This week I explored Epic! which is a great online resource to help children explore reading. I do not know exactly how many books there are because it looks like there is a never ending supply of stories. Starting with the cool characters students can use as their profile pictures, the students are instantly excited to try this website. Teachers are able to track student progress and keep kids accountable for their reading. Parents can also sign up (there is also an upgraded paid version) for kids to be able to read at home. There are books for students to read, books that are follow along and read to the students, and also audio book to just listen to. Books are divided up into reading levels and categories making it easy to navigate and find the perfect book to read. Teachers can set parameters on what books the students can view, making sure they are appropriate for that grade level. Overall I really liked this resource. I have not yet signed up for my own account yet, so I do not know all the features that are provided to the teacher. As you can see in my video below, I was exploring epic! as a student not a teacher. I would like to bring this resource with me when I am teaching a try it on my students. It might not be for everyone because I know some people enjoy reading a book more than looking at the screen, but I like that it gives the students another option to reading than holding a book and most kids today love technology.
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