GetEpic! : an amazing reading resource!

GetEpic! is an amazing reading resource in app form!  Teachers can set up classrooms of learners, at each child's own reading level, which is very helpful for someone like me who works with many different grade levels and reading levels!  Not only does it allow you to set it up by level, but you can assign readings to individual children.  This is amazing because when you know some of your student's interests you can find books that cater to those, and know that they will be excited to read.  There are also so many books that can be read to children, so they can listen and follow along with the words on the page, as well as pure audiobooks for older kids. The best part is that when I have put students in on my classroom page, I can then see how long they have read, how many books they have finished, and the site keeps track of this for me!  This was a phenomenal app to have set up during remote teaching time.  I could also have students logged in and reading on the app, while I could follow along from my home on my app, so that I could teach while they were reading to me.  👏👏👏 Soooo helpful!!!!!  You can set up your teacher page at www.getepic.com  and then kids can log in from their devices to read and watch fun videos on things like how to make things in Minecraft, Lego building, crafts, and funny songs.  I had already been using Epic at school, but it came in super handy during the pandemic.  Best of all, they actually let kids and families use it for FREE if the teacher signed kids up for it!  What a grand gesture for families.  I will continue to use this app with my students.  Sometimes, I even use it as a reward for working hard in a lesson.  If you are a teacher who hasn't checked it out yet, you should.  One of the kids I signed up read 73 books during the couple of months we were out of school on the site! OUTSTANDING!  I can get behind that!