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MackinVIA eResource Management
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The following is a description of the MackinVIA eResource Management System General
Overview video that lasts 7 minutes and 5 seconds. It gives a detailed overview of how
to effectively use the MackinVIA website.
It uses screen capture and graphics to reinforce what is being described in the narration.
The following describes the audio and visual elements of the video.
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Audio: Music starts, and runs the full length of the video.
Visual: The video opens with the MackinVIA Logo and the words,
“MACKINVIA eResource Management Overview.”
Audio: Female narrator says, “MackinVIA connects you to all of your
school’s eContent with just one username and password.”
Visual: Graphic with desktop computers and handheld devices displaying
the MackinVIA website.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Go to mackinvia.com and login.”
Visual: Graphic appears with the VIA logo and words “mackinvia.com.”
Audio: Female narrator says, “Click on “All Resources” to browse through
the resources owned by your school.”
Visual: The login page is filled out and opens to the “All Resources” page.
The pointer shows the “All Resources” link in the left side menu, and then
clicks the Right Arrow at the top right of the page to go to the next page
of resources.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can sort your resources alphabetically,
by author, or by newest content.”
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Visual: The “Sort by” dropdown menu is clicked to reveal sorting options
that include: Resource A to Z, Resource Z to A, Author A to Z, Author Z to A,
Oldest, and Newest.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “The format of each resource is clearly
displayed.”
Visual: The pointer highlights that to the left of each resource, the format
of the resource is displayed.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “If you’d like to search by format, just select
“eBooks,” “Databases,” “Audiobooks,” “Videos,” or “Links.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the links in the menu on the left of the website
to display resources by format. Resources open by format in the following
order: eBooks, Databases, Audiobooks, Videos and Links.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “The four key areas of MackinVIA are Groups,
Categories, Advanced Search and Backpack.”
Visual: A graphic with the words “MackinVIA 4 key areas” fills the screen.
Then the MackinVIA website appears. The pointer highlights where the
Groups, Categories and Advanced Search links are in the left menu and
where the Backpack link is at the top right of the website.
Audio: Music up under graphic…
Visual: Graphic title that reads, “MackinVIA groups.”
Audio: Female narrator says, “Teachers can create Groups of eResources
for their students to reference.”
Visual: The MackinVIA website displays the “Groups” page. The Pointer
highlights the link to the groups page in the menu on the left side of the
website.
Audio: Female narrator says, “So if your class is studying Ecology, for
example, you can click on the Ecology group to open it and see the
resources your teacher has selected for you.”
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Visual: The pointer scrolls down the list of groups, stops on the Ecology
group, then clicks the Ecology group. The Ecology group page opens
displaying all the resources that are a part of that group.
Audio: Music up under graphic…
Visual: Graphic title that reads, “MackinVIA categories.”
Audio: Female narrator says, “Categories show your eResources
organized by subject so it’s easy to find what you’re looking for.”
Visual: The MackinVIA website displays the “Categories” page. The Pointer
highlights the link to the categories page in the menu on the left side of
the website. Then scrolls down through the category icons.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Click on a Category to see the list of
resources.”
Visual: The pointer stops on and clicks a category. A new page opens
displaying all of the resources in that particular category.
Audio: Music up under graphic…
Visual: Graphic Title that reads, “MackinVIA advanced search.”.
Audio: Female narrator says, “If you want to search for a resource in
MackinVIA you can do a basic Keyword Search…”
Visual: The MackinVIA website displays the “All Resources” page. The
Pointer highlights the keyword search bar near the top of the website
Audio: Female narrator says, “…or use the Advanced Search with one or
more of these filters...”
Visual: The pointer moves from the keyword search bar to highlight the
Advanced Search links in the menu on the left side of the website.
Audio: Female narrator says, “…like Fountas and Pinnell or Accelerated
Reader...”
Visual: The pointer clicks Fountas and Pinnell and applies the filter, then
clicks Accelerated Reader and applies the filter.
