As a 100% digital company serving 12,000+ district and schools, OverDrive focuses on combining the technology you need with the content you want to create long-term, cost-effective solutions to meet students’ and educators’ unique reading and learning needs.
OverDrive delivers:
· An unrivaled catalog of 2+ million eBook, audiobook and streaming video titles from 5,000+ publishers in all subjects and genres, including digital class sets for English Language Arts
· Compatibility with every major device,including laptops, Chromebook™, Kindle® (U.S. only), iPhone®, iPad® and Android™
· Ease of use – A central platform tailored to your needs and the highest-rated app
· Flexible access models to maximize budget and use
· Expert assistance for successful implementation and customization
Joining a Shared Collection: Expanding access to digital resources by sharing
OverDrive is excited to offer members of the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools (UAPCS) the opportunity to join a digital shared collection. Membership in a consortium provides participating schools access to a shared collection of digital titles far greater than any one individual school could purchase on their own, maximizing the benefits of these powerful reading and learning tools for students and educators. For example, if School A were to initiate a digital collection of their own, they may only be able to afford 50 titles. However, by joining a consortium of 20 schools, School A would then have access to a collection of 1,000 titles. This shared collection grows as consortium membership increases.
Advantages of joining a digital content consortium include:
· An unbeatable cost of $1 or less per student, with all funds going to content
· The ability to add additional titles specifically for your school (separate from the shared collection)
· Titles filtered by grade level to ensure the right titles are reaching the right students
· OverDrive content specialists will help select the best titles based on group and school needs
A sample diagram of a consortium’s shared digital collection
with additional individual collections for each member school.
How a digital content consortium would work for UAPCS member:
The goal is to get schools signed up no later than October 15th so that we can launch access to the collection around or before Halloween. The more schools that participate, the more age-appropriate content will be available to maximize engagement and usage. OverDrive will help to select resources in the shared account and you can easily add more content just for your school via an individual collection.
For more information:
Kevin Coon
OverDrive Account Executive
949-791-7793