More & more educators are using digital books as instructional tools. Here’s why – and how – you should, too
More and more educators are embracing digital books as invaluable additions to their instructional toolbox. Let’s explore some of the most popular reasons why: With a variety of formats including ebooks (including dyslexic font), audiobooks, graphic novels and Read-Alongs, students can choose the option that…
Don’t miss these edtech presentations at ISTE
Successful digital learning demands both flexibility and customization. OverDrive Education embraces both, with a custom-built reading platform that supports differentiated instruction, English Language Learning, Hi-Lo literacy instruction and blended learning. In the 2016-2017 school year, more than 2,500 K-12 schools joined over 15,000 OverDrive-powered schools…
3 Tips to Personalize Your Teacher In-Service Days
By: Sydney Kalnay, OverDrive Training Specialist. Managing time and resources can be difficult during the first few days back in the school building. Whether you’re an administrator preparing for the influx of faculty and students or a teacher who is juggling lessons, classroom setup, and…
OverDrive Helps Thousands of Students Make the Digital Shift to eBooks at School
At the 2016 International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTE) OverDrive will share updates on the technologies that have led to a record number of students using digital books at school. In the 2015-16 school year, approximately six million students had access to digital books,…
OverDrive to present findings of school digital content survey at #ASCD16
Digital content use in schools is no longer a new frontier, with more than 80 percent of schools and districts now using some form of digital content in the classroom. The use of digital content – including eBooks, audiobooks and digital textbooks – is a…
7 reasons why schools should be using digital audiobooks with students every day
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist These days, technology and classroom are two words that go hand in hand. Students around the world now have access to devices like Chromebooks and tablets that have become a part of their everyday learning environment. Thanks to…
Outreach resources for your school community
By Christina Samek, a Launch Specialist on the OverDrive School Partner Services team. In life, there’s no such thing as an easy button. There’s no lightbulb overhead that indicates an idea is a good one. We are often putting stock into our instincts, following our…
Manteca Unified School District blends technology into their curriculum
By Anne Steiner, District Librarian from Manteca Unified School District and Adam Sockel, Social Media Specialist with OverDrive Manteca Unified School District recently launched their OverDrive digital collection intended to help get their school community excited about reading through their Going Digital project. The district…
OverDrive and Pearson bring digital textbooks to Napa Valley Unified School District students
Students at Napa Valley Unified School District’s (NVUSD) high schools in Napa and American Canyon, California, will be able to access their math textbooks digitally using iPads, Chromebooks or other devices, beginning this month for the 2015-2016 school year. Thanks to a new partnership with…
Win big with OverDrive’s “In The Classroom” Contest!
We’re excited to announce the 2015 “In The Classroom” content where schools can win content credit by showing how you’re using and promoting your OverDrive services with your students and your curriculum. One of the best ways to get students reading is enable them to…
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