The web version of your textbook, also referred to as a webbook or Pressbook, contains text-based readings as well as:

• Interactive activities or simulations
• Embedded videos
• Text-based review questions or activities
• Clickable footnotes
• Glossary terms (click on the word while reading to see the definition of a word or phrase)

Getting Started

Your instructor will link to your open textbook in eConestoga. You may find a link to the entire book, individual chapters in the weekly modules, or both. You can open the webbook in a separate tab by copying and pasting the link provided by your instructor into that tab.

The web version of your open textbook is built on a platform with:

• a navigation menu labelled “Contents” that:
  • appears to the left hand side of a typical web browser on a computer
  • appears at the top of your screen on a mobile device, labelled “Contents”
  • is accessible to screenreaders
• a search box that will allow you to search the entire book for key terms or sections
  • appears in the top right corner on a typical web browser on a computer
  • appears under a waffle menu on the top right corner of your phone/mobile device
• previous & next buttons to allow you to move between pages
  • appear at the bottom of typical web browsers on a computer or tablet and on mobile devices

Video source: KPU TLC. (2020, August 28). How to navigate a Pressbook [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/x6DqwLFrbJk

Except where otherwise noted, this page is an adaptation of Using OER Textbooks: Student Guide by the OER Design Studio at the Georgian College Library, licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.