Promotional ideas for your bulletin boards
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. I am still recovering from all the amazing ideas featured in OverDrive’s School Stars promotion. Schools delivered in all categories: social media, video, creativity, originality, student participation and visual display. The visual display category was especially inspiring because it’s effective,…
Spread the love for School Library Month
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist WE LOVE BOOKS!!! All books. Print books. Ebooks. Audiobooks. Read-Alongs. And we love the experience of reading them. Opening up the first page to the next book in the series you’ve been waiting years to read. Reading just one more…
Spring Break 2019: Must-have titles
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist. Students will want to catch up on pleasure reading over spring break, so it’s a great time to add some new titles to your collection. There are great new mid-grade graphic novels, #OwnVoices and diverse titles, and some teen reads…
School Stars winners announced!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. And that’s a wrap on another School Stars promotion contest! There were so many wonderful entries this year, so many promotional all-stars to chose from, but we were able to narrow it down to the schools and districts below! Grand…
4 ways to get the most from your digital books
Leaders in digital education use ebooks and audiobooks in innovative ways. Digital books provide customization at the district, building and individual reader level, and across four specific areas that deepen the reading and learning experience for students and streamline classroom tasks for teachers. Here’s how…
OverDrive Summer Read expands in 2019
Research confirms that providing year-round access to books and engaging families in literacy activities helps all students maintain and grow their reading skills. When children and their families have the resources they need to read when school’s out, the benefits are clear. Students read more,…
School Stars returns!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. Last year, OverDrive Education launched a promotional campaign called School Stars. We asked our school partners to share all the ways they promoted OverDrive in their schools and boy, did they deliver! Check out last year’s impressive crop of winners here….
Rhyming and Reading Across America
We’ve arrived once again at the day of the Doc. The time on my watch says Seuss-o-Clock For read Across America has once again returned And so we celebrate Theodore and his lessons we’ve learned Dr. Seuss taught us kindness, joy, and to speak for…
Sora update: Read books offline in your browser
At school students typically have access to a web browser to complete their work. Outside of school, some students might lack wifi access and struggle to complete their assignments digitally. When an internet connection or the Sora mobile app isn’t available, students can download titles in…