Open a World of Reading with Sora
Tiffany Wincek & Sydney Kalnay Together, Tiffany and Sydney have over 20 years combined experience as educators and as passionate education enthusiasts in public schools, private and parochial schools, and in corporate and non-profit sectors.
10 What if you could make access easier? Send students to the login page with a set setup code de. Access a dir direc ect li link nk to any collection in Sora. Ease the transition to Sora ra with an interstitial page. Download ebooks and audiobooks for offline ne access ss.
What if you 9 could support students of all skills and abilities? Adjust reading ading set settin ings gs. Try a dy dyslexic slexic fo font nt. Increase or decrease text ext sc scale le. Sup uppo port rt new or added students. Pr Protec ect pri privacy vacy for students reading above or below grade level. Accommodate students with certain access ssib ibil ility ity needs ds.
What if you could give students access to more books? Add a pub public lic lib librar rary. Expand the dig digit ital al colle llectio ion with no additional cost. Introduce students to a sa safe fe spac space. Introduce school-specific content by 8 adding titles to your Adv dvan antag age sc school. Try a low- risk lendi ending ng mo model del or add Simu imult ltan aneous Use content.
Build vocabulary with in in-text ext definit definitions ions. Annotate ebooks and What if you audiobooks with no notes es and and high ighli ligh ghts. Use gr graph aphic ic no novels els as alternative texts. Export Export inf informat mation ion for study guides and could help homework assignments. students with classroom learning? 7
6 What if you could make your teachers' lives easier? View Reading eading st stat atist istics ics for your students and start the conversation. Put the right book in the hands of the right student with Ti Title le assignment assi gnments. Support all learners with audiobo diobooks ks. Enjoy ebooks and audiobooks on the go with offline ine support pport.
What if you could 5 lean on your digital collection as a classroom management tool? Create an emerg emergenc ency lesso esson plan plan or plan for a snow day with digital content. Cu Curat ate collections of makerspace titles, Read-Alongs, French content, and more. Reach students who prefer a screen to print with video gaming titles and other, no nont ntradit aditional ional texts exts. Explore easy access to your syllabus and lessons with Local Cont ntent ent.
What if you could get even more students reading? Post visible, regular pr promotions ions. Institute reading competi petitio ions ns. Use customizabl mizable assets ets from the Resource Center. Create a school-wide initiative 4 around Read ad an an Eb Ebook Day Day. Rotate mont nthly ly themes emes (at minimum). Promote summer mmer reading ding. Leverage individual school curat ratio ion.
Curat Cu ate at the individual (Advantage) school level and bu buil ild What if you colle llections ions that speak to your students and staff. Create easy paths for accepting st studen dent bo book rec ecommendat mmendations ions. Rely on your subject could customize matter experts to help build addit itional ional school content ent. for your schools? 3
What if you 2 could engage with the larger community? Institute district-wide reading eading ini initiat iativ ives es. Tie collection to strategic plans. Promote to par parent ents. Create list lists for road trips, school breaks. Nurture outside organization par partner nerships ips with digital titles. Support clu lubs bs and and under nderrep epresent esented groups gr ps. Collaborate across the curricul iculum. Partner with your pub ublic ic librar rary ( webcast coming May 2019 ).
What if you 1 could foster a love of life-long reading? Lean on your OverDrive e team Don't forget why you started Use it, love it, model it, know it. Be the reader Embrace ce the change
Thanks For Watching Email your Account Manag ager er, Tiffany Wincek. Use the Resource e Cent nter er files to promote your digital collection. Attend OverDrive Education live ve webcasts asts or watch on on-dema demand nd train ining ing modules les. Share this information with your colleagu agues es.
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