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Audio: Female narrator says, “Continue to add filters until you find what
you’re looking for or close these filters and choose different ones.”
Visual: The pointer closes the Fountas and Pinnell filter and adds another
filter.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Once you find a resource you are
interested in, you can open it to read online, add it to your list of Favorites
in your Backpack, or check it out if it’s a single-user title, or a title that you
want to read offline on your device.”
Visual: The pointer highlights the “Open Now,” “Add to Favorites,” and
“Checkout” options available for each resource.
Audio: Female narrator says, “When you check out an eResource, you will
see the word, “Mine,” appear on the cover image to show that it’s been
checked out to you.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the Checkout option for one of the resources.
The word, “Mine,” appears on the cover image of that resource.
Audio: Female narrator says; “If a resource is checked out by another
user, you will see the word, “Out,” on the cover image.”
Visual: The pointer scrolls down through the resources and stops on a
resource with the word, “Out,” on the cover image.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “You can request that the resource be
checked out to you once it’s returned, and the word, “Out,” will change
to “Requested.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the Request option for the resource with the
word, “Out,” on the cover image. The word, “Out,” changes to “Req.”
Audio: Female Narrator says, “If entered an email address when you
registered your backpack, you will receive an email when the title
becomes available for you to checkout.”
Visual: The pointer clicks My Profile in the top menu to open a pop – up
window with the user’s name, email, and other information. A sample
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email is shown, telling the user that the title they requested is now
available.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “Click on “More Info” to open a preview of
the resource if there is one.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on “More Info” in one of the resource’s
description summaries. The full record opens for that resource. The pointer
clicks on the Preview option and clicks through a few pages of the
resource that was opened.
(Music up as pointer clicks through pages of the resource)
Audio: Female Narrator says, “In the More Info window, you will also find
your EasyBib Citation and the Take AR Quiz button if there’s one assigned
to your eBook. Just click the button and login to take the quiz”
Visual: The pointer clicks the Cite option to show the EasyBib citations for
a resource. Next the pointer clicks the Take AR Quiz option, which opens
the login screen for Renaissance Learning.
Audio: Music up under graphic…
Visual: Graphic Title that reads, “MackinVIA backpack.”
Audio: Female narrator says, “Click on your Backpack to open it.”
Visual: The MackinVIA website displays the “All Resources” page. The
Pointer clicks on the backpack icon in the upper right corner of the
website. A drop down menu with four options appears.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Inside you’ll see the resources you’ve
marked as Favorites...”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the Favorites option in the Backpack drop
down menu. The Favorites page opens displaying all of the resources that
the user has marked as their favorites.
Audio: Female narrator says, “…your Notebook, with all of the resources
containing your notes and highlights...”
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Visual: The pointer clicks on the Notebook option in the Backpack drop
down menu. The Notebook page opens displaying all of the resources
that the user has created bookmarks, notes, or highlights for.
Audio: Female narrator says, “…the books you have checked out – the
date they are due, and renew or return options -”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the Checkouts option in the Backpack drop
down menu. The Checkouts page opens displaying all of the resources
that the user currently has checked out. The pointer shows where you can
see the date that each resource is due, and the buttons to renew or
return the resource.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “and the books you have requested.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the Requests option in the Backpack drop
down menu. The Requests page opens displaying the resources that the
user has requested to checkout once another user returns them.
Audio: Music up under graphic...
Visual: Title Graphic that reads, “MackinVIA note-taking & study aids.”
Audio: Female narrator says, “Taking good notes is vital for student
learning so we’ve made it easy for you to take good notes and use them.”
Visual: There is a series of classroom shots that show middle school
students using the note-taking tools in MackinVIA.
Audio: Female narrator says, “To begin, if you logged into MackinVIA with
your generic, campus-wide User ID and Password, click on one of the
buttons in your Backpack to log in with your personal Backpack User ID
and password.”
