By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED LAST MONTH If you couldn’t attend Soar into Summer with Sora, our last live webcast of the 2018-2019 school year, you still have time to catch up on the fun conversation and practical tips we shared…
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a nonprofit organization that serves educators interested in edtech. Annual conferences are part of how ISTE serves more than 100,000 education stakeholders throughout the world. ISTE 2019 will take place in Philadelphia, June 23-26. More than…
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Marketing and outreach are crucial to the success of any service and your digital collection is no exception. With Sora’s streamlined user experience and built-in support features, there’s no better time than now to encourage users to try the student…
By: Rickie Mascia, Social Media Specialist School may be out, but the summer reading fun has just begun. As students begin to embark on their summer journeys, we are here to help make sure they keep their reading habits in the forefront. Sora, the student…
By: Sarah Wilsman, Education Content Specialist Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery. Held annually on June 19th, the holiday celebrates African-American heritage and is recognized in most states with events and parades. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation…
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager and Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist If you’ve logged into Marketplace recently, you may have noticed upgrades to the INSIGHTS tab. We’re excited to share what’s new and notable. Instead of a drop-down menu, the INSIGHTS tab will now take you…
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and OverDrive Summer Read just started. What does this mean? The summer season is fast approaching, and Team OverDrive is thinking about their favorite books and places to read this…
By: Bailey Hotujac, Account Manager Here at OverDrive, we’re big fans of reading in all forms. Humans were sharing stories orally long before a written language was developed, so it’s no accident that audiobooks have exploded over the last few years. In the words of…
OverDrive Education and Booklist conducted a webinar in May featuring the hottest titles you didn’t know you needed. Our in-house librarian experts and Content Specialists Kristin Milks, Natalie Mainland, and Rebecca Dluback discussed the best in professional development, personal growth, audiobooks and fun summer reads….
Growing up is hard enough. Growing up in a marginalized group can be even more diminishing and scary. As adults, we should be asking, “What can we do to help kids navigate this challenging time on the way to adulthood?” According to a 2017 teen…
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager May is Get Caught Reading Month! You know we love every opportunity to introduce students to the joy of reading and positively reinforce their efforts. The Get Caught Reading campaign, founded in 1999 by the Association of American Publishers, is…
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? The sweet, sweet smell of freedom. For those of you who are on the brink of summer break, that aroma may be particularly bittersweet, since you likely still have…
