Using TeachingBooks.net to Find Texts
What is TeachingBooks.net?
TeachingBooks is a website that helps you search for books that meet your needs as an educator (similarly to NoveList Plus), more importantly it helps you find resources related to books of interest. It includes more than 88,000 engaging digital resources, such as lessons, book readings, and video, curated to enrich K12 literacy instruction. Using it is one of the easiest ways to discover relevant texts or supporting materials when planning lessons.
Watch the video below for a short introduction to searching with TeachingBooks.net.
The link to access TeachingBooks.net is below, as well as a short recap to searching with TeachingBooks.
- TeachingBooks.netIncludes 88,000+ engaging digital resources, such as lessons, book readings, and video, curated to enrich K12 literacy instruction.
TeachingBooks.net also has full book recordings for select books. To explore these titles click the link below. When navigating to a specific book recording from the list you will be prompted to log-in. Use the student log-in shown in the video above or the review section below.
- TeachingBooks.net - Complete Book RecordingsA collection within TeachingBooks.net of more than 1,640 children and young adult full book readings. A great alternative if access to the physical copy is limited.
Review: Using TeachingBooks.net to Find Texts
Logging into TeachingBooks.net with the ISU Shared Student Account
Using the link below, you will be prompted to sign-in with your ULID and password. Once you do, you will be logged into the ISU shared student account. This link will work the same both on and off-campus.
- TeachingBooks.netIncludes 88,000+ engaging digital resources, such as lessons, book readings, and video, curated to enrich K12 literacy instruction.
Creating a Personal Educator Account
You can also create a personal educator account so that you have personal access to TeachingBooks.net!
- To create a personal educator account, first log in to the ISU shared account. This step is important because it lets TeachingBooks.net know that you're creating an account through the library's account.
- Then, click on the menu icon in the upper left corner of the new screen.
- From the revealed menu, select ‘Educator Login.’
- Enter your personal email account to create an educator login or 'Sign in as Adult with Google'. The sign in button will re-direct you to the registration page when it does not recognize an account tied to your email address. Please note that after you create an educator login, you can login with that account instead of the shared ISU account, just use the educator/adult tab rather than the student tab when signing in.
Searching for Texts
- Log in to either the shared student account or your personal educator account.
- Search by book title in the search bar for a book you are hoping to find more information on, or related resources for.
- Select the correct book cover from the results list.
- Explore the information and resources provided with the book. Much of the descriptive information mirrors what is available in NoveList Plus.
- Pay particular attention to the author interviews and book readings as potentially valuable additional resources.
- To discover related books, select 'Show More Details' beneath the descriptive information. This will reveal the subject headings. Click on a subject heading that reflects an aspect of the current book you want other books to share.
- This will take you to a list of books on TeachingBooks.net which share that subject. You can narrow your results using the filters on the left side of the screen.
- If you are interested in accessing a copy of one of the books you discover this way, you have to search for the book in the Milner Library Catalog.
- If Milner has the book, it will appear in the results list. To check out the book, either go to Milner to find the book on the shelf using the call number, or request the book for curbside pick-up.
