The 2020-21 membership year is drawing to an end, and we are ready to take on 2021-22 with gusto!
Join Us At 3PM TODAY For A Back School Webinar!
Join WSDLC Project Manager Sara Gold and OverDrive Account Executive Connie Bowman for a webinar to get [re]oriented to OverDrive’s Sora as the 2021-22 school year begins! Topics to be covered include an overview of Sora, how to use OverDrive Marketplace, resources to help schools make the most of their WSDLC membership, and more.
Reach out to wsdlc-information@wils.org to get the connection information!
Can’t make it to today’s webinar? We’ve got you covered! Today’s session will be recorded with the link shared out with members.
In addition to the recording, there will be another chance to join Sara and Connie live on Wednesday, September 15th, 3:00pm – 3:30pm.
If you cannot attend either webinar but have questions and/or concerns that you would like to have addressed, please let us know at wsdlc-info@wils.org, and we will make sure it gets covered.
Flipped Classroom Training: Getting Started Begins Tomorrow! (Now With More Content and a New Look)
September 1st begins our Flipped Classroom Training Series, which has seen a little content/layout update since our last message! We’re hoping that it will be easier than ever for our members, new and returning, to get a quick overview of OverDrive and Sora and how the WSDLC can help your students succeed, both inside and outside of the classroom!
Click this link or copy and paste it into your browser to get started with Getting Started: https://wsdlc.org/getting-started-with-flipped-classrooms/
What is the WSDLC Flipped Classrooms Training Series?
During our Flipped Classroom months, materials are available for members to review, and OverDrive staff is ready to schedule one-on-one 20-minute sessions to answer members’ questions. We are excited about these training opportunities to get you, your students, and staff comfortable with the WSDLC collections and using them to their fullest capabilities.
New OverDrive Curated Collection, Sora Starter, Begins September 1st
Out with the old and in with the new! Beginning on September 1st, 2021, a new collection of Simultaneous Use, OC/OU, and Metered Access* titles will become available in the WSDLC shared collection. You can view a list of the titles here: https://company.overdrive.com/k-12-schools/discover-sora/sora-starter-collection/
These titles will remain a part of the shared collection until September 2023, when OverDrive will automatically replace these titles with another set of great reads.
*Not sure what Simultaneous Use, OC/OU, or Metered Access mean? Check out the Getting Started Flipped Classroom!
Send Us Your Tiny Case Study Ideas!
To compliment our Flipped Classrooms, we love to share things our members have been doing with their WSDLC membership! And one of our favorite ways to share these achievements is through Tiny Case Studies. WSDLC’s Tiny Case Studies are brief, practical summaries of outstanding things that some WSDLC members are doing and serve as an opportunity to share a WSDLC-related problem they had and how they solved it.
We highlight these Tiny Case Studies during various Flipped Classroom months, but you can also view them all by clicking this link, or copy/pasting it into your browser: https://wsdlc.org/training/tiny-case-studies/
If you’ve done something lately that you’d like to share with the WSDLC Community, let us know! (We promise, no idea or accomplishment is too small!) You can tell us either by email at wsdlc-info@wils.org, or complete the idea form, and we will reach out to you with next steps!
Registration for WEMTA’s Battle of the Books Opens Tomorrow (September 1st)
WEMTA’s Battle of the Books is an online trivia competition for K-12 students across the state. Students form teams of 2-4 people, and between them read from a list of 20 books. Teams can register to participate from September 1st through January 15th, with the Battle scheduled for the last full week in February.
To help support students as they participate in WEMTA’s Battle of the Books, WSDLC Project Managers have purchased additional ebook and audiobook copies of the titles on each reading list.
The registration form and details about Battle of the Books can be found on WEMTA’s BOB website!
The WSDLC project managers and the team at OverDrive are always available if you have any questions or comments. Not sure who to contact? Check out this handy guide on the WSDLC website: https://wsdlc.org/who-to-contact-with-questions/
We hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!
