Make a list & check it twice: 5 key end-of-year tips for schools
For most of us, 2020 is a probably a year we’ll be happy to see end. From the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic, to U.S. election madness and everything in between, it’s been a high-stress year, full of unexpected challenges. Schools, in particular, have had to…
OverDrive training kits: Planning tools for the virtual classroom
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist and Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Is this the new normal? The 2020 school year has been like nothing we’ve seen before in our careers as educators. Virtual trainings, digital materials, social media updates — we’re constantly innovating to try and…
Upcoming webinars: Getting Started with Sora & Getting Started with OverDrive Marketplace
With the school year in full swing, OverDrive’s Training team is hard at work making sure you have the tools and resources you need to succeed when it comes to building your digital collection and leveraging the Sora student reading app for classroom instruction. Whether…
New survey highlights increased ebook usage by schools amid COVID-19
A new survey from OverDrive Education reveals that ebooks have become even more essential to learning during the 2020-2021 school year, as schools and districts grapple with remote and hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of survey respondents, 80% of administrators state that ebooks are…
FALL in love with these NEW resources!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist I am loathe to admit it, but I am definitely one of those “all the fall things” kind of people. I live in Ohio – specifically, Cleveland, Ohio – where winter season is truly brutal. I know fall means winter…
Something wicked this way comes: 13 Hallo-week reading recs from Team OverDrive
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager and Demon Hunter…and Gatherer This has been a tough year for spooky get-togethers. We are stuck inside, away from friends and family, and it turns out cats are notoriously bad at light as a feather, stiff as a board. What’s…
New no-cost books for schools: “Spanish Titles for Young Readers”
OverDrive is committed to providing your school with no-cost, simultaneous access collections to help meet increased demand for digital content. As part of our OverDrive Community Read programs, at the end of October we are donating a collection of 100* Spanish Titles for Young Readers…
Sora Saves Series: Save time, money & energy with Sora NOW
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist In the very interesting times we find ourselves in, the biggest considerations in most of our decision-making are probably time, money and energy. Those three things have great value in that they either relieve — or cause — stress. When…
3 tips to keep students engaged during school closures & simplify remote learning
Contributed by: Amy Ragan, EdS, Librarian at the American International School of Budapest With the school year underway, there are still plenty of unknowns when it comes to how the rest of the year will play out. While some schools have gone virtual, others are…
Discover digital comics from OverDrive & add some POW to your school’s collection
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager I was once asked during a job interview what my superpower would be in the comic book version of my life. If you asked most people that question, they’d probably want the ability to heal people or become invisible –…