New year, new Sora and OverDrive Marketplace webinars!
By: Courtney Chieffo, Product Trainer Happy 2022! The Training Team is excited to announce a revamp of our popular Sora and Marketplace webinars. We’ve been hard at work making sure these sessions offer you the tools and resources you need to succeed to build your…
Sora Spotlight: Meet K.C. Boyd, Librarian at Jefferson Academy (District of Columbia)
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 them to share their thoughts and…
TeachingBooks named a 2021 Common Sense Selection for Learning
We’re excited to announce that TeachingBooks has been named a 2021 Common Sense Selection for Learning! According to Common Sense Education, Common Sense Selections for Learning are characterized as best-in-class media resources and tools that facilitate great learning experiences for students and educators. The selections…
Join the Sora team at #FETC 2022!
The Future of Education Technology Conference – better known as FETC – is back Jan. 25-Jan. 28, and the Sora reading app team is looking forward to the opportunity to connect with our school partners for a few days! The exhibition hall opens on Jan….
Introducing Sora Extras: Learning resources through the student reading app
Looking for new educational resources to keep students learning and growing in the Sora reading app? You’re in luck! We’re excited to share that Sora Extras — a new category of content to help you reach and engage more students — are now available for…
12 winter holiday books & more for your younger readers
For many people, the holiday season is in full swing. The first (or second!) snow of winter may already be on the ground, and most schools are getting ready to go on what might be a much-needed break. With so much anticipation and so many…
Happy Holidays to our K-12 partners from the Resource Center
By Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist (To the tune of Jingle Bell Rock) Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday kit! Holiday cards and social graph-ics Post em, send em, it’ll be fun ‘Cause the best season has begun Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday Kit! Making this rhyme took some time Download…
New Webinar – Mythbusting with OverDrive: Innovative Ways to Talk About Your Digital Library
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist We’ve all heard ‘em. “I tried ebooks a long time ago and it just wasn’t for me.” “It’s too much screen time for my students.” There can be many excuses why digital reading won’t work for patrons or students. But…
Introducing new K-12 curriculum tools in OverDrive Marketplace & Sora
Our team is excited to announce that schools have more flexibility to meet their specific reading needs with the new Content Bundles feature. Content bundles allow educators to reserve titles from your school’s digital collection, create bundles of these reserved titles and provide special access…
The literary villains we love to hate
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist In every great story, there’s a hero and there’s a villain. Sometimes, they aren’t people, but concepts. Sometimes, there’s more than one. I love the quest motif – our hero or heroine working toward an often noble goal, challenged along…