Visual: The MackinVIA log in screen is displayed with the generic school
User ID and Password used to log in. The pointer clicks on the backpack to
open the drop down menu, and then clicks one of the buttons in the drop
down menu. A personal Backpack login screen pops up and is filled in.
Audio: Female narrator says, “If you don’t have a personal Backpack
login yet, click Register and create one.”
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Visual: The personal Backpack login screen dissolves to not being filled
out. The pointer clicks on Register and fills in the required information to
create a new account.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Now let’s find a book in Favorites. The book
opens in a new tab and remembers your place if you’ve read it before.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the backpack icon to open the drop down
menu and then clicks on the Favorites button. The page of Favorite
eResources opens. The pointer clicks the Open Now button next to the
desired eBook and the eBook opens to the page the user was on when
they previously closed the book.
Audio: Female narrator says, “In the toolbar you’ll see more Information
on the book, the Table of Contents, and a Play button if your book gives
you the option of having it read to you.”
Visual: The pointer directs attention to the toolbar in the lower left corner
of the page with the open eBook. The pointer clicks on the information
icon in the toolbar. An information pane slides in from the left with full
details about the book. The pointer closes this pane and clicks on the
Table of Contents icon. The Table of Contents pane slides in from the left.
The pointer closes this pane and clicks on the Play Button.
Audio: We briefly hear a voice reading the book.
Visual: The text in the book that is being read is highlighted.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You’ll also see different reading options.”
Visual: Different reading layouts and colors are demonstrated on an iPad
and smart phone, as the pointer highlights where these options are found
in the toolbar.
Audio: Female narrator says, “When you read an important fact or some
information you want to remember, select the text to highlight it. A menu
will pop up where you can change the highlight color – or choose to
underline.”
Visual: The pointer selects a portion of the text, which is highlighted as it is
selected. A menu pops up and the pointer demonstrates the options
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available for changing the highlight color or underlining instead of
highlighting.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can also attach a Note to the
highlighted text. Just type your note and Save. This little notepad tells you
that you have a note here.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the note icon in the pop up menu. A note is
typed and the pointer clicks “Save.” The note and pop up menu close.
The page of the eBook is displayed with the selected text highlighted and
a little notepad icon next to it.
Audio: Female narrator says, “If you want to edit your note, click on it and
make your changes.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the notepad icon next to the highlighted text.
The pop up window with the note opens. Modifications are made. The
note is saved and the window closes.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can also delete your note and
highlight. Click your selection and choose cancel in the pop up menu.”
Visual: The pointer clicks the highlighted text to open the pop up menu.
The pointer clicks the cancel icon in the pop up menu. Verification is
requested that the note and highlight should be deleted. The pointer
clicks yes. All pop up windows close. We again see the text, but this time
with no highlighted selection or notepad icon.
Audio: Female narrator says, “If you see a word you don’t understand,
you can select the word and look it up in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.”
Visual: The pointer selects a word in the text and a menu pops up. The
pointer clicks on the Dictionary link in the menu and the Merriam-Webster
Dictionary definition opens.
Audio: Female narrator says, “While you’re in Dictionary, you can modify
the word, or search a new word.”
Visual: The original word highlighted in the search field of the dictionary
window is changed to a new word. The new word’s definition appears in
the dictionary window. The dictionary window is closed.
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Audio: Female narrator says, “You can also look for other places in the
eBook where a word is found – and the context in which it’s used.”
Visual: The pointer selects a word in the text and a menu pops up. The
pointer clicks on the Search link in the menu and a side panel slides in
from the left with a list of all the times that word is used throughout the
book and the context in which it’s used. The search panel and pop up
menu close.
Audio: Female narrator says, “To Bookmark pages, just click to select or
deselect.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the bookmark icon in the upper right corner.
The transparent bookmark icon fills in with red. The pointer clicks the red
bookmark icon again and it changes back to transparent.
Audio: Female narrator says, “In the upper right corner you’ll find three
important and useful tools.”
