OverDrive Education talks with Bill Bass, Innovation Coordinator for Technology Integration, Information and Library Media for the Parkway School District outside St. Louis, Missouri, and President of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Board of Directors.
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OverDrive’s Steve Potash speaks with R.L. Stine, the author of hundreds of children’s horror fiction novels, including the Goosebumps series. Stine discusses growing up as a “weird kid,” the joys of writing for a young audience, how a librarian changed his life, new projects and much more.
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In an effort to promote more informed conversations between publishers and their authors/agents, here are two questions I recommend every author and agent ask their publisher…
Continue ReadingThe truth was that I was not teaching at all, and my students were only repeating what they were told. There was no real learning going on, and I felt like a fraud.
Continue ReadingJames Holzhauer employed several strategies for his incredible run on Jeopardy!, including using children’s books that he checked out from his local public library for research.
Continue ReadingBy Shauna Darbyshire, Reference Associate | June 2019 My relationship with comics has developed and strengthened over the years. Like many 90s kids, I grew up with Archie, X-Men, Garfield, Charlie Brown, Spider-Man and Calvin & Hobbes. I then began delving into manga (Japanese comics) in my tween years. From these early reading explorations, […]
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Each of us has an opportunity to become a superhero: a reading hero. It’s time to support all the book and reading champions among us.
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OverDrive Education talks with Lynn Gagnon, District Media Specialist for northern Ohio’s Keystone Local School District.
Continue ReadingThough there’s still a long way to go to achieve true equality in publishing, 2018 saw increases in both digital readership and sales of content created by authors that come from a diverse background.
Continue ReadingBy Ge-Anne Bolhuis, Instructional Technology Specialist & Media Specialist Liaison | March 2019 The tables are set. Silverware gleams, tablecloths are elegantly draped and the place settings shine. The main course is perfectly plated, and students’ eyes widen in wonder as the hostesses, School Library Media Specialist Sonya Thompson and seventh grade language arts […]
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