Amplify eReaders create a more accessible experience and support students in the process of growing their close reading and reading comprehension skills.
The following features are available in the eReader within the Hub:
Grades K–5
Grades 3–5
For educators
Bookmarking
Students in Grades K–5 can place a bookmark on any page by clicking on the orange bookmark in the upper-left 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 Ir al marcador in the Table of Contents menu to jump directly to that page.
Magnifying
Teachers and students in Grades K–5 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 + or the zoom-in icon. To zoom out, click the magnifying glass with – or the zoom-out icon. Both icons are located in the lower-right corner of the screen.
The default page starts at no magnification (100%). The eReaders cannot be zoomed out further than this.
Each zoom-in level increases text and visuals’ size by a fixed 25%. The maximum zoom is 200%, or 4 clicks on the zoom-in icon.
Depending on the size and aspect ratio of the user's screen, at certain zoom levels, students can scroll horizontally and vertically, as needed.
Highlighting
Students in Grades 3–5 can highlight text by clicking and dragging across any word, phrase, or sentence 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 corresponding note.
Note-taking
When a word or words are highlighted, students in Grades 3–5 can create a corresponding note by clicking Agregar nota.
They can move or resize the text box, so it doesn’t cover the text.
Students can revisit, edit, or delete their notes by clicking the Notas icon next to the highlight.
Downloading PDFs
Teachers can access downloadable PDFs of books in the eReader Library by clicking the PDF icon in the upper right. Educators who access the links must be logged in with their Amplify credentials.
PDF files for all eReaders are not yet available.