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EPIC

Have you heard of EPIC? It's a fabulous site full of unlimited library books that is free for teachers. There are thousands of books available and all you have to do is create an account and put in your students names. Can you imagine how many more books they would have access to with a library like this??

Another great feature is that the books are available on our tablets. Online reading is definitely taking over (think Kindle!) and this is a fun way to introduce your students to reading digitally.

Seriously there are thousands of books to choose from and most of them even include AR and Lexile levels. How can that not make your heart skip a beat?!

If you are at all thinking about trying EPIC next year, watch this video for a sneak peak into what it looks like to be a part of EPIC.

If you try EPIC, let me know how you like it and share what your students favorite book is!

Happy Reading,
Hilary

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  1. UnknownJune 7, 2017 at 6:47 PM

    I have never heard of EPIC. I am definitely going to check it out! Thanks for sharing this post!

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