219 and Macmillan Digital Library Healthy Habits ISBN 981420279436.

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Options

Purpose Sticky notes are a great teaching tool for giving students direction and focus in their reading, adding comments, asking questions and setting research tasks. Students and teachers can both use them to organise and participate in interactive reading experiences. You can also use them to add notes on pages where there is no room for text boxes.

You can differentiate activities by customising your sticky notes. A red question mark, for example, could indicate a writing task while a blue question mark could indicate an oral task; a key might denote a key words task, while a star may signify a research task. 1 Right click on the sticky note. 2 Select Properties from the drop-down menu. 3 Choose the appearance you want. Scroll down for more icon options. 1

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For ideas for using the Sticky Note tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

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Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Sticky Note tool. The examples used here are from Macmillan Digital Library Australian Animals ISBN 9781420274189 and Macmillan Digital Library We Are Australian ISBN 9781420274257.

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Drawing tools

Drawing tools

Pencil Eraser tool 1 Click on the Pencil Eraser tool icon. 2 Erase by holding down the mouse button and moving the mouse over the drawing. 3 Release the mouse button to finish erasing.

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Arrow tool

You can enhance the interactive nature of Macmillan Digital Library titles by marking up the text with the drawing tools to note key points or important information.

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Click on the Pencil tool icon. Draw by holding down the mouse button and moving the mouse. Release the mouse button to finish drawing. To delete a Pencil tool annotation, click on the drawing and press delete.

1 Click on the Arrow tool icon. 2 Hold down the mouse button and move the mouse from where you want the arrow to point to where you want it to point from. 3 To delete an arrow, click on it and press delete.

Rectangle tool 1 Click on the Rectangle tool icon. 2 Hold down the mouse button and move the mouse to create the rectangle. 3 To delete a rectangle, click on it and press delete.

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For ideas for using the Drawing tools, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Drawing tools. The example used here is from Macmillan Digital Library Reconciliation in Australia ISBN 9781420274226.

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Option for adding a pre-recorded sound You can also attach a pre-recorded message or sound as long as it is a .wav sound file. For other sound file formats, use the Attach a File as a Comment tool (pages 22 and 23). Pre-recorded sounds, such as animal noises recorded on an excursion, add interactivity to the text.

Purpose If you have an inbuilt or plugged in microphone, you can use the Record Audio Comment tool to record questions, thoughts, or notes and attach them to a page. This is an excellent way of providing support, particularly for those students with reading difficulties or English as an additional language. They can hear the pronunciation of words, questions, explanations or comments in the voice of their own teacher.

Instructions 1 Click on the Record Audio Comment tool icon. 2 On the page, click where you want to record. 3 Press the red button (Record button on a Macintosh) and speak into the microphone. Press Stop. Click on the Play button to review the recorded comment. 4 Click OK. The Attach Sound Tool Properties box will appear. Choose the appearance and colour of the icon. Click on General to give the author and subject of the recording. Click OK. 5 Double click on the icon to hear the recording.

Instructions 1 Click on the Record Audio Comment tool icon. 2 On the page, click where you want to attach the sound file. 3 Click the Browse button (Choose button on a Macintosh) to locate the pre-recorded sound on your computer. Click on Select to add it. 4 Click OK. The Attach Sound Tool Properties box will appear. Choose the appearance and colour of the icon. Click on General to give the author and subject of the recording. Click OK. 5 Double click on the icon to hear the recording.

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For ideas for using the Record Audio Comment tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Record Audio Comment tool. The examples used here are from Macmillan Digital Library Values Set 2 ISBN 9781420279511 and Macmillan Digital Library Australian Animals ISBN 9781420274189.

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Instructions

Purpose You can add information to the Macmillan Digital Library titles by attaching files already on your computer. The files can be in any format, such as text, images or video clips, created in any other software application. There are a variety of uses for this tool: • to support students who may not know words in the text by adding images or fuller explanations • to give the words of a song or poem mentioned in the text • to show media clips that explain or demonstrate a point in the text • to add students’ own photos related to the topic, such as animals seen on an excursion to the zoo • to give students the opportunity to share the results of their research • to attach a list of websites that you have selected for their relevance, reliability and appropriate readability.

1 Click on the Attach a File as a Comment tool icon. 2 On the page, click where you want the attachment to be. 3 Locate the file you wish to attach. (Windows users: Place it in the same folder as the Macmillan Library title you are modifying.) Click on Select to add the file. The Properties box will appear. Choose the appearance and colour of the attachment icon. Click on General to give the author and subject of the attachment. Click OK. 4 After the icon is pasted on the page, double click on it to open the attached file. 1

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For ideas for using the Attach a File as a Comment tool, see Macmillan Digital Library Teacher Resource Book: Enhancing interactive teaching and learning using digital tools ISBN 9781420290776.

Any Macmillan Digital Library title can be used with the Attach a File as a Comment tool. The examples shown here are from Macmillan Digital Library Zoo Animals 2 ISBN 9781420279467 and Macmillan Digital Library Australian Animals ISBN 9781420274189.

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