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• Why do I need to register?
  When you register, you create your teacher's Book Adventure account as well as the classes and Class Name that your students will use to register their School Reader account.

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• What's a User Name?
  A User Name is the made-up name that you pick when you register. Unlike your real name, it can be anything you want; it just must be unique. We have a lot of registered users on our site, so be as creative as possible when choosing a user name. Click here for additional help.

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• When registering, I keep getting the message: "Sorry that user name is already in use. Please select another." What does that mean?
  You have chosen a user name that is already being used by another member of Book Adventure. To create a user name try combining names with numbers that are significant to you. A birth year, sports number or part of a phone number are good. For example: Elvis1990 or Elvis89. You can also try different combinations of your name. For example: PresleyElvis, ElvisP, PresleyE or PresleyEA. Be as creative as you can.

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• Why did I need to submit my e-mail address?
  Your e-mail address lets us know who to ask to approve your students' prize requests when appropriate.

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• What's a Class Name?
  Similar to your User Name, you create a unique Class Name for your class to use when registering. This allows you to have access to your student's progress on the site, and to approve their prize requests. You have two options when creating classes, they are creating an Empty Class or a Whole Class. An Empty Class allows you to create the class, and then one by one the students will need to register into that class while creating their account. A Whole Class allows you to create a class, and the site will automatically create a specified number of generic accounts that correspond to the number of students in the class, which are ready for students to use the instant they're created. All you need to do is assign each of your students one of the site generated user names. Click here for additional help.

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• How do I create a Class Name?
  To create a class name, you must navigate to the Class Information section of the site. To do so, first, log into your teacher account. Then click on Account Info, located on the left side toolbar. Once you are in your Account Info, click on the Class Information link. This will navigate you to the area where you can create, edit, and delete your classes.

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• How do my students register for Book Adventure?
  First you will register as a New Teacher, creating a User Name for yourself and a Class Name for each class you have. After you have completed the registration form and your account has been created, you may then instruct your class to register as New School Readers if you did not create set up a Whole Class which provides generic usernames automatically. They do this by clicking the green Go button next to New Users Register Now, then the "Kids Register" button, and finally selecting the "At School" option on the next page. This takes them to a registration form.

Just as you did, each student will create a unique User Name for himself or herself. He or she will complete the form by entering in his or her first name, last name initial, a password (entered twice for verification), a password hint to help him or her remember forgotten passwords, the Class Name that you created when you registered, and the Teacher's Last name. The child’s birthday, city, state, and gender are optional information, which a child may or may not provide as he so chooses. The final step is to click Submit to enter the registration.


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• How can I add a new student to my existing class?
  Start by going to the home page of the Book Adventure site. Click on the green Go button next to New Users Register Now. Choose Kids Register, then choose School Playing Student. Fill in the registration form making sure that you include the class name you have already set up and your last name. This is the key information that will register this new student into your exisiting class.



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• Where can I find information on Book Adventure that can be printed out and sent to students' parents?
  As a visiting teacher, the homepage, Teachers Lounge, and Kids Zone allows you to browse the various features Book Adventure offers. More About Us informs you of the origins and mission of Book Adventure. Additionally, Tour the Site serves as a quick and informative introduction to Book Adventure, showing its features and functionality. All six pages can be printed out, giving you a reference that details Book Adventure's goals and activities while showing what its user experience entails. Parents with web access can browse the site online as well.

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• How do I approve prizes that require my approval?
  After students have used their points to request prizes, you will be e-mailed a notification. When you receive this, log in to Book Adventure and click on Prize Approval. There you will see a chart listing all the prizes that your students have requested, with the option to Approve, Don't Approve, and Undecided. Select the appropriate option for each prize, and click Submit to record your choices.

Once you have approved a prize (or prizes) there are 2 ways a prize can be redeemed. First, your student will be given the ability to print out a coupon or certificate by logging into his/her account and clicking on Prize Status. Second, for on-line prizes, the student will need to download the PDF file and print the prize. There are no prizes that are automatically mailed to students, the teacher or the school.

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• One of my students has not received his/her prize. What should we do?
  First have your student log into his/her account, then click on Prize Status. Check to see if the prize or prize certificate has been printed. If not, follow the directions on the site. The prize certificate needs to be filled in and mailed to the sponsor. Downloadable prizes can be printed and obtained immediately.

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• I did not receive a prize notification email from Book Adventure. What should I do?
  The notification is meant as a reminder. You can log into your account at anytime and approve the prize. Check your account to make sure the email address is correct. You may also want to put Book Adventure on your "safe list" for any spam blockers and email filters to ensure that our messages reach you.

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• How many points are quizzes worth?
  That depends on the grade level of the quiz. Students taking quizzes on books for grades k-2 can earn a maximum of 100 points for a 5 question quiz. Students taking quizzes on books for grades 3-5 can earn a maximum of 150 points for a 10 question quiz. Students taking quizzes on books for grades 6-8 can earn a maximum of 200 points for a 10 question quiz.

