Try these 3 key Sora reading app features today!
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager; Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist; and Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison The 2020-2021 school year is underway (or about to begin for many of you), and we know it looks a little different. In this mostly, or even fully, digital world, being…
The new issue of Perspectives on Reading is here!
The new issue of Perspectives on Reading magazine is now available and packed with fantastic stories, ideas and insights from all corners of the world of reading. Issue 8 includes: Bowling Green State University’s Browne Popular Culture Library helps preserve romance fiction How are U.S….
Resources to implement Sora into your classroom curriculum
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist There are LOTS of cool things we want to tell you about the Sora student reading app. We could go on and on about all the great content you can add to your school or district’s ebook and audiobook collection…
Read an Ebook Day is almost here!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist It’s already, somehow, September 9 – and that means Read an Ebook Day is right around the corner! Every year since 2014, on September 18, schools and libraries celebrate the joys of digital reading. This year has brought so many…
Get the most for your school: Top Resource Center FAQs, answered
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist You may have visited OverDrive’s Resource Center before. You may have even downloaded marketing materials or viewed a training or used a Recommended list when building your school or district’s collection. If you’ve never visited at all, know this: the Resource…
Back to School Sale: Diversify your Sora library with the best prices of the year!
By: Bailey Hotujac (Account Manager), Sarah Wilsman (Content Specialist) and Alecia Mouhanna (Marketing and Communications Specialist) The start of a new school year is an important time to build up your digital collection and get kids excited about reading. OverDrive’s annual Back to School Sale…
Sora Spotlight: Daniela Prando, Librarian at World International School of Torino (Italy)
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. We’ve asked…
Stretch your digital book budget with Class Set rentals
By: Regis Coustillac, Account Manager There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our lives: how we work, how we communicate and, unsurprisingly, how we read. When many schools began closing their doors during the spring of 2020, districts across…
Introducing 10 new Sora achievements
To help motivate your students to keep meeting their reading goals, the Sora reading app now features 10 new subject-based achievements that they can earn by borrowing and completing titles from specific genres. These achievements appear under a new “Subjects” section on the Me tab…
Upcoming webinars: Getting Started with Sora & Getting Started with OverDrive Marketplace
No matter what back-to-school looks like in your district this year, 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…