New to OverDrive Marketplace: Horn Book reviews
Did you know that when you’re browsing for books for your school in OverDrive Marketplace, you can also easily access professional reviews from premium outlets like School Library Journal, Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, AudioFile Magazine and more? We know that a lot of thought and consideration…
Comic books & graphic novels bring the ‘Ka-Pow’ for young readers [Guest Post]
Contributed by: Allison Comes, Heather Turner and Andrea Viscusi, Collection Development Team at O²CM School Library System Lately, superheroes have been the driving force behind box office sales at the movies for people of all ages. Marvel and DC dominate among both new fans and…
5 free outreach resources you can start using right now
By: Emily Tara, Integrated Marketing Specialist Whether you’re reading this as a school librarian, administrator or teacher. we know that your days are busy. Between planning, prepping, meetings and classes, your plates are full and you’re lucky if you get those spare moments to refill…
Top 10 tips from an OverDrive Trainer (2022): K-12 webinar recap
By: Gabby Cregan, Instructional Designer With the final quarter of the year upon us, your Sora training team is feeling nostalgic, so we created our top 10 tips for K-12 school partners to look back fondly at our 2022 webinar season. Keep reading to discover…
Get your students ready for Big Library Read!
The first global ebook club is back, with a new title that will be available for free to all schools with Sora from Nov. 2 – 16 in ebook and audiobook format. Big Library Read is a global book club facilitated by OverDrive. It connects…
Incorporating edtech: An administrator-first policy [Guest Post]
Contributed by: Syd Hackford, former Instructional Services Director for Alpine School District (American Fork, UT) When it comes to technology in schools, less is not always more, as many underequipped districts discovered during the early days of the pandemic. However, during the initial rush to…
Sora Spotlight: Susan Young, Librarian at Pinewood Elementary (NE)
By: Kristen Hein, Account Manager Our recurring Sora Spotlight series features a wide range of educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. Here, we ask them to share…
Free to Canadian Sora partners: 100 always-available titles from Canadian authors & publishers
To help Canadian schools meet demand for books that enable students to celebrate the Canadian experience and see themselves and their communities in your digital collection, OverDrive Education is donating 100 juvenile and young adult ebook and audiobook titles from Canadian authors and publishers. This…
Fall K-12 staff training round-up
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Whether you’re deep into your school year or just getting a handle on student names, new technology, and lessons, October is a great time to take stock of what learning options and PD opportunities are available from your Sora Training…
The best phonics books in Sora for your early readers
Across countless districts and schools in the U.S., there’s widespread recognition that strategies to boost students’ reading fluency are a need, not a nice-to-have. This was made especially clear in the wake of 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress results, which revealed that among 9-year-old…