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• What if my child reads a book from the Book Finder, but can’t find the quiz in the Quiz-O-Matic?
  Check to see if quiz level parameters have been set up. Quiz level parameters limit what grade level books a child can quiz on. They can be set up by teachers or parents through their Account Information page.

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• How can I limit the grade level of books my students are quizzing on?
  You can set up quiz level parameters by logging into your account, then clicking on Account Information. Click on Class Information. At the bottom of the page locate the class you want to set up the parameters for. Click on Edit in the column titled Action. On the edit page will be the place to set up the quiz level limits.

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• It's a new school year; what do I do with my classes?
  Students can change classes and teachers by changing the Class Name and Teacher's last name in their Account Information. If all your students transfer to another teacher using Book Adventure, you can reuse your same class names. If, however, you have some students who do not move to another Book Adventure class, you will need to create new class names to accommodate new students. Click here for additional help.

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• I'm a new teacher, and my class registered at Book Adventure with their previous teacher. What do I do?
  Create a new teacher account, as you would normally do. When you create your class name, instruct your students to replace their former class name with your new one, along with your last name; they do this in their Account Information. Once they click SUBMIT, the change will be updated and you will become their supervisor. Click here for additional help.

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• What is a PIP (Personal Incentive Plan)?
  A PIP is a great way to reward your students for their reading successes on the Book Adventure site with a prize you provide. Use this feature to create a certificate on the site for your students to redeem just like our sponsored prizes. You choose the number of points needed, write the description and supply the prize. Prizes can be anything from extra recess or a no homework pass to an ice cream in the school cafeteria. The possibilities are endless!

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• How do I set up PIPs for my class?
  First log into your teacher account. On the Teachers Lounge home page there is a small paragraph that explains how PIPs work. There is a link in this section to create, delete or edit a PIP. Click the link. After you have chosen to create a PIP and clicked on submit, a new page will come up asking you if you want to create a PIP for your whole class or for one student. If you create a certificate for your whole class, each student will see the same certificate in the Prize Library. If you choose to create a PIP for a single student, only the student you specify will see the certificate in the Prize Library. Click submit after you have chosen whole class or individual student.
  
  The next page you will see contains the template for your certificate. If you chose whole class, a list of all the classes you have registered will come up. Click the check box next to the one you want to create the PIP for. You can then proceed to check the number of points needed to obtain the certificate and then fill in the text you want to appear on your certificate. Click submit when you are finished.
  
  If you chose to create a PIP for an individual student a list of all your student’s log in names will come up. You can choose as many or as few as you want on the list. Once you have chosen you can then proceed to check the number of points needed to obtain the certificate and then fill in the text you want to appear on your certificate. Click submit when you are finished.

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• How can I edit a PIP that I’ve already created?
  As long as you have created a PIP after August 2004, you can edit a PIP. Any PIP created prior to August of 2004 can not be edited since the edit feature was not on the site.
  
  To edit a PIP created after August 2004, first log into your teacher account. On the Teachers Lounge home page, locate the link to PIP in the center of the page. The next page that appears gives you the option of creating, deleting or editing a PIP. Choose edit and click submit. Choose who you want to edit the certificate for. Your classes and students will be listed. Click submit after you have chosen. All the certificates you have created for this class/student will appear. Check the box below the certificate you want to edit and click submit. You can make edits on the next page and click submit to save them.

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• How can I delete a PIP I have created for my entire class?
  To delete a PIP, first log into your teacher account. On the Teachers Lounge home page, locate the link to PIP in the center of the page. The next page that appears gives you the option of creating, deleting or editing a PIP. Choose delete and click submit. Only certificates created after August 2004 can be deleted for the entire class at one time. If you created the certificate prior to August 2004, the certificate needs to be deleted one student at a time. After you have chosen and clicked submit, a list of the certificates you’ve create for this class/student will come up. Click the check box below the certificate you want to delete, then click submit.

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• How can I delete a PIP I have created for just one of my students?
  To delete a PIP, first log into your teacher account. On the Teachers Lounge home page, locate the link to PIP in the center of the page. The next page that appears gives you the option of creating, deleting or editing a PIP. Choose delete and click submit. A list of your students will come up. Choose the one you need to delete the certificate for and click submit. The next page will show you all the certificates you’ve created for that student. Choose the one you want to delete by clicking the box below the certificate. Click submit to delete it.

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• Can I use PIPs I created for last year’s class this year?
  No, you will need to recreate the PIP for your new class. PIPs can not be carried over from one class to another.

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• Why can’t I edit a PIP I created prior to August 2004?
  The editing feature was not on the site when you created the certificate originally. Only new PIPs can use the editing feature.

