Tag: Sora

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.

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.

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.

Duration: 30 min.

Join us for a 30-minute webinar aimed at helping you increase Sora’s visibility and usage in your school. In this session, our K-12 experts will provide practical strategies and tips for promoting Sora effectively. You’ll also get access to ready-to-use resources and hear success stories from educators who have successfully engaged their communities with Sora. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your digital library promotion and make the most of Sora in your school!

Audience: K-12 school librarians, educators, or staff who are responsible for promoting their digital library on Sora.

Experience: Beginner

Prerequisites: None

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.
• You can earn a certificate of attendance by completing a short post-webinar survey.

Duration: 30 minutes

Get ready to launch into the new school year with Sora!

Join us for an enlightening session on Public Library CONNECT — a feature crafted to enhance student reading and elevate the circulation of juvenile and young adult materials. Explore how this tool simplifies access to age-appropriate ebooks and audiobooks from both school and local public libraries. Our experts will deliver an overview of Public Library CONNECT, highlight its benefits, and demonstrate its ease of use. Don’t miss out on transforming your reading initiatives—register today!

Audience: K-12 school partners who are new or would like a refresher on Public Library CONNECT.

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, sign-up, and promote Public Library CONNECT.
• You can earn a certificate of attendance by completing a short post-webinar survey.

Join your Sora Training team to learn about our favorite tips and tricks for getting the most out of Sora and Marketplace. In this lively, interactive session, we’ll share our favorite Sora features, Marketplace hacks, social media tips, and more. Join us live to add your voice in our polls and chat or register to watch the session on-demand and gain access to our exclusive take-home resource packet.

Duration: 45 minutes

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.

Ensuring students have access to the right books and learning materials is more important than ever. Did you know that Sora automatically filters which digital books students can read, based on their login? Or that students can instantly expand their access to hundreds more digital titles from the public library in Sora?

Join OverDrive experts to learn more about what’s happening behind-the-scenes, how your digital collection is already working to individualize access, and how Sora appears for different user types. Explore benefits of a Public Library CONNECT partnership, and receive tips and tricks for implementation across your entire school community. Add your voice to the conversation with live Q&A, polls, and chat topics. You’ll leave this session with practical solutions and takeaways around access for your student community in Sora.

Duration: 60 minutes

Audience: K-12 school librarians, educators, administrators, or staff. This session is recommended for anyone interested in the discussion around student access to digital content in Sora.

Pre-requisites: None, but prior knowledge of Sora is helpful. Learn Sora basics: resources.overdrive.com/sora-essentials-webinar

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.

This Sora Connections session is intended for educators with a basic understanding of Sora who want to:

• Explore how Sora and other no-cost resources can support students 24/7
• Increase student equity, access, and engagement with Sora – even when school isn’t in session!
• Ensure their school is set up for success with Sora before students leave the building

Join us live to ask questions of our K-12 experts and walk away ready to promote your digital library as a year-round tool for learning and enrichment.

All attendees will receive a comprehensive resource packet to review, explore, and promote Sora on their own time and at their own pace.

Duration: 45 minutes

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.

Ready to take the next steps with Sora? Learn simple, straightforward ways to implement digital formats such as comics & graphic novels, read-alongs, magazines, and Extras into your current teaching practices and curriculum.

This Sora Connections session is intended for educators with a basic understanding of Sora who want to:

• Explore the evolving relationship between print and digital reading strategies
• Increase student equity, access, and engagement with unique digital formats
• Implement digital habits into your daily classroom practices

Join us live to ask questions of our K-12 experts and walk away with confidence integrating Sora into your classroom practices.

All attendees will receive a comprehensive resource packet to review, explore, and promote Sora on their own time and at their own pace.

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.

Ready to take the next steps with Sora? Learn simple, straightforward ways to implement digital content into your current teaching practices.

This Sora Connections session is intended for educators with a basic understanding of Sora who want to:

• Explore the evolving relationship between print and digital reading strategies
• Increase student equity, access, and engagement with ebooks and other digital formats
• Discover digital habits to implement into your classroom practices

Join us live to ask questions of our K-12 experts and walk away with confidence integrating Sora into your classroom and curriculum. All attendees will receive a comprehensive resource packet to review, explore, and promote Sora on their own time and at their own pace.

Brand new to Sora? View a basic Sora on-demand webinar, watch our Sora how-to video series, or review our self-paced modules in advance of this session.

Duration: 45 minutes

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.

How can Sora be a bridge between unfinished learning and thriving students? What can learning continuity, differentiation and inclusion, and data-driven decisions do to support all students amidst the widening educational gap? Join us to explore these topics and more with our OverDrive staff K-12 librarians.

Live Q&A will be available. This session will be recorded for registrants who cannot attend live.

Audience: School staff who works to help students with unfinished learning or who are interested in improving literacy.

Do you ever wish your students engaged with books like they do with video games or social media? Or that you could make reading fun while meeting your students’ varied learning needs? Sora has all the tools to help you level up and make this a reality.

Join OverDrive’s K-12 experts as we share ways Sora can encourage book discovery and motivate students to read more. We’ll demonstrate Sora’s flexible reading tools and provide tips and resources to help your school community fully leverage digital content.

Live Q&A will be available. This session will be recorded for registrants who cannot attend live.

Audience: This webinar will benefit educators, decision makers, teachers, and librarians.