Creative engagement strategies for your digital collection
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. We’re always on the lookout for schools who are leading the way with digital initiatives. Now that the 2018-2019 school year is upon us, we want to highlight some of our partners’ creative strategies for driving student interest in ebooks…
Classroom mantras for back to school
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. I love Gretchen Rubin’s “happiness hack” of choosing a word or phrase to use as a focus for a new year. The older I’ve gotten, the more realistic I’ve become about setting resolutions before the ball drops. In the past,…
Support pleasure reading with our Back to School Sale
We probably don’t have to tell you this, but with the start of a new school year upon us, it bears repeating: Student pleasure reading is incredibly important. In fact, data from several longitudinal studies indicates that student pleasure reading is the “most explanatory factor”…
Back to school 2018 buzzwords glossary
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist. The modern classroom has plenty of traditional terms and plenty of new-tech lingo. But there are also a lot of nuanced and interpersonal terms that parent and teachers should know. Want to learn more? Check out the suggested titles. BLENDED LEARNING…
Back to school: Save big on books for beginning readers
In OverDrive Marketplace we’re currently running our Back to School Sale where libraries and schools can save up to 50% on more than 20,000 titles. Within the sale you’ll find curated collections for young readers, educators and fans of young adult and middle grade fiction….
YA trends: coming of age stories with strong female characters
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist. Coming of age novels about teens who perceive themselves as “misfits” are gaining popularity, right on time for the tween/teen awkwardness of back to school. The demand for these underrepresented stories has been highlighted in other media, in the success…
Discover Sora!
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist What has everyone at OverDrive excited about back-to-school season? Our new student reading app, Sora! Sora is designed to make reading engaging for your students. From earning achievement badges to customizing reading settings, it’s the best way for students to…
Flashlights and fireflies: An Ode a Retro Summer
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist. When I was a kid, I spent my summers with my nose stuck in a book. Now that I am an adult…well, not much has changed except how I devour my to-be-read list. Sometimes I miss the comforting weight of…
ISTE 2018 recap
We were thrilled to see so many partners and educators new to OverDrive at the 2018 ISTE Conference. Hundreds visited us to learn a how to integrate digital content into a school or district. In case you missed any of our exciting events during the show, here’s…
Open a world of reading: meet Sora at ISTE!
Sora is the student reading app designed around the modern student reading experience. It empowers students to discover and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks from their school, for both leisure and class-assigned reading. Inspired by educator and student feedback, Sora was created to excite kids about reading…