Contents
Signing In |
- Click Sign In
- Enter your Username and Password
- For lost usernames or passwords, choose one of these options:
- Forgot your user name?
- Forgot your password?
- IMPORTANT: Enter "Group Username" for all sub-accounts (e.g. Student and Family Member).
The Group Username is the username of the top-level account; typically the account the subscription was purchased under.
- To avoid having to type in the Group Username, you may go directly to the link assigned to your account (this link can be found under Manage Account); for example: https://www.biguniverse.com/member/signin/<group username>
- To prevent having to sign in again in the future, click "Remember me"
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Reading Books |
- Click READ button
- Find hundreds of books using Browse, Search or featured lists (e.g. Top 100); click thumbnail to select a book
- Click Read Now button or book thumbnail
- While reading a book (inside the Big Universe Reader software):
- You can zoom in/out and even view it full screen mode
- Use the sound icon to turn on page flipping sounds
- Use thumbnail button to view all pages of a book
- Jump to specific pages using the page number drop down.
- After reading a book, you can:
- Rate it
- Add to your bookshelf
- Add it to your recommended list
- Take a quiz to test comprehension
- Books you read are automatically logged in your Reading Log (located under My Account)
Click here for more help on the reading tool. |
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Creating, Print and Publishing Books |
- Sign in
- Click CREATE button
- Click button to CREATE & PUBLISH your own books. Or, select "Edit/Publish Books I Created."
- Inside the authoring tool, you can:
- Create, edit, delete, save or print existing books
- Create books from scratch or using existing templates
- Print books to your printer, privately submit them (only for HOME and SCHOOL accounts) or publish it BigUniverse.com
- Use our pictures or upload your own
Click here for more help on the authoring tool. |
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Organizing and Sharing Books |
- Sign in
- After reading a book, you can either add it to your bookshelf or your recommendation list
- To access you your bookshelves, click on My Home Page
- To share books:
- Use the TELL-A-FRIEND button for individual books or on your home page
- Add friends via the COMMUNITY button
- Use the "Link to us" images (see bottom of page)
- Bookmark on social media sites
- To delete books and friends, go to your home page and delete using the "X" icon
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Assessment with Quizzes |
- Sign in
- Find books
- Click "Take Quiz" button
- Take quiz and see scores in Manage Account (formerly My Account) > View My Quizzes
- School and Home accounts can assess progress via Manage Account > View Student Quizzes, which enables you to:
- Assess progress at a classroom/family level
- Assess progress at a student level via:
- Reports for specific student
- Actual Q&A for a given test
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Managing Your Account |
- Sign in
- Click Manage Account (formerly My Account)
- To personalize your account, choose one of the following options:
- Change Background
- Change Password
- Change Username
- Change Email
- Update Profile
- To view/manage your activity, choose one of the following options:
- Manage My Home Page
- Edit/Publish Books I Created
- View My Reading Log
- View Quizzes I've Taken
- To control
your premium subscription, choose one of the following options:
- Update Billing Information
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Adding and Managing Sub-Accounts |
- Sign in
- Click Manage Account (formerly My Account)
- To add sub-accounts, click Add / Update Accounts. Accounts can be created in two ways:
- Using the Big Universe username/password generation system
- Importing existing username/passwords using a CSV file
- To manage existing accounts, click View Existing Accounts
- To assess progress, click View Student/Child Quizzes
- To view reading logs, click View Student/Child Reading Logs
- To view published books, click View Student/Child Published Books
Click here to see an image on how school accounts are organized and managed. |
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