EPIC!
Instant Access to an Unlimited Library of Children's Books
What is EPIC?
Epic is a digital book app that is free to educators. Although there is a paid version of the app for home users, I think the free app has so many great books for students. When you look at a book, it gives important information such as age recommendations, lexile levels, and suggested reading times. There are books for students from ages 4 to 12 and several have a read aloud options. Students can also set their profile to recommend books on subjects they are interested in reading. As students read books, teachers can monitor how many books they've read, the number of hours read, and book last read. Students earn digital badges and earn different themes for meeting goals.
Explore Epic!
- Download the Epic app from the AppStore. It's free!
- Choose "Educators" from the bottom of the screen.
- Choose "Create an Educator Account" and fill in your information.
- The app will then walk you through a set up process.
- Next year, we will add students. For now, you can choose "Skip". You can add students this year if you want them to have access over the summer.
- Surf the book collections. You will need to complete the following Google Doc: http://goo.gl/forms/c2NW4tQTVB
- Now, take a screenshot of your "My Books" and email it to me or Jennifer.