Qari għal Qalbi – Octavo Blog

1st January 202411th January 2024

What happened to my Maltese oBooks?

Some years ago, the collaboration between Octavo and the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation of Malta partnered to provide thousands of students the oBooks of the Qari għal Qalbi collection for free.

However, if you are a student or a teacher in Malta, is quite likely that you noticed a notable absence in your library: all the oBooks of this collection.

Unfortunately, the Ministry has decided not to continue with this partnership going forward, and hence the oBooks are no longer available in the user accounts of the students that read them hundreds of thousands of hours collectively.

However, the collection is still available in the platform if you want to add them to your account and keep them without time limitation. Getting this content again, will not only bring back the content, but your statistics, notes, voice recordings and exercise results.

18th February 202224th February 2022

5 Creative Ways to Use Octavo in the Classroom

We all know that reading is one of the most rewarding exercises that children can engage in, but how can teachers make even the most stubborn readers find joy in their books?

It all begins in the classroom: If a student enjoys reading in class when it’s combined with a series of fun activities, it’s more likely that they will look forward to reading at home too! In this guide, we will be sharing 5 creative activities that teachers can use in the classroom to make reading more fun for their students using a digital reading platform, which will allow you to check that your students are actually reading!

For more info on how this works – check out our recent guide on how to view your students’ portfolios.

30th March 20217th October 2021

How to Raise a Bookworm in the Digital Age

Read the Qari għal Qalbi levelled reading collection through Octavo!

In this day and age, many children and – let’s face it – parents, too, find reading to be more of a chore than a pleasure. But if you’re one of those parents who have fond childhood memories surrounding your favourite books and your weekly trips to the library, you would probably do anything to ensure your child can experience that same level of enjoyment through reading.

20th March 202030th March 2021

Bringing free content to Maltese students during the schools’ shut down period

The whole world is currently suffering an almost global shut down due the spread of the COVID-19. At Octavo, we want to add our two cents to ease the confinement time by providing content for free in Maltese.