Digipalooza ’21 Highlights
Last week, OverDrive welcomed more than 1,700 librarians, educators, publishers, and industry leaders to Digipalooza ’21, our 8th Digipalooza and first-ever virtual event. The program spanned three half-days jam packed with panel discussions, presentations from leading librarians and educators sharing best practices, exclusive interviews with…
There’s still time to explore these SWEET reads!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Back to school season might be right around the corner, but there are still two weeks left of Sora Sweet Reads! Don’t miss out on these amazing reads—over 30 free and simultaneous-use juvenile and young adult ebooks (and select audiobooks)…
“Hold” on for one more day…with Sora!
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager One thing your students may not know (besides the fact that the title of this post is a Wilson Phillips song) is that a digital title acts like a physical book in one very important way: it’s unavailable to borrow…
An important and timely message to our Sora partners using Clever
On August 1, 2021, the school app dashboard, Clever, has scheduled a change in their integration service that will disable content access levels and access to Advantage account purchases in the Sora app. We are asking our school partners to replace Clever’s single sign-on (SSO)…
5 more reasons for K-12 educators to register for Digipalooza
Digipalooza ’21 is only 15 days away, and we’re so excited to connect with all our partners for three amazing half-days of virtual educational sessions, networking, and fun! (Don’t want to miss out? You can still register!) As busy educators, we know that your attention…
Exciting new Sora enhancements
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison Sora’s most recent upgrades are here! Check out what’s new in the student reading app. Filterable reading stats Students can now filter their reading statistics on the Me tab using Sora’s new date picker. They can choose to see all…
Save up to 50% on Marvel, DC and more during our Comics Super Sale
Are your students mad for Miles Morales and Ms. Marvel? Nuts for Naruto? Can’t catch enough Pokémon? If so, you’re in luck! Our Comics Super Sale is running through July 31, offering you 25-50% off comics from publishers like Marvel, DC Comics, Valiant Entertainment, VIZ…
Sora Spotlight: Susan Forgas from Veterans Elementary School (FL)
By: Kristen Hein, 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…
Federal Education Stabilization Funds (ESF) in action: The Delaware Accelerate Learning digital collection
We’ve been talking a lot lately about government relief funding and how it can be used to help schools and districts eliminate barriers to reading. And now, you can learn a little more about how these funds are being put into practice in reality, with…
PD by the pool: Easy lesson planning for maximum summer fun
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere*, it’s getting hotter and many schools are on break (or about to be). After a school year like no other, the last thing we want to be thinking about is tackling next…