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…
New K-12 webcast! Engaging Students in the Classroom with OverDrive
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist Congratulations on a successful 2017-2018 school year; we hope you’ll be able to take a well-deserved break. For those of you still in session or who are taking this time to start preparing for the new school year already, we’re…
What’s on My Nightstand – The Goth Girls Edition
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist The days are getting longer – ugh, the worst – and that means hours of hiding in my windowless room far away from the cloudless skies, the SPF 100s, the cheery beach umbrellas…the people. Thank badness for World Goth Day…
HOW DO YOU PROMOTE SUMMER READING? LET US COUNT THE WAYS.
In early April we announced our Summer Read titles. In mid-April the Professional Book Nerds previewed all the titles in depth. In May, our webinar with School Library Connection explored more ways school libraries and public libraries can keep reading all summer long. View the webinar here….