How OCPS Brought Digital Reading to Their Large Urban District

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Sora.The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.If the eighth-largest school district in the U.S. can do it, so can you! Listen to this edWeb podcast with educators from Orange County Public Schools (FL) to learn how their diverse district—which includes 200+ schools and 170+ languages spoken—rolled out ebooks and audiobooks to the entire school community. You hear from Director of Instructional Technology and Library Media Allison Kibbey about how this 1:1 district, which supplies over 188,667 devices to students, got started with a digital reading platform in February 2021.From there, Digital Learning and Library Media Program Specialist Margie Wells takes you through her keys to effective rollout and implementation of digital books, from using curation tools creatively to spark reading engagement, to cost-effectively managing your collection, to promoting your ebooks and audiobooks so that they’re always on your students’ minds. Plus, you discover how digital books make reading more accessible to students, with unique features and formats to draw in even struggling and reluctant readers. The end result? Over 120% checkout growth over the last two years!This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, as well as school, district, and education technology leaders.Sora from OverDrive EducationThe leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools worldwideDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.