RUSD offers Sora, giving students easy access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks anytime, anywhere. This means students can read on their own devices, find titles that match their interests, and enjoy reading in formats that work best for them. There are also titles available in multiple languages.
Steps on a smartphone or tablet:
(for a Chromebook or computer, go to https://soraapp.com and follow the same procedure).
1. Go to your app store: Google Play or the Apple Store
Search for Sora (you want Sora, by Overdrive)
Get the app and open it
2. Find My School
Choose "SAGE"
If you do not see it, click on “My school isn’t listed”.
Search for “Rocklin Unified”.
It will say: SAGE
3. Select "Rocklin Unified School District"
4. Select “sign in using google …
Enter your user ID and password for your RUSD account.
For Kindle:
You can send most borrowed eBooks from Sora to Kindle. After logging into Sora and borrowing a book, follow these steps:
Go to Shelf > Loans.
Tap Options.
Tap Send to device.
Tap Send to Kindle (U.S. only) to go to Amazon.
From Amazon, you can finish sending the eBook to your Kindle:
If you're signed into Amazon, choose your device from the "Deliver to:" menu. Then, tap Get library book.
If you're not signed into Amazon, tap Get library book and sign in. Then, choose a device to deliver the book to.
Tap Close in the top-right corner to go back to Sora.
You can also make Kindle your preferred reading device to go to Amazon right after you borrow eBooks.