Amplify eReaders

Accessible experience with highlighting, bookmarking, and note-taking

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Amplify eReaders create a more accessible experience and support students in growing their close reading and reading comprehension skills.

The following features are available in the eReader within the Hub:

  • Highlighting (Grades K–5)

  • Bookmarking (Grades K–5)

  • Note-taking (Grades 3–5)

Grades K–2

Note: If students are using shared usernames, they will be able to see the highlights and bookmarks created by other students.

Highlighting

Students can highlight by clicking on any word in the Grade K–2 eReaders. If students click and highlight multiple words in a row, the phrase will turn into a continuous highlight. To remove a highlight, students can simply click on the word again and the highlight will disappear.

Bookmarking

Students can leave a bookmark on any page by clicking on the orange bookmark in the upper left-hand corner of any page in the eReader.

Students can see which chapter their bookmark is in by viewing the Table of Contents. They can also click the Go to Bookmark button to jump directly to that page.

Magnifying

Teachers and students can now magnify pages in their eReaders to make text and visuals appear bigger without affecting text quality or page layout.

The magnification feature can be utilized to zoom in or zoom out. To zoom in, click the magnifying glass with + button. To zoom out, click the magnifying glass with – button. Both buttons are located at the lower right corner of the screen.

The default page starts at no magnification (100%). The eReaders cannot be zoomed out further than this magnification.

Each successive zoom-in level increases text and visuals size by a fixed 25%. The maximum zoom is 200%, which would require 4 clicks on the zoom-in magnifying glass with + button.

Depending on the size and aspect ratio of the user's screen, at certain zoom levels, horizontal and vertical scroll bars will appear. Students and teachers can use the scroll bars to move to their desired page section.

Grades 3–5

Highlighting

Students can highlight by clicking and dragging across any word, phrase, or sentence in the Grade 3–5 eReaders. If students want to resize or adjust their selection, they can use the circular draggers.

Students can choose between four different color options. After students create a highlight, they have the option to also create a note.

Note-taking

Students can create a note by clicking on the Add Note button. They can move or resize the text box around the page.

Students can revisit, edit, or delete their notes by clicking on the Notes icon next to their highlight.

Bookmarking

Students can leave a bookmark on any page by clicking on the orange bookmark in the upper left-hand corner of any page in the eReader.

Students can see which chapter their bookmark is in by viewing the Table of Contents. They can also click the Go to Bookmark button to jump directly to that page.

Magnifying

Teachers and students can now magnify pages in their eReaders to make text and visuals appear bigger without affecting text quality or page layout.

The magnification feature can be utilized to zoom in or zoom out. To zoom in, click the magnifying glass with + button. To zoom out, click the magnifying glass with – button. Both buttons are located at the lower right corner of the screen.

The default page starts at no magnification (100%). The eReaders cannot be zoomed out further than this magnification.

Each successive zoom-in level increases text and visuals size by a fixed 25%. The maximum zoom is 200%, which would require 4 clicks on the zoom-in magnifying glass with + button.

Depending on the size and aspect ratio of the user's screen, at certain zoom levels, horizontal and vertical scroll bars will appear. Students and teachers can use the scroll bars to move to their desired page section.

Shortcut to PDFs

Teachers can access a downloadable PDF of books in the eReader Library by clicking the blue PDF button. Educators accessing the links must be logged in with their Amplify credentials.

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