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Explore Marketplace with the Experts (Weekly)

September 27 @ 3:00 pm

Frequency: Twice weekly (Mondays & Wednesdays)
Timing: 8/16 through 9/27
Duration: 45 minutes
Note: The left sidebar lists the final date for ease of planning; click REGISTER to see all available sessions.

Looking for a unique professional development opportunity? Have specific Marketplace questions? Want to see Marketplace demonstrated live?

Join our team of OverDrive experts live! In this special Marketplace session, we’ll provide a quick introduction and refresher on OverDrive Marketplace. Then, we’ll open it up to your questions and requests.

Note: 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

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Sora Essentials: The Reader Experience

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.

  • Introduction 0:00-0:39
  • Getting to know Sora 0:40-3:50
  • How do you sign in? 3:51-5:12
  • Live demonstration 5:13-30:33
  • Five ways Sora serves students 30:34-32:22
  • Next steps & resources 32:23-35:09
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