How to Get Students Talking About Reading With Technology
By: Jessica Sanders is the Director of Social Outreach for Whooo’s Reading, a San Diego-based education organization that motivates students to read more every day. It’s available to teachers, schools and districts. Jessica grew up reading books like The Giver and Holes, and is passionate…
Updates to OverDrive Read and Listen
OverDrive Read and Listen are the easiest ways to enjoy content from your digital library website. Simply borow the title you want to enjoy and then starting reading (or listening) to them right in your browser. No downloads or apps necessary. Read (eBooks) and Listen…
OverDrive’s Resource Center makes it easier than ever to promote your digital library
We are excited to unveil the brand new OverDrive Resource Center, where you’ll find all your marketing, training and collection development needs in one simple location. At the Resource Center you’ll discover essential tools to grow your circulation, separated by platform type (Library, K-12, etc.)…
Learn about the Audiobook SYNC program in this special live webcast
The Audiobook SYNC program is a yearly event put on by OverDrive and Audiofile magazine that helps users both young and old discover great audiobook content. Each week from May 5 through August 17 you can download two audiobooks to your devices completely for free….
OverDrive Read, now even better in and out of the classroom!
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist OverDrive Read has always been the preferred option for our student users across the world. It’s easy to use, requires no additional sign-ins or software and opens conveniently in a web browser. It’s also the option utilized most by…
OverDrive to present findings of school digital content survey at #ASCD16
Digital content use in schools is no longer a new frontier, with more than 80 percent of schools and districts now using some form of digital content in the classroom. The use of digital content – including eBooks, audiobooks and digital textbooks – is a…
Librarian’s Share: Kristin School uses the Featured Title option to highlight individual titles
By Alison Hewett of Kristin School and Beau Livengood of OverDrive. Alison Hewett at Kristin School (New Zealand) utilizes every method she can to make sure her students have the best OverDrive site possible. Discovery of titles is crucial for any collection, and one newer…
OverDrive Launches QuickStart eBook Collection to Promote Reading in Elementary Schools
OverDrive is excited to announce the launch of a new reading service, K-5 QuickStart. To promote reading, encourage digital learning, and support literacy goals, OverDrive is partnering with award-winning publishers including, Dawn Publications, Lerner Publishing Group, Britannica Digital Learning and ABDO, to offer a new…
Celebrating Harry Potter Book Night!
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist If you follow us on social media or have had the chance to visit our Blue Sky Campus offices you are very aware that Team OverDrive adores all things Harry Potter. Therefore, it goes without saying that of…
More Manga Than Ever Is Now Available To Schools
By Liz Tousey, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst at OverDrive. We are happy to announce that manga in the MediaDo reader format is now available to schools! The MediaDo reader is browser-based reader that’s designed to handle graphic books that are read from right to…
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