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Marketplace Essentials: The Shopping & Admin Portal

March 23 @ 3:00 pm

Ready to learn the basics of Marketplace, the shopping and administrative portal? Join us live for our demo and ask questions of our K-12 experts.

This session is primarily a demonstration of OverDrive Marketplace, the shopping and administrative portal. We'll explore Marketplace through the lens of a first-time user, including how to:

  • Browse the catalog
  • Build and purchase a cart
  • Assign a title
  • Run a report and view Sora activity
  • Access your account team's contact information

*Access to Marketplace requires a separate account and unique user permissions. Please contact your OverDrive Account Manager with any questions!

Audience: K-12 school partners who are new to OverDrive Marketplace or would like a refresher.

Duration: 45 minutes

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 and explore Marketplace after the session.
  • You can earn a certificate of attendance with our post-webinar assessment.

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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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