What are your favorite literary fandoms?
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist One day, out of nowhere, it dawned on me: I belong to quite a few fandoms! When I began listing them out, most of them seemed TV- or movie-specific. Naturally, I then began wondering – which literary fandoms do…
Digital Content and Discoverability: a Teacher’s Dilemma
By: Sydney Kalnay, M.Ed., MFA and an OverDrive Training Specialist. *This post is the first in a series around the topic of using digital content as a classroom tool, both as a way to further engage students and to make the lives of teachers and…
How to Get Students Talking About Reading With Technology
By: Jessica Sanders is the Director of Social Outreach for Whooo’s Reading, a San Diego-based education organization that motivates students to read more every day. It’s available to teachers, schools and districts. Jessica grew up reading books like The Giver and Holes, and is passionate…
OverDrive Read, now even better in and out of the classroom!
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist OverDrive Read has always been the preferred option for our student users across the world. It’s easy to use, requires no additional sign-ins or software and opens conveniently in a web browser. It’s also the option utilized most by…
OverDrive Launches QuickStart eBook Collection to Promote Reading in Elementary Schools
OverDrive is excited to announce the launch of a new reading service, K-5 QuickStart. To promote reading, encourage digital learning, and support literacy goals, OverDrive is partnering with award-winning publishers including, Dawn Publications, Lerner Publishing Group, Britannica Digital Learning and ABDO, to offer a new…