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• I created a PIP for my entire class. I recently added a new student to the class, will the PIP automatically be linked to that child or do I need to create a PIP specifically for the child?
  As long as the PIP was created after August 2004, the PIP will automatically link to the new student. Any PIPs you are using that were created prior to August 2004 will need to be recreated for the new student.

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• How do I delete my account?
  Please email the Book Adventure webmaster (bawebmaster@bookadventure.com) to request that your account be deleted. Make sure to include your user name and password.

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• What system and software do we need to use Book Adventure?
  Book Adventure is fully functional on the following Windows browsers: Netscape 3.0 and up, Internet Explorer 3.0 and up, and AOL 4.0. Some functionality will be inoperable on other browsers and on IE 3.0 and AOL browsers designed for Macs.

To register, you must have your browser's configuration set to allow cookies. Although the browser will automatically create Session cookies when you log onto the site, Book Adventure does not use them for any purpose other than to associate user data with the correct user. No information other than the information entered by you during the registration process, your quiz scores, custom made faces, and prize requests is maintained by Book Adventure.

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• We keep getting a Microsoft VBScript runtime error when we register or try to log in. What's the problem?
  This error results when your browser is not accepting cookies.

To change this on Internet Explorer, perform the following steps:


1. Select "Tools" from the menu bar, then select "Internet Options", a new screen will appear.
2. Select the tab titled "Security", change the setting bar to "Medium".
3. Select the tab titled "Content", make sure the "Content Adviser" is disabled.

To change this on Netscape, go to Preferences, select Advanced, and change your Cookies setting to "Accept all cookies."

1. Select "Edit" from the menu bar, then select "Preferences", a new screen will appear.
2. Double click on the menu item titled "Privacy and Security", some new options will appear below it.
3. Select the menu item titled "Cookies", and make sure the option "Enable all cookies" is checked.

You may also want to try to delete the cookies currently stored in your computer.

1. From the Book Adventure home page click on Tools in the Browser menu bar.
2. Select Internet options.
3. Select the tab labeled General.
4. Click on Delete Cookies. Click OK in the pop up box.
5. Once it has finished deleting the cookies, click on Delete Files to the right of the Delete Cookies button.
6. On the pop up box, make sure the delete offline files box is NOT selected. Click OK.After the deleting has finished, click OK to close the Internet Options box.

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• What do I do if I forget my password?
  When you register, after entering your password twice, you are asked to enter a hint. If you forget your password, simply click on the "forget your password" button in the Log-on yellow circle on the homepage. Enter your user name in the field under "Forget your password?" and your hint will be displayed. If you still can’t remember it, email the Book Adventure Webmaster to find out what it is. Be sure to include the email address you put on your registration. Always select a user name and password that you will remember, and record it in a secure place.

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• How do I exit the Book Adventure site entirely to end the current user's session?
  To log off entirely from the site, you must Click the Log Out button. You will be asked if you are sure you want to end your session.

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• I have found that the attempt by a second student to enter into Book Adventure simply sends me to the account/main screen of the first student. What should I do?
  You must first exit Book Adventure entirely by closing the web browser window. Then launch a new web browser window, log back onto the Book Adventure website, and enter the new user name and password.

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• How come my students don't earn points for every quiz that they take?
  Book Adventure has been modified so that Readers now only receive points for the highest score greater than 90%** when taking quizzes on a book.
  **For reading level K-2, the percentage is 80% instead of 90%. For more information on this change, click here.

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• How do I print out a list of books?
  Book Adventure allows you as a registered teacher to create reading lists, which can be customized to a grade level, interest, or author. For example, to access reading lists by grade level, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your account as you normally would.
2. Click "Visit Kids Zone" in the left-hand navigation bar. This will take you to the Kids Zone Main Menu.
3. Click "Book Finder".
4. "Help Me Find a Book" allows you to view books based on grade level and interests. To view all books for one grade, select the grade level in the first pull-down menu, and "all of the matching books" in the "How many books would you like returned?" pull-down menu at the bottom of the page. Leave all other menus and check boxes empty to view every kind of fiction and non-fiction book for that grade level. Then click the "Submit!" button.
5. The "Search Results" page will appear, listing all of the books for the grade level selected. You may either view the list online, or click "Print" in the upper left corner of "Search Results" to generate a printable page.

You may also receive the complete book list as an Excel spreadsheet. Email us at bawebmaster@bookadventure.com and request to receive a copy of our complete book list.


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• Can we read books online that we search for at Book Adventure?
  Book Adventure does not provide books online. Readers use Book Adventure to create reading lists based on their grade level and interests, locate the books at their school, home, library, or bookstore, and take quizzes at Book Adventure's Quiz-O-Matic.

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• I still have questions or I have suggestions.
  For questions we did not cover above or if you have a suggestion, compliment or complaint, please contact us at bawebmaster@Bookadventure.com. Please include in the subject line the nature of the email (ie: question, compliment, etc.).
  
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