Reading is Epic!

One of my favorite apps at the moment is Epic! This free app allows teachers to set up accounts for their classes to access what has been described as a Netflix for children's books. The app is truly amazing and my children love it. There are books, audiobooks, and videos from popular fiction and non-fiction authors and publishers. When a reading app is free, I tend to balk since the quality can be questionable. Not so in this case. It is a breeze to set up the accounts and make reading lists for individuals or whole classes. Teachers can monitor what students read and view and how long it takes them to do so. 

Of course, there is always a catch. The app is only available during school hours. If you try to log in too early in the morning, in the evening, or on weekends you are out of luck. If you don't want to pay for the family subscription, which quite honestly is not very expensive, there are other alternatives for accessing similar high-quality content. Storyline Online has members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) narrate animated versions of popular children's books. If your public or school library subscribes to BookFlix, TrueFlix, or TumbleBooks you can access these digital resources for free. Access to ebooks and audiobooks may also be available through your local public or school library through OverDrive. There are many viable options to supplement the content in the Epic app.