Spring forward with K-12 training webinars for March
Each month, our Training Team conducts live training webinars with one goal in mind: giving you more opportunities to use the Sora reading app to boost your students’ learning! For 2022, we’re offering a revamped approach to webinars, alternating focus each month on either Sora…
Add some POW! to your school library with All Access Comics in Sora
Give your school’s digital collection a little extra ZAP! with our new All Access Comics package, accessible through the Sora reading app. This package is a great one-stop shop for digital comics for your school, offering top titles for students of all ages to support…
Find your students’ perfect reading match for Valentine’s Day
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist We can all admit it’s a magical feeling when you find THE book. There’s an instant connection. They just “get you.” You’re counting the minutes until you’re together again. But when you’re in the literary love game, you may have…
Save big on student reading this February with 3 sales!
For many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, February represents the heart of the winter doldrums: many of the major holidays are over, spring is still a month (or two!) away and it seems like everything is covered in a cold, gray wash. This also…
School Stars Returns Feb. 7, 2022!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist I always look forward to the new year. It brings new beginnings and new commitments. Often, new shows launch (and that’s great for me, because I think over the last two years I’ve watched all of Netflix. All of it)….
Rediscover Marketplace with all new live February K-12 webinars!
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager I am still writing “2020” on my documents, so it’s not surprising to me that many folks continue to discover the Sora student reading app two-plus years into the pandemic. Being immersed in digital content for work ensures that I’m…
#TCEA22 is almost here — plan your visit with the Sora team now!
The Sora reading app team is on the road again, and this time we’ll be at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Convention & Exposition (Feb. 7-10) in Dallas, Texas! To open the festivities, you can check out a concurrent session (“How One District is…
New year, new Sora and OverDrive Marketplace webinars!
By: Courtney Chieffo, Product Trainer Happy 2022! The Training Team is excited to announce a revamp of our popular Sora and Marketplace webinars. We’ve been hard at work making sure these sessions offer you the tools and resources you need to succeed to build your…
Sora Spotlight: Meet K.C. Boyd, Librarian at Jefferson Academy (District of Columbia)
In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. We’ve asked them to share their thoughts and…
TeachingBooks named a 2021 Common Sense Selection for Learning
We’re excited to announce that TeachingBooks has been named a 2021 Common Sense Selection for Learning! According to Common Sense Education, Common Sense Selections for Learning are characterized as best-in-class media resources and tools that facilitate great learning experiences for students and educators. The selections…