As educators across the world initiate tough but necessary conversations with their students to address systemic racial injustice, one of the most important immediate actions you can take is to amplify Black voices and stories. To that end, there are plenty of fiction and nonfiction…
Searching for more content to aid your Chinese language students? OverDrive is pleased to announce new support for your foreign language lesson plans with the addition of Mandarin Matrix, a leader in research-based language publishing, to our catalog of world language titles. This includes a…
OverDrive stands in solidarity with the African American community in the United States and around the world. We believe that Black Lives Matter. Now is the time for all to listen, learn, reflect and act. As a team, we’re committed to informing and educating ourselves so…
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison We’re excited to share that the Sora student reading app recently introduced two educator-favorite features! Students can now view both individual ebooks AND Sora’s entire interface in both dyslexic font and high contrast modes. Dyslexic fonts are popular because they…
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. We’ve asked…
With summer just around the corner, it might seem early to be thinking about fall – and yet, it’ll be here before we know it! Now is the perfect time to stock up on curricular and leisure reading essentials for your entire school with our…
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist We’ve talked a lot about remote learning over the past few weeks, whether it’s sharing ideas to keep your students engaged or putting together free resources to get you through closures. But as we all adjust to our new normal, we’re…
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist As we continue to practice social distancing and conduct learning at home for the foreseeable future, there might not ever be a better time to add to – or catch up on – your reading list. And spring 2020 brings…
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist The school year is drawing to a close, and though it seems like absolutely everything is different, there is something that remains the same: we all want our kids to keep up their reading over the summer. Whether we’re teachers,…
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist This month, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo in a very different environment than normal. While the fifth of May historically celebrates a Mexican military victory over Napoleon, in popular culture it has become a day of parades and festivities (with…
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist For many students, it’s been weeks (or maybe even longer) since they’ve attended traditional, in-person classes. While technology affords some teachers the opportunity to reach their learners in real-time, educators and parents continue to face the task of finding and…
SYNC IS BACK FOR 2021! LEARN MORE HERE Gather round, audiobook enthusiasts – it’s that time of year again! SYNC Audiobooks for Teens, sponsored by AudioFile Magazine and powered by OverDrive’s Sora student reading app, returns this Thursday, April 30. Now in its 11th year…
