Free Resource: TeachingBooks.net
The San Francisco Unified School District pays for a wonderful resource that you should know about called TeachingBooks.net. To login for FREE go here and under username enter your email address and for the password enter “sanfrancisco”. Note: students should leave username blank and just enter the password.
TeachingBooks.net specializes in creating original content with award-winning authors and illustrators to enable you to connect with the author the moment you are reading a book — for any subject area you are teaching.
Authors talk about journaling, doing research, bringing history to life, and working with inspiring ideas. Illustrators show techniques they use to create picture books, graphic novels, and more. TeachingBooks.net original content highlights the opportunity for you to have the author as a primary-source resource, sharing the professional work they do.
TeachingBooks.net original content includes:
- “Meet the Author” movies and comprehensive virtual author visits — filmed in the authors’ homes and studios.Full list of Original TeachingBooks.net Author Programs
- Audio Readings — award-winning authors introduce and read an excerpt from a favorite book.
Full list of Original TeachingBooks.net Book Readings
- A collection of original recordings with authors and illustrators saying their names — “Hello, my name is . . .”
Author Name Pronunciations
