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Hi everyone! Just a little post to let everyone know about the new Sora app that PEI students can access. Through student cloud.edu.pe.ca accounts, the Sora app will give students access to tons of e-books and audiobooks— perfect for some at home reading!
To access the Sora app, students will need to login to their school cloud account. Once they are logged in, they can click on the Google Apps grid (or “waffle,” as some call it!) and scroll down until they see the little robot pictured above! (Please note: when testing this with two grade 8 classes, some students had to go to their Gmail inbox first, and THEN click the grid before they were able to see the Sora icon).
This will (usually) redirect users to a screen with a green button that says “Sign in using PEI Department of Education and Lifelong Learning.” Click that button, and then the student account name again. This should take users to the landing page, with the options “Home” “Explore” “Shelf” and “Me” across the bottom.
From there, it’s time to search for a great book! Most of the titles from the grade 7-9 classroom libraries are there, as well as a selection of other great fiction, graphic novels, and more!
A few tips:
book covers with headphones at the bottom are audiobooks; no headphones means an e-book.
clicking “Listen to sample” or “Read sample” allows users to hear about five minutes or read about one chapter.
the “Place Hold” option means that all copies are currently borrowed, but clicking that option puts the user on a wait list. There should be an indication underneath the book cover of how long the wait time will actually be.
students can create their own lists of books they are interested in reading.
titles will automatically be returned after the designated borrowing period.
Please feel free to email Mrs. Gairns at smgairns@edu.pe.ca with any questions!
Happy reading!
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