How To Use Scribd (For Teachers)

Scribd
for Teachers
How to share your own documents, writing and resources on line
Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D.
Sarah Elaine Eaton
www.drsaraheaton.com
Scribd for Teachers: How to share your own documents, writing and resources on line by Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D. 2012 Published by Onate Press
http://www.onatepress.com Disclaimer The instructions and content provided in this manual are based on information that was relevant at the time the guide was written. Social media services regularly change the format and presentation of their sites. While every effort has been made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, things may look or function a little differently in real life than they appear in this manual. The author is not employed by Scribd and has no official affiliation or association with Scribd, other than being an avid Scribd user herself.
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Table of Contents
Set Up a Scribd Account Upload Your Documents Tips and Tricks Categorize Your Documents Document Options and Protection Sharing Your Document What Do You Want to Publish? 4 5 6 7 8 13 14
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Set Up a Scribd Account

Go to www.scribd.com
Click on Sign up in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Sign up using your Facebook account or manually by entering your information.
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Upload Your Documents

After you have signed up or logged in, you will see a blue box in the upper left hand corner that says Upload document. Click on it.
Choose the method you want to use to upload your document. If you are not sure, choose the default method of Select file. This will allow you to browse for a document that is saved on your computer.
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Tips and Tricks

You can only upload documents: For which YOU own the copyright (e.g. you are the author and you have not sold the rights to anyone else) or that you know for certain that are allowed to distribute (e.g. through a Creative Commons license). Make sure your document has a title. Add key words and a description so others can find it more easily.
Uploading documents in .pdf format ensures that their formatting remains intact. You can not upload a secured .pdf to Scribd. It will not upload properly. Keep reading to find out how to protect your documents after you have uploaded them to Scribd...
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Categorize Your Documents

Choose the main category that your document fits into. This is also called the top level category.
Some Top Level categories also have sub-categories. These will appear in a drop-down menu after you have chosen the main category.
After you have selected your categories, click the Save button. It is located on the lower left hand side of the screen.
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Document Options and Protection

By default, your documents are available to the public and can be copied.
You can change that, if you like. After you have saved your document, click on the title again.
This will open your document in a new window. To the right of your document, you will see your title in blue. Below that, you will see a menu of options. Click on Edit / Delete.
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You will be taken to a page that looks something like this. Here, you can choose the language of your document, how you want others to be able to view your document and your sharing and privacy options.
Choose the language of your document.
The default mode for viewing is Scroll. You can choose to have your document open like a book, be viewed as a slideshow or viewed in tile mode. You get to pick!
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For downloads, the default is Enable. If you do not want others to be able to download your document, you can change that to Disable. If you do this, readers will be able to see your document on the screen, but they will not be able to download their own copy. If you want people to be able to download your document, you can choose the format. The default allows downloading in many formats. You can choose to leave the default, or you can decide on one or two formats only. You also get to decide whether you want readers to be able to print your document. If you click Enable, others can print it. If you click Disable others can not print it.
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If you choose to Disable copying and pasting, you will see a message that looks like this. Click OK.
You can choose the permissions for your document. The default is Attribution NonCommercial. That means that if others want to share your document, they should give you credit as the author (Attribution) and not resell your document (Noncommercial). There are other options to choose from, too.
If you are curious about copyright and licensing, you may want to look up Creative commons licensing or copyright on the Internet.
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After you have chosen all the options you want, click on Save. This button is on the lower left-hand side of your screen.
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Sharing Your Document

There are a number of ways to share your work with others: At the bottom of your screen, you will see a menu that looks something like this. Click on the symbol that looks like this </>.
A pop-up bubble will open. You can share your document to Facebook, Twitter or Google Buzz with the click of a button.
If you click on the Embed button, you will see a pop-up page that looks something like this. From this page, you can copy and paste the code that will allow you to embed the document on a website or in your blog. You can choose HTML5, Flash or a Wordpress.com format. The code you choose will depend on the type of site you have.
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What Do You Want to Publish?

Using Scribd is an excellent way to publish your documents online and share with others. Some ideas of documents to share are: Fiction Technical writing Your resume / c.v. Resources Be sure to respect the copyright regulations. Do not publish anything that you do not have the right to share. Other than that, the possibilities are endless. What can you create and share with others?
Helpful hint
Creating a nice cover for your document makes it more visually appealing to readers.
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About the author
Educator since 1994 - University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, Idaho State University (ISU - Workforce Training) and Chinook Learning (Calgary Board of Education). PhD in Educational Leadership from the University of Calgary. Professional Member, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (Calgary chapter) and the Global Speakers Federation. Has presented on her work in 7 countries: Canada, USA, England, Spain, Mexico, Cuba and Honduras and in 2 languages: English and Spanish. Author of 2 books on education and hundreds of articles on technology, education, literacy, communication and education. Blog: http://www.drsaraheaton.wordpress.com Twitter: @DrSarahEaton
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Set Up a Scribd Account

Click on Sign up in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

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Upload Your Documents

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Tips and Tricks

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Categorize Your Documents

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Document Options and Protection

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Choose the language of your document.

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