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Manage Dictionary Feature

MackinVIA™ administrators can select one of three dictionaries for students to view inside the MackinVIA Reader: Merriam-Webster’s Elementary, Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate, or Merriam-Webster’s High School dictionary. To select the appropriate dictionary, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Click Settings > General (make sure you select the correct VIA if there is more…

MackinVIA Widget

To add a widget (an image that links to your MackinVIA™) to your website, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Click Settings > General (make sure you choose the correct VIA if there is more than one account). Click the Get VIA Widget button. Copy the HTML code and paste…

Level Search Filters

Level search filters are optional and must be enabled by a MackinVIA™ administrator. The level search filters include Interest Grade Level, Reading Grade Level, Lexile, and Fountas & Pinnell. To enable, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Click Settings > General (make sure you select the correct VIA if there is more…

Choose Default MackinVIA Start Page

As an administrator, you can select the default page your students will land on after logging into MackinVIA™. You may choose from nine different MackinVIA Start Pages: All Resources Audiobooks Categories Databases eBooks Groups Home Links Videos To select a Start Page, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address…

About Managing MackinVIA

To access the MackinVIA management pages, first log into Mackin.com and select My MackinVIA from the main menu, or log into your MackinVIA Administrator account directly (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Click Settings > General (make sure you select the correct VIA if there is more than one account). This section allows you to do several things: activate and deactivate MackinVIA, enable…

New School Services

Mackin is one of the leading providers of New School Services for schools around the country. We customize every aspect of our services to make sure that your needs are met. For personalized service, please feel free to contact our New School Services Coordinators at odc@mackin.com or call 800.245.9540 and ask for the New School Services Department.

CDs & MP3s

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. About CDs & MP3s Content Deletion Library Ed. vs. Retail Ed. Loading Restrictions Student Use About CDs & MP3s When an item on Mackin.com indicates MP3, that means that it is an MP3 formatted CD instead of an electronic file or download….

Playaway

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. About Playaway Battery Copies of Content Lanyard Sound Quality Playaway Versus Size and Playing Time About Playaway An all-in-one product, Playaway is a highly portable, easy-to-use player that comes with an entire audiobook already on it. Our catalog of over 20,000 titles…

Take-Home Books & Bags

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. About Take-Home Books & Bags Custom Lists Dollar Allocation Ideas for Take-Home Reading About Take-Home Books & Bags Mackin provides high-quality and affordable books, with optional backpacks or bags, for at-home or in-school use. Our database contains leveling information for the following…