[AISLE-Share] Sora by Overdrive

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I attended the Webinar today and asked that same question. No they are not
sun-setting the original version, thankfully.

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Email list for the Association of
Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Do we know if they are sunsetting the original OverDrive app?
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 10:48 AM Email list for the Association of
> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I agree.  I prefer the regular OverDrive app.  Most students here just
>> read the book in their browsers, so it won’t be too much of an issue.  The
>> rep did say that users should still be able to link to additional libraries
>> (i.e. your local public library), but I haven’t tested that out yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Cathy Gottlieb*
>>
>> Learning Commons Director
>>
>> Webmaster
>>
>> Naperville Central High School
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>> 630-420-6549
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>> *Subject:* [AISLE-Share] Sora by Overdrive
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>> Good Morning,
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>>
>> I am struggling with switching over to Overdrive's new educational app. I
>> don't see the point of it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have any insight on this that could shed some light on the
>> transition? I am at a high school, so maybe I am not seeing the benefits
>> for older students. The interface is very juvenile.
>>
>>
>>
>> To me, the layout and interface is not as user friendly as the Overdrive
>> App.
>>
>>
>>
>> There are just so many little nuances that don't flow together,
>> especially the fact that our Destiny catalog Marc records link the e-books
>> to the regular Overdrive site. Students would then have to go to a
>> different APP to open up.
>>
>>
>>
>> I do understand that the app coincides with Google Classroom, however
>> most of our Overdrive Collection is used for pleasure reading. At this
>> point we don't have the funding to purchase class set E-Books.
>>
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>> Thanks!
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