Spend the summer with Sora: Pro tips for parents
By: Gael Reyes, Product Support Specialist Summertime is a busy season for parents. Juggling your everyday responsibilities with kids back home full-time can be a challenge, but we’ve got a few tips to help keep kids preoccupied and reading all summer long with the Sora…
Learn from anywhere: 4 on-demand webinars for the on-the-go educator
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager As schools press pause for the summer for many folks in the northern hemisphere, the last thing on our minds is more learning. We’re dreaming of long stretches of time spent decompressing, not ramping back up for the upcoming term….
Checking in on Sora Sweet Reads so far!
We’re just over the halfway mark for Sora Sweet Reads, and with more than 50,000 schools participating and 50 free titles available to school partners (44 for our global partners), this year’s edition is our most expansive program yet! And before Sora Sweet Reads ends…
Key ways to keep students reading all summer long with audiobooks
Educators know better than anyone how popular audiobooks have become with students. Their advantages are numerous: kids can listen to them right from their phones, they’re an accessible way to help improve reading fluency and they open the door to exploration of new titles and…
Book covers that made Team OverDrive stop and read
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liason We’ve all been warned to never judge a book by its cover, but what if the cover is exactly what draws you in? Today, Team OverDrive shares covers that catch our eyes, intrigue us, stir up memories, and help us…
13 ways to use Sora side-by-side with your physical library
By: Kristen Hein, Product Support Specialist Your digital collection is an important part of your library. Many people see the digital library as something separate from their physical library and print titles, but it’s something that should exist alongside it! It provides students more title…
4 fantastic reasons to add All Access Comics in Sora today
In March, we announced that our All Access Comics package was available to schools. Since then, we’ve loved hearing about how you’re using comics in your school library or classroom, getting students more excited than ever about reading in the Sora app. Now, with summer…
School’s out, Sora’s in: Get prepped for summer
By: Emily Tara, Product Support Specialist The school year is winding down, testing is almost over, and graduation caps are being tossed. There’s a lot of work that goes into the end of a school year for teachers, librarians, staff and at the administrative level….
Join us for a fresh crop of May webinars
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager For folks at the end of their school year or those about to jump into a winter break, we have some amazing webinars for you this May. First off, if you haven’t had a chance to view our April session…
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” ebook editions now available in Chinese, Chinese-English bilingual and Chinese pinyin!
For educators looking for new digital reading resources for their Chinese language learners in the Sora reading app, TrueLake has a treat: new Chinese EPUB editions of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series! “Filled with laugh-out-loud text and hilarious cartoons, the Diary of a…