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Sora works great on the app, but also is available with a web browser link. Happy reading!
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Elementary & SoraScreen time is a thing, but there is ways that we can get the most of those moments and stretches that help students to grow. Sometimes by habit we find ourselves and our kids down the rabbit hole. Why not harness that time and resource by building a new habit...reading for pleasure. Sora is a great tool to make that happen. Click HERE for more information to help students find a read that is just right and open a world of reading!
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Middle School/High School & SoraRamp up your reading with the convenience of Sora! While I love to have a book in my hand, I also find myself reading more on my phone. Listening to books is also a great way to escape while walking, driving, riding...What can reading do for you when you do it on your own terms in your own way? Why not try it and find out?
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Ebook Etiquette
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Our school is part of a shared collection. That means that when we are using this service we need to be considerate of other users and they need to be considerate too. Sometimes you will have to wait to read a title. There are ways we can help make sure that titles are available when people want to read them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I can't find the Sora on my device: It is important that you keep your device charged and updated. It is there for our Middle School and High School students to learn with over the summer. In addition, we perform updates and opportunities when possible. Sora can be reached using the web link https://soraapp.com/library/neschoolsne, you can access via Classlink Lions Portal, or download the app to your phone or personal tablet. If you can get to the internet, you can get to Sora!
I don't have internet service: This is why libraries are so great! You can hook up to the Louisville Public Library internet even outside in the parking lot and your school-issued device can hook up to the internet even in the school parking lot. Get your updates, check out what you want, it will download and is now available for you to read or listen offline.
Can I access Sora on a computer: YES! Sora is available in app form and you can use your credentials on any device AND can access the same resources through a computer by using the website. https://soraapp.com/library/neschoolsne
How do I find my school: When the app comes up it gives you some school choices, you are looking for Louisville Public School District 32. Don't see that click on the lower menu to search for Louisville. It shows up as a Nebraska Schools Shared Collection.
What do I use to log on to Sora: Students and staff will use their Google credentials A.K.A. their lpslions.org email address and password. Most students know their Google sign-on information. Our younger students can access using their CLASSLINK card and accessing this website https://launchpad.classlink.com/lpslions. Scan the card to login. Contact Mrs. Krejci at akrejci@lpslions.org if you are having problems.
Who gets to see what books: This is a Pre K through a twelfth-grade resource that has three main categories. Based on a student's grade level, they see different categories or layers. The collection is cultivated by an Overdrive librarian and uses recommendations for titles from sources like School Library Journal and publisher recommendations.
K-6 see juvenile titles
7-12 see young adult and juvenile titles
9-12 and staff members have access to everything including general adult titlesAdult titles are those books published for adults but found to be great reads for high school students.
If we add my public library to Sora, what will the student be able to check out: Public library resources accessed in connection to their ora account are restricted to only titles in their layer (see above). To add the public library collection from the menu in the upper right corner choose add a public library. Look for Nebraska Overdrive Libraries. Louisville students will need a library card to add the collection. Family members can get a library card and their own access to Nebraska Overdrive Libraries on their own devices by contacting the library or click HERE for more information on this service and online enrollment. For adult household family members there is a wealth of reading through Sora, but accessing Overdrive through the public library with the app Libby will provide more reading in your interest level.
How do I better help my student find books: Using explore, you can use the pre-formatted groups to find great titles or search for a book using the advanced search. Click explore in the bottom menu, click on the search box in the upper right, use advanced search to search by a variety of settings. Here are some of the most important when it comes to choosing just right books.
What are Sweet Reads: These are titles that are always available during the summer and can be checked out by an unlimited number of people. They are great choices to read with a friend!
What are Assigned Books: These are books that we might have a class read and are not part of the general collection. It is sort of like renting a set of classroom novels and is set up by the librarian through a contract with Overdrive. Teachers cannot suggest books using this feature.
I don't have internet service: This is why libraries are so great! You can hook up to the Louisville Public Library internet even outside in the parking lot and your school-issued device can hook up to the internet even in the school parking lot. Get your updates, check out what you want, it will download and is now available for you to read or listen offline.
Can I access Sora on a computer: YES! Sora is available in app form and you can use your credentials on any device AND can access the same resources through a computer by using the website. https://soraapp.com/library/neschoolsne
How do I find my school: When the app comes up it gives you some school choices, you are looking for Louisville Public School District 32. Don't see that click on the lower menu to search for Louisville. It shows up as a Nebraska Schools Shared Collection.
What do I use to log on to Sora: Students and staff will use their Google credentials A.K.A. their lpslions.org email address and password. Most students know their Google sign-on information. Our younger students can access using their CLASSLINK card and accessing this website https://launchpad.classlink.com/lpslions. Scan the card to login. Contact Mrs. Krejci at akrejci@lpslions.org if you are having problems.
Who gets to see what books: This is a Pre K through a twelfth-grade resource that has three main categories. Based on a student's grade level, they see different categories or layers. The collection is cultivated by an Overdrive librarian and uses recommendations for titles from sources like School Library Journal and publisher recommendations.
K-6 see juvenile titles
7-12 see young adult and juvenile titles
9-12 and staff members have access to everything including general adult titlesAdult titles are those books published for adults but found to be great reads for high school students.
If we add my public library to Sora, what will the student be able to check out: Public library resources accessed in connection to their ora account are restricted to only titles in their layer (see above). To add the public library collection from the menu in the upper right corner choose add a public library. Look for Nebraska Overdrive Libraries. Louisville students will need a library card to add the collection. Family members can get a library card and their own access to Nebraska Overdrive Libraries on their own devices by contacting the library or click HERE for more information on this service and online enrollment. For adult household family members there is a wealth of reading through Sora, but accessing Overdrive through the public library with the app Libby will provide more reading in your interest level.
How do I better help my student find books: Using explore, you can use the pre-formatted groups to find great titles or search for a book using the advanced search. Click explore in the bottom menu, click on the search box in the upper right, use advanced search to search by a variety of settings. Here are some of the most important when it comes to choosing just right books.
- Preferences: This is a default area that you can set for all searches. I recommend the kids change the Available Books Setting to Available Books, then anything that comes up is available for checkout. It is a great way to find a great read you didn't even know you were looking for! If you are looking for specific titles and don't mind a wait, change Preferences to Everything and then users have the option to check out if available or put on hold and be placed on a waiting list.
- Audience: These are the three layers. Elementary only sees Juvenile, but Middle School students may want to see only Young Adult titles, High School might only want to look at Young Adult or General adult to weed out Picture Books Etc. There are better ways to search, but this is an option.
- Interest Level: This gives broader categories that look more at the grade level age of the student. It is NOT a reading level. It means that the topic or format is of interest to a particular grade level group. There are 4 different self-explanatory ranges to choose from.
- Text Difficulty: Here is where knowledge of a student's grade reading level is helpful or users can just search by a grade level. The best way to determine if a book is too hard is to use the 5 Finger Rule presented above and to not tell students a book is too easy. The goal is to read and that reading is FUN and sometimes that means we read silly books, picture books, old favorites we have read before and books to help them stretch.
- Simple Search: Forget using the advanced search and just type in "Read-Along" or Picture Books", etc. Sora is great at finding types of books this way too. Just remember, it is not Google, so when students want to type in a question, the catalog does not work that way.
What are Sweet Reads: These are titles that are always available during the summer and can be checked out by an unlimited number of people. They are great choices to read with a friend!
What are Assigned Books: These are books that we might have a class read and are not part of the general collection. It is sort of like renting a set of classroom novels and is set up by the librarian through a contract with Overdrive. Teachers cannot suggest books using this feature.
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