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Tuesday, January 24
Presenter: Colleen Sadowski
Director of School Library System & Media Services
Rochester City School District (NY)
Presenter: Melissa Frost
Librarian
Rochester City School District (NY)
Presenter: Miranda Stefano
Librarian
Rochester City School District (NY)
Simple strategies to get the most out of Sora across your school library system
1:45pm
Get a bird’s eye look at how to implement Sora across your district-wide school library system. From using digital books to enhance your students’ connection to texts for the classroom and pleasure, to the cost-saving benefits of a shared collection, to streamlined public library access and everything in between, you won’t want to miss these tips from Rochester City School District’s librarians who’ve been there, done that!Download PDF
Presenter: Julie Ferrer
Federal Programs Manager
Georgia Cyber Academy (GA)
A beginner's guide to marketing your digital collection
2:45pm
Are you looking for new strategies to promote your digital collection? Look no further! Join Georgia Cyber Academy’s (GA) Federal Programs Manager Julie Ferrer for this quick guide to spreading the word about Sora to your school community. You’ll walk away with fresh ideas that you can start using right away! Download PDF
Presenter: Kari Moulton
Technology Instructional Coach
Bourbonnais School District 53 (IL)
It starts with access: How school & public library partnerships boost reading
3:45pm
Giving all of the students across your district public library access might seem like a tall task, but with Sora, it’s simple! Learn how Bourbonnais School District 53 (IL) leveraged Sora’s unique in-app public library access capability to connect students across the district with age-appropriate books from the Online Media of Northern IL Libraries Consortium. You might just want to try it in your school next!Wednesday, January 25
Presenter: Elizabeth Neal
Library Media Specialist
Midtown Elementary School (AL)
Engaging Readers with Sora
9:45am
One key to getting students reading across your district is by making the experience as easy and accessible as possible. Learn how Auburn City School District (AL) revamped their students’ reading experience by switching from 1:1 laptops to iPads. The result? Checkouts went up a whopping 550 percent! You’ll also learn what makes Sora so user-friendly for struggling and avid readers alike.
Presenter: Katie Rainer
Librarian & Tech Coordinator
Auburn City School District (AL)
Keys to send student reading soaring with Sora
10:45am
One key to getting students reading across your district is by making the experience as easy and accessible as possible. Learn how Auburn City School District (AL) revamped their students’ reading experience by switching from 1:1 laptops to iPads. The result? Checkouts went up a whopping 550 percent! You’ll also learn what makes Sora so user-friendly for struggling and avid readers alike.
Presenter: Tiffany Tucker
Library Media Specialist
Williamson County School District (TN)
How digital books help reinvent reading personalization district-wide
11:45am
When you’re looking for ways to meet the personalized needs of a unique reading community, don’t forget about digital! Learn how Tiffany Tucker, Library Media Specialist at Williamson County School District (TN) leverages Sora to meet special needs and requests across her district. She’ll also share tips for how to promote Sora at the district level, plus her strategies to advocate for increased digital book funding. Download PDF
Tiffany Goldschmidt
Secondary Supervisor Curriculum
Baldwin County Public Schools (AL)
Chandler Dunaway
Instruction; Library Media Specialist
Baldwin County Public Schools (AL)
Secondary Supervisor Curriculum & Instruction; Library Media Specialist
1:00pam
Going digital can make a huge difference when it comes to reaching more students with your school library and increasing reading equity. Learn why during this session, in which Baldwin County Public Schools (AL) educators Tiffany Goldschmidt (Secondary Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction) and Chandler Dunaway (Library Media Specialist at Foley High School) will dive into how Baldwin County implemented a digital collection that has achieved quadruple digit checkout growth since its launch in November 2020.
Presenter: Meggan Ford
Media & Educational Technology Instructor
Fulton County School District (GA)
For every reader: Using digital books to foster DEI
2:45pm
Building a diverse, inclusive school library is as easy as a few taps of your finger when you have a digital platform like Sora at your disposal. Learn how Meggan Ford, Media & Educational Technology Instructor at Fulton County Schools (GA) uses Sora to curate diverse reading lists. Plus, you’ll walk away with some ideas for promotion, too, including how to design interactive bulletin boards and how to use activities like “book tastings” to encourage choice reading.Thursday, January 26
Presenter: Ifeude Hill
Library Media Specialist
City Schools of Decatur (GA)
Choice matters: How one district powers student reading with a public library partnership
9:45am
Discover how to pair the power of the public library with your district’s own digital collection to increase student reading choice and voice. Led by Ifeude Hill, District Lead Media Specialist from City Schools of Decatur (GA), learn how Sora enables students and staff across a school community to access age-appropriate titles from the public library’s collection without ever leaving the app — and without requiring a library card.New to Sora? Get started here!
Discover Sora:
Visit DiscoverSora.com to learn why Sora is your gateway to the best catalog of ebooks and audiobooks available. The best part? It comes loaded with hundreds of titles at no cost! Find out how districts and schools can activate Sora for free and open up a new world of reading today.Attend a demo:
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