Comments on: Kindle Phone Home: Getting 80 Kindles Ready for Kids, Part 2

By: Kathy McLaughlin

Kathy McLaughlin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:55:16 +0000

Hi, Kathy

I’ve looked at your Acceptable Use Form and would love permission to adapt it for use for e-readers at Taft Union High School.

By: willd

willd — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:56:38 +0000

Hi Mark, there are a number of teachers and librarians who have shared their experiences on the EduKindle Ning at http://www.edukindle.ning.com. If you search around a bit there, you will find many ideas and practices addressing the issues you mention. –Will

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:58:57 +0000

I’m also interested in hearing more about next steps — specifically, about how to purchase books (with a personal credit card?), how to share books to the 80 Kindles (do you have to purchase 13+ copies of the book and share them one by one?), and how to prevent students from purchasing books themselves. Thank you very much for these two articles!

By: willd

willd — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:33:25 +0000

The Kindle e-book lending program is run through Overdrive, and requires a library to have an Overdrive account to participate.

By: mary barber

mary barber — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:48:02 +0000

This is very helpful but can you continue to tell us how you got the books purchased? I am not sure how to proceed with this process for 80 kindles in our school district.

By: Mark Scholes

Mark Scholes — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:45:24 +0000

Make sure you buy a barcode reader, or get an app on your smartphone or for your webcam to read the barcodes for the serial numbers.

What I want is a way to automatically add wifi passwords, Apple has an enterprise toolkit to upload settings to multiple devices.

By: Susan Timmons

Susan Timmons — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:20:03 +0000

You can also always get your serial number by clicking on Menu – Settings – Device Info. on your kindle…just in case it gets separated from the box or covered with a sticker. You can also type your school’s address and/or library contact information in Menu – Settings – Persona Info…just in case it gets lost. Also, as a case for the latest generation kindle, I much preferred the one we bought direct from JavoEdge (http://www.javoedge.com/reflexeshop/productCatalog/getProduct.do?poid=3047&pbmId=18335) to the M-edge one we bought from Amazon. They’re about the same price, and while the JavoEdge took a few days longer to ship from Oregon, it was much better quality.

By: Jeffrey Yen

Jeffrey Yen — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:40:57 +0000

Amazing stuff! I’m looking forward to possible future blog entries, for e.g., the logistics with stuffing books (free or otherwise) given the limitations of sharing (6 Kindles per account name?). And maybe something on what books to select for the kids (they should choose but with that comes complexities?)

By: sandy oxx

sandy oxx — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:41:02 +0000

Thank you. I will be ordering 10 within the next two weeks for a pilot program in our school. I’ll definitely be sure to use your numbering/sticky note method…another question, did you buy watertight covers for your Kindles. I know wetness would be an issue for those students who so often return waterlogged books….If so, where did you buy it and how much was it?

By: Kelly Ahlfeld

Kelly Ahlfeld — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:27:26 +0000

Great piece about the nitty gritty! Any insight as to billing options for schools? Seems clunky to us, requiring someone’s credit card, but since we have just started looking into it, wondered if there were other options.