Last-minute savings: Best of the Back to School Sale – Part 3
By: Bailey Hotujac, Account Manager and Sarah Wilsman, OverDrive Librarian Back to school is a chaotic and exciting time of the year. It’s a chance to start fresh, meet new students and explore new ideas. And it’s also when your “to-do” list and email inbox…
In honor of Banned Books Week…
By: Sarah Wilsman, OverDrive Librarian Banned Books Week 2019 runs Sept. 22-28. The usual suspects are on the 2018 list: The Hate U Give, George and Thirteen Reasons Why. Not surprisingly, the most frequently challenged books of 2018 contain LGBTQ and sexually explicit content. The…
How to solve for student burnout with digital reading
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager “It’s only September,” you say. “How can my kids be burned out already?” The fact is, kids are burned out all the time. They stress about everything: school and friends and cliques and bullying and the world at large, not…
On the road with OverDrive Education
By Lisa Mullins, Product Support Specialist OverDrive strives to create “a world enlightened by reading,” and what better way to accomplish this than to meet our partners to discuss current trends in reading and edtech? One of the attributes that makes OverDrive stand out is…
Welcome to the catalog, Scholastic ebooks!
By Morgan McCullough, OverDrive Librarian We’re thrilled to announce we now have Scholastic ebooks to share with our school partners for the first time! We’re so excited to share this expanded catalog with you. There are so many modern classics, popular favorites and new release…
Chill Out and Read is a Global Success
OverDrive hosted its first global reading programme for schools, Chill Out and Read, from 6 June-15 August. Modeled after the successful annual summer reading programme for the U.S. and Canada, Chill Out and Read offered participating schools up to 26 free and simultaneous use juvenile…
Best of the Back to School Sale – Part 2
By Bailey Hotujac, Account Manager and Sarah Wilsman, OverDrive Librarian With the Back to School Sale well under way, it’s time to dig in a little deeper. Last time, we highlighted our staff favorites. Today, we’re exploring some of the hidden gems. There are tons…
For the Love of Language
By: Anna Kogan, Support Specialist Throughout my life, I’ve sought fellow foreign language learners and speakers in the wild. I’ve met the dedicated, all-or-nothing unicorns that have sacrificed a scant few months to immersing themselves in a foreign language, frequently coming out of the experience…
3 ways to create a foreign language lesson plan with Sora
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Hola, educators! Whether you’ve got students who are just learning their “le” from their “la” or you’re diving into des études plus avancées (more advanced study), chances are you’re looking for engaging and creative ways to make language come alive…
Sora is now available in 10 languages
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist We’re excited to share that Sora is now available in the following additional languages, giving more students the opportunity to fall in love with reading: Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese French German Italian Japanese Russian Spanish Swedish In your browser Students…