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Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks Keep Students Reading All Summer Long

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Sora Sweet Reads provides free access to a variety of popular digital books during the next 100+ days to encourage student reading during the rest of the school year and summer break. Ebook titles include 10 Blind Dates, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, Ironheart, and Ark Angel. Audiobook titles include Flannery and Game Changer.

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Accessing free eBooks with Open eBooks

Class Tech Integrate

Last month EdSurge and several other news outlets released an article about Obama and the White House releasing millions of dollars worth of eBooks to kids in Title One and Special Ed programs. The program runs through First Book and an app called Open eBooks. I jumped in right away to see what this was all about.

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Accessing free eBooks with Open eBooks

Class Tech Integrate

Last month EdSurge and several other news outlets released an article about Obama and the White House releasing millions of dollars worth of eBooks to kids in Title One and Special Ed programs. The program runs through First Book and an app called Open eBooks. I jumped in right away to see what this was all about.

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Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?

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Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said they were reading more books as a result. There’s no limit or allowance to worry about – just complete access to the entire Nimble Stories’ library, as if it were your own. Kevin Palmer, Nimble Stories Founder.

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K-12 Students Access 100 Million+ Digital Books from their Schools with Sora Reading App

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018.

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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

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The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) announced an agreement with OverDrive Education to provide access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. As such, the DDOE committed to ensuring all Delaware public schools’ students and staff can access resources to support learning acceleration.

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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. households didn't have broadband access.