How Stratford School (CA) made the leap to distance learning with Sora
Contributed by: Keira Pride, Manager of Library Services at Stratford School Stratford School is an independent private school with 1,200 middle school students across eight campuses in California. For the past two years, Stratford’s library team has been using the Sora reading app for our…
How 2020 has changed our reading lives: Part 2
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison PART 1 can be found here. “I’m not one who sets reading goals. Unless it was for a free personal pan pizza. Remember the BOOK IT! program? Anyone? Turns out it’s still a thing… I tend to read whatever and…
How 2020 has changed our reading lives: Part 1
by Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison This year has been nothing if not turbulent. For months, our daily schedules, habits, and thoughts have turned upside down, which means our reading lives have changed, too. Below, Team OverDrive shares how their reading lives are different in 2020….
Save on thousands of comics & graphic novels for your school
A super-powered sale for the supersaver in all of us! From now through July 31, save up to 50% on more than 10,000 popular comics, graphic novels and manga titles sure to satisfy all your comic book enthusiasts. Head over to Marketplace to shop all…
July training updates for K-12 schools
What’s new from OverDrive’s Training team? Check out a few new how-to videos and upcoming training sessions for July, covering tips and tricks for getting the most out of OverDrive Marketplace and the Sora student reading app. Managing Holds – New How-To Video Learn how…
The ear reading advantage: Why students need audiobook access
By: Regis Coustillac, Account Manager “Well, you didn’t really read the book if you listened to the audiobook.” We’ve probably all encountered that person. The print-book-purist who criticizes audiobooks at every opportunity. Maybe it’s your mother or your favorite grandparent. Maybe it’s a friend who’s…
“The Hate U Give”: Now available free to schools, no holds or waitlists
OverDrive stands in solidarity with the Black community. We believe we can and must find ways to do more. As part of our Black Lives Matter: Community Read program that supports efforts to encourage conversation with students and build community awareness and advocacy, OverDrive is…
Sora Sweet Reads so far…
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist It’s finally summertime here in Cleveland, Ohio (our global headquarters) and while the livin’ isn’t always easy, the reading has sure helped. We launched Sora Sweet Reads over two months ago (and two months early!) to support schools amidst closures…
Don’t miss these most-downloaded resources for schools
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist These past few months have been quite an adjustment. I won’t say much more than that, as I’m sure you’re quite aware. But through it all, we’ve seen extraordinary things. Our partners have stepped up, as always, to deliver resources…
New training kit for school staff – Reading to Learn in Sora
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist Educators, you may already be using the Sora – Student Learning at Home training kit, which includes lesson plans and helpful getting started resources to support your students’ remote learning in the Sora student reading app. Now, you can also…