Sora Spotlight: Chris Haught, Media Specialist at Southwest Educational Development Center (UT)
By: Kristen Hein, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s…
Calling all School Stars: It’s time to enter!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist I am so pleased to announce the return of the global School Stars promotion contest!…
2021: A resolution-free reading year
by: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison I’ve been writing about reading resolutions on this blog for, what, five years now? At…
Celebrate, read & educate: Black History Month titles for students of all ages
It’s no question that students should be exposed to inclusive reading no matter which month it is. But Black History…
New live webinar – Shop, Curate, Promote: Enhance your digital collection during OverDrive’s 2021 Chinese New Year Sale
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist Happy Year of the Ox! According to Chinese astrology, 2021 is considered a year of…
Meet up with OverDrive Education & Sora at #TCEA 2021!
TCEA 2021 has gone all virtual and is here all week, from Monday, Feb. 1 to Friday, Feb. 5. To…
Save the date: Digipalooza 2021 will be held virtually Aug. 3-5!
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing & Communications Specialist Educators, mark your calendars – Digipalooza is returning in 2021 for its eighth…
Join OverDrive Education and Sora at FETC 2021!
Join OverDrive Education and the Sora student reading app at FETC 2021, held Jan. 26-29. This year’s all-virtual event is…
Hachette Book Group partners with OverDrive Education to donate anti-racist digital book sets to schools
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing & Communications Specialist Hachette Book Group, in partnership with OverDrive Education and its Sora student reading…
New year, more learning: Expanded access to OverDrive training in 2021
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist Ensuring that your school community knows about the Sora reading app and its features –…
Sora Spotlight: Library Media Specialists Rain Smith and Stacey Kern
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s…
School Stars returns Feb. 1! Are you ready?
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Although it seemed like it would go on and on into forever, 2020 is finally…
Learn best practices for OverDrive Marketplace with our new training kit
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist At this hectic time of year, learn new skills when and how it’s convenient for…
OverDrive Education announces top K-12 ebook & audiobook downloads for 2020
In 2020, a worldwide shift to partial or fully remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that K-12 students…
Resources for reluctant readers
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Because I work in marketing in the education space, I’ve long believed teen readers to…