Join the Sora team at #FETC 2022!
The Future of Education Technology Conference – better known as FETC – is back Jan. 25-Jan. 28, and the Sora reading app team is looking forward to the opportunity to connect with our school partners for a few days! The exhibition hall opens on Jan….
Introducing Sora Extras: Learning resources through the student reading app
Looking for new educational resources to keep students learning and growing in the Sora reading app? You’re in luck! We’re excited to share that Sora Extras — a new category of content to help you reach and engage more students — are now available for…
12 winter holiday books & more for your younger readers
For many people, the holiday season is in full swing. The first (or second!) snow of winter may already be on the ground, and most schools are getting ready to go on what might be a much-needed break. With so much anticipation and so many…
Happy Holidays to our K-12 partners from the Resource Center
By Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist (To the tune of Jingle Bell Rock) Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday kit! Holiday cards and social graph-ics Post em, send em, it’ll be fun ‘Cause the best season has begun Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday Kit! Making this rhyme took some time Download…
New Webinar – Mythbusting with OverDrive: Innovative Ways to Talk About Your Digital Library
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist We’ve all heard ‘em. “I tried ebooks a long time ago and it just wasn’t for me.” “It’s too much screen time for my students.” There can be many excuses why digital reading won’t work for patrons or students. But…
Introducing new K-12 curriculum tools in OverDrive Marketplace & Sora
Our team is excited to announce that schools have more flexibility to meet their specific reading needs with the new Content Bundles feature. Content bundles allow educators to reserve titles from your school’s digital collection, create bundles of these reserved titles and provide special access…
The literary villains we love to hate
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist In every great story, there’s a hero and there’s a villain. Sometimes, they aren’t people, but concepts. Sometimes, there’s more than one. I love the quest motif – our hero or heroine working toward an often noble goal, challenged along…
Big Library Read is almost here! Is your school ready?
The next Big Library Read (BLR) starts in just over a week, and your teen readers are going to love what’s in store. For this latest edition of our global ebook club, schools with the Sora reading app will have no-cost access to Five Total…
An end of year checklist for educators: 10 things to do before 2022
The end of the year is rapidly approaching, and we know how busy these last two months can get for our educators! That’s why we’ve put together a handy end of year checklist to make sure you have all the tools you need to finish…
Queensland Government, Department of Education, eResource Services exceeds one million digital checkouts
For the first time ever, one of our Sora reading app school partners has crossed the one million checkout threshold! We’re thrilled to announce that this milestone has been achieved by the Queensland Department of Education eBooks Digital Library Collection in Brisbane, Australia. Their ebook…