Instructions for Using Interactive Forms
About PDF Files
The PDF format is a standardized means of widely distributing documents and forms that may have been created in any of the numerous software packages available on the market today. The Adobe Reader® is free and can be safely downloaded and installed on any computer and it allows a user to view and print any PDF document. The 2010 Texas Teens Read! manual is provided in this format to facilitate printing either the entire manual or portions thereof.
This program will also allow you to personalize the reading logs and certificates and then print them on your printer. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE the modified file containing your completed fields to your computer.
Interactive Certificates
The ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ is interactive! Librarians may enter their library’s name, the child’s name, their own name, and the date, and print the certificate.
Interactive Time and Title Logs
The logs labeled as ‘interactive’ display both the ‘front’ and ‘back’ sides of the logs on one page. These are provided in both PDF format and in MS Word format which will allow a user to save a partially completed log and update it as necessary.
These fully interactive logs may be uploaded to a library’s web site so that librarians and children may use them at the library, or children and their families may access them remotely from home. Children and their families accessing the logs remotely may begin recording their reading as soon as summer vacation begins, whether or not they visit the local library. Children may enter the name of the local library, their name and age, titles read or the total time spent reading, and the last day to turn in the log. They may also enter the titles of the books they read, or the amount of time they read throughout the summer. Children may save these logs to their personal computers, and they may print them.