K-12 Schools Staff Training

Fit learning into your busy schedule with access to on-demand training modules, downloadable PDFs, upcoming webinars, and tools to educate your staff and end users any time of day or night.

Upcoming Webinars

Sora Essentials: The Reader Experience

August 19 @ 3:00 pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Ready to learn the basics of Sora so you can start exploring and help others get started, too? Join us live for our demo and ask questions of our K-12 experts.

This session is primarily a demonstration of the user experience in Sora, the student reading app. Students and educators have access to all of the same great features within the app. In this webinar, you'll learn how to:

  • Sign in with your school credentials
  • Browse, borrow, and enjoy ebooks & audiobooks
  • Personalize the reading experience with adjustable settings
  • Define words & create annotations
  • And more!

Audience: K-12 school partners who are new or would like a refresher on Sora, the student reading app.

Notes:

  • Times shown in Eastern Standard. We understand the timing may not suit everyone but signing up ensures that a recording is sent the day after the live session so you can view at your convenience.
  • All attendees will receive a comprehensive resource to review, explore, and promote Sora after the session.
  • You can earn a certificate of attendance with our post-webinar assessment.

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Educator Resources

Want to host your own training session? Looking for resources to use with your school community? Browse the resources below!

2025 Sora Bursts – Video Series

Your summer Sora Bursts journey begins here!

This four-week video series will focus on goal setting and strategies to enhance your school or district’s digital reading program and is designed to help support and expand student engagement with Sora.

New videos drop weekly starting July 7.

Sora Discovery Guide – Microlearning Module

This microlearning module is for school staff to learn about getting started with Sora and feel confident introducing Sora to students and other staff.

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Marketplace Discovery Guide – Microlearning Module

This microlearning module explores what’s possible with OverDrive Marketplace, and how to use it to customize the school’s digital collection

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Sora Reading Goals & Reading Time – Educator Kit

This downloadable kit gives you everything you need to get students started with setting their Reading Goals and seeing their reading time in Sora, including short how-to videos, mini lessons, infographics, and more!

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Unlock Books in Sora – Educator Kit

Download this resource to support the use of Sora content bundles at your school. Share content bundle access codes and directions with teachers and students. The ZIP file includes two fillable handouts, a graphic to post online, and a how-to video for staff.

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Supersonic Phonics & Jump! Decodables – Educator Kit

This .ZIP file contains an introductory video about Supersonic Phonics and Jump! Decodables, a helpful self-paced PDF guide to get educators started with phonics and decodables, and our Sora Starter Pack which includes lessons and activities, level charts, and more.

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Summer Reading with Sora & Sora for Young Readers – Self-Paced Guides (PDFs)

This .ZIP file contains two helpful self-paced PDF guides to get educators started with Sora:

  • Summer Reading with Sora, a guide for making the most of summer reading with Sora;
  • Sora for Young Readers, 2 guides for educators to support young readers with Sora.

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    • Get Started with Sora for Staff & Students – PowerPoint Slides

    Download these slides to host your own internal Sora training with educators, school librarians, students, or anyone else in your school building who need to know how to log into Sora, browse and borrow titles, use app features, and more.

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    Introduce Sora to Students & Families – PowerPoint Slides

    Download these slides to introduce Sora to students, parents/guardians, and your school community at parent-teacher conferences, activity fairs, back-to-school nights, or anywhere you connect with folks who may be new to digital reading at your school or district.

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