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Epic! Books is a website (and an app) that gives teachers, students and student’s parents access to millions of free books. There are all different types of genres, read alongs as well as audio books available! The books are also “labeled” with suggested age levels and reading levels which can help teachers, students and their parents choose the right books for them in an easy and quick way!

There are many different features throughout the website that can keep students engaged such as earning different kinds of badges throughout their reading journey on the website and giving them the chance to favourite the ones they like which allows easy access to them again later. Another great feature is that after every single book there is a small quiz which asks questions about the content in the story which I feel can help kids pay attention and fully engage in the book! (You are able to skip this option as well)

The benefits of integrating this website in your own classroom is endless, mainly, it allows students to have more variety in book options where they might not find something that interests them in the classroom or library, and it is a quick and easy way to locate some of their favourite books. Having students have full access to books that interest them is extremely important for their relationship with reading as well as it sparks creativity and curiosity.

Another great benefit for having access to this website as a teacher is the fact that you can track your students reading progress right from the website. For example it documents how long they read for, what books they have read and how many books they have read. This is an easy way to make sure your students are staying on track and that they are progressing throughout the year in their reading journey!

I feel that this website is a look into our future and I can already see the many benefits that can come from it!

Little side story…

 I made this lovely two minute video visually showing and walking you through the in’s and out’s of getepic.com but as we all know technology can sometimes not work in our favour so I did not want to show you an unpolished video… so instead like you read above I just wrote about it. But here is a little screenshot of what the website looks like!

Screenshot of the tutorial I made
Screenshot I took of the website