Visual: The pointer highlights three icons in the upper right corner of the
screen.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can Keyword Search in your eBook.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the magnifying glass icon in the upper right
corner of the screen. A search window pops up. The pointer closes the
window.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can view and copy EasyBib Citations in
the format of your choice.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the red citation book icon in the upper right
corner of the screen. The citation window pops up. The pointer clicks
through the four citation options: APA, MLA, MLA7, and Chicago /
Turabain. The pointer closes the window.
Audio: Female narrator says, “And once you’ve created at least one
note or highlight, you will see your Notebook with all of your Bookmarks,
Notes and Highlights neatly organized.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the notebook icon in the upper right corner of
the screen. The notebook window pops up with all bookmarks displayed.
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The pointer clicks the notes tab in the window to open the list of all the
notes that have been made on the eBook.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Click any entry and you will be taken to its
location in the eBook.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on one of the notes. The pop up window closes
and we see the page in the eBook with that note and highlight.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can review, edit or delete your notes
and highlights from here in the eBook…”
Visual: The pointer clicks the highlighted selection to open a pop up
window for the note, where it could be edited or deleted. The pointer
closes the pop up window.
Audio: Female narrator says, “…or you can delete them from right inside
your Notebook.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the notebook icon in the upper right corner to
open the notebook pop up window. The pointer clicks the edit button in
the top right of the pop up window. The pointer selects a note and clicks
on the delete button. The note disappears. The pointer closes the pop up
window.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Once you close you eBook – even once
you check your eBook back in...”
Visual: The pointer clicks Close Book at the bottom right of the eBook. The
eBook closes and the Favorite eResources window is once again
displayed. The pointer clicks the Return button next to the resource that
was just closed. The resource is returned to the MackinVIA cloud. The
Return button changes to a Checkout button.
Audio: Female narrator says, “…you can still see all of your notations when
you open your Backpack and click on your Notebook.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the Backpack icon to open the drop down
menu and clicks on the Notebook button.
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Audio: Female narrator says, “All of the resources containing your notes
and highlights will appear. The number tells how many notes you took on
each resource.”
Visual: The notebook page opens displaying all of the resources with notes
or highlights. There is a number on the cover image of each resource that
tells how many notations were made on that resource.
Audio: Female narrator says, “Here’s the eBook we just closed. Click on it
to see all of your notations and the page in the book that each is from.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the resource and the Notebook page for that
resource opens. The pointer scrolls down through the list of all the notes
and highlights.
Audio: Female narrator says, “You can get your EasyBib Citation and Take
your AR Quiz here as well.”
Visual: The pointer highlights the Cite and Take AR Quiz buttons.
Audio: Female narrator says, “And you can Print your notes, Edit your
notes or Delete them without having to return to your eBook.”
Visual: The pointer highlights the Print Notes button, and the Edit and
Delete icons.
Audio: Female narrator says, “All right here in your Notebook inside your
Backpack.”
Visual: The pointer clicks on the backpack icon at the top right of the
screen to open the drop down menu and point to the Notebook button.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “If you want to read offline, be sure to check
out our MackinVIA Reader app.”
Visual: Graphic of an iPad displaying the MackinVIA Reader app,
followed by a smart phone displaying the MackinVIA Reader app.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “All of the note taking and other study aids
are fully available to you both online and offline.”
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Visual: A finger clicks the MackinVIA Reader app on the smart phone to
open the app and display a series of book titles on the phone. Then there
is a graphic of a desktop computer and handheld devices displaying
various screens of MackinVIA.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “If you have questions, click Help to access
the MackinVIA Student Guide.”
Visual: The pointer clicks Help in the top menu. The MackinVIA student
guide opens.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “Click on My Profile to add an email address,
update your profile information, or change your password.”
Visual: The pointer clicks My Profile in the top menu and a window pops
up with the user’s profile and password information.
Audio: Female Narrator says, “And there you have it. Thank you for
choosing MackinVIA.”
Visual: The Mackin logo and contact information appears, containing
these words:
MACKIN
[email protected] | 800 245 9540
(Music ends)
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