Sora Sweet Reads 2022 has ended! How’d we do?
That’s a wrap on another sweet summer of reading in the Sora app! The 2022 edition of Sora Sweet Reads (May 4 – Aug. 17) has officially concluded, and while we’re sad to see it go, we’re also excited to get back into the swing…
New Method Learning courses available!
You may already use Method Learning’s test prep solutions to help the students in your community raise their ACT and SAT scores. Now, Method Learning is expanding their offerings to include Financial Literacy and Academic Success courses you’ll want to add to your library or…
Sora Spotlight: Kara Montgomery-Roa, Teacher Specialist at Garey High School (CA)
In our recurring Sora Spotlight series, we 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 them to share their…
Give students equal access to curriculum books with new On-Demand Class Sets
When you hear the phrase “class set”, it probably drudges up some interesting sensory memories. You might think of battered copies of books like The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird, with broken spines and bent pages – or you might remember the panic…
Streamline students’ access to curriculum reading with the Sora Google Classroom add-on!
Google Classroom users seeking new integrations to streamline the way they provide learning resources to students now have a new option available to them: The Sora Google Classroom add-on! The Sora Google Classroom add-on* enables educators to manage reading assignments in the same place they…
Key ways Sora supports literacy in students with dyslexia
As a company, OverDrive has made a mission of and is committed to supporting literacy in schools and communities. Literacy can mean different things to different people – but the simplest, most straightforward view of it calls for a combination of language comprehension and decoding,…
What’s new with Training – August 2022
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Have you met Sora’s Training team yet? If not, don’t worry – we have plans to formally introduce ourselves before the year is out so you can get to know us and the work we do behind the scenes at…
Make a splash in August with new K-12 webinars: Sora, Marketplace and more!
By: Lisa Mullins, Product Trainer Here at OverDrive, the Training team is thrilled to be preparing for live webinars after a short break. Join us to learn about Sora, explore access, and expand your digital collection with new content. Sora Essentials LIVE WEBCAST HAS CONCLUDED:…
Hit the ground reading with our Sora back-to-school checklist!
1. “Sale” into a new school year with our Back to School Sale! From now through Sept. 30, you can unpack new reads and big savings during our Back to School Sale, featuring thousands of ebooks and audiobooks discounted 25-50% off! Set up your digital…
Celebrating 100 million digital books accessed through the Sora reading app (Infographic)
It’s difficult to quantify what 100 million books looks like — and doubly difficult when the books in question are ebooks and audiobooks. There’s no physical reference point that can paint an accurate picture — no quirky stat for how many times they’d wrap around…