Get Epic! A Digital Library

     Epic! is a digital library geared towards kids 12 years old and under. Once logged in students have access to about 35,000 books, videos, quizzes and more. This tech tool can be easily navigated. Once logged in, you simple type in the book or type of book you are looking for and options will appear. There are audio books, Read-to-Me books, and digital books. The book selection spans through all genres, as well. 

     For educators, this tool is free! You simply create an account and sign in. Once you have signed in, you are able to add your students individually by clicking on Roster (at the top) and typing in their names. This allows students to access their own profile at school and at home. To allow home access, you go to the Roster and beside each student name you click Enable Home Access. It will send an email link to each student, but you will have to type in each parent/guardians email. 

     To log on at school, students open the app and click on their teachers name. Then they click on their name, which will take them to their own profile. From there, students can search for books, read assigned books, take quizzes, and watch videos.

     Epic!, also, allows you to assign books to your students based on topic, genre, or reading level. For example, if they were learning about Martin Luther King Jr. you could search those key words, and it will show you all related books and videos. Once you click on and open a book, you click on the plus sign to add it to a collection. To assign the collection to your students, you click on your Roster, click on certain students or all and then click assign collection. From there, it allows you to choose which collection you want to assign. When your students click on their profile, it will direct them to read the books you selected for them first. Also, you can create assessments (multiple choice or short answer) that they have to complete once they finish the book. There are, also, many collections and quizzes that have already been created, which you can assign. 

     Also, when students enter Epic! for the first time, it will have them take a survey about their favorite topics, subjects, and types of books. Once it collects this information, on their home page it will make suggestions for books that the student may be interested in. 

    
     Epic! is a wonderful tech resource that encourages independent reading time. I highly recommend this tech tool!