Library and School Sharing Made Easy
by Regis Coustillac, OverDrive Education Account Manager The value of the library During my childhood summers, when my siblings and I were self-propelled motors, my mother, a public-school teacher, had to find ways to pacify her rambunctious children. For the woman who spent nearly a…
Sora spotlight: Mary Thomas from DC International School
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…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: Trends in instructional materials budgeting (Part 2)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist In this series, we’re taking a deep dive into the findings of the newly released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report co-sponsored by ASCD and OverDrive Education. The report compiles responses from 2,000 K-12 administrators to identify how ebooks…
Big Library Read is back with I’m Not Dying With You Tonight
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Big Library Read (BLR) is back, and this time we bring you a powerful story about two girls from very different backgrounds who must rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has enveloped…
Be a good (digital) citizen!
By Lisa Mullins, Product Support Specialist Two weeks ago, we celebrated Digital Citizenship Week. However, it’s important to remember that practicing digital citizenship is the work of more than just one week. Digital citizenship is an integral part of education today and being a good…
Famous monsters and the books on their nightstands
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager I’d wish you a happy Hallowe’en, mortals, but why would I want you to be happy about anything? But Nosferatu, you ask, isn’t there anything that makes your worm-like lips stretch upward around your gangrenous fangs? Fool! I am an…
Novels in verse: Poems that tell important stories
By: Regis Coustillac, Account Manager Imagine you’re an insect: a beetle or butterfly, a worm or a grasshopper. Now stand up and move like that insect for 30 seconds. Wriggle or crawl or float. Step outside of yourself and into the body of something strange….
The importance of inclusive education
By: Hannah Monson, Content Specialist October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month here in the United States, as well as in Australia. October is also recognized as ADHD Awareness month in many countries across the globe, including the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom….
Don’t forget to join us for the next Big Library Read!
In our latest edition of Perspectives on Reading, we had a piece on the importance of providing teens with books that touch on tough topics. These books can feature heavier subjects including racism, suicide, abuse, school shootings, LGBTQIA+ issues, life-threatening diseases and more. As librarians…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: Ebook & Audiobook Trends for the Classroom & School Library (Part 1)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist Whether it’s deployed inside or outside the classroom, there’s no question that digital content is weaving itself into the fabric of students’ everyday educational experiences. This is reflected in the results of The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report,…