![]() For educators who are teaching virtually this year, this tech tool is helpful for guided reading in terms of virtual education where teachers do not have access to classroom levelled books. Additionally, when students’ complete books they can earn badges and rewards based on certain milestones. When students’ complete books, they can opt for a quiz which would allow the educator to check for comprehension. Students can choose from audio books, read-to-me books or read books themselves which is a great way to reach readers of all levels. For educators who are using Google Classroom, you can upload your class list directly to Epic. Educators also have the option of assigning specific books to their students based on their school board’s reading program, such as Fountas and Pinnell. If students are stuck on a word, they can simply click on it to which it will then read the word and provide a definition for the student. Users can search for books based on different criteria including subject, genre, age or reading levels. Technology devices are becoming increasingly important in today’s classroom for learning purposes “new technology and devices like tablets, smart phones, or online-communities in social networks respond to new ways of acquiring knowledge (Sri & Krishna, 2014). This tech tool can also be used both offline and online, on web browsers or through the Epic app. Critique and Implications for Education BenefitsĮpic can be used both at home and in classrooms. One specific tool that is currently already in use in some classrooms, Epic will be examined as a technology tool. In many kindergarten rooms, you will see technology as part of the learning centers, and in older grades you will see it used for research or reading. There are many ways that educators can use technology tools to their advantage. This is supported by one research study which states that “it is evident that children are spending more time online, and at earlier ages (OECD, 2019). With children being connected more than ever to technology, it is making an impact on their daily lives and daily learning. Their goal was successful, Epic has provided a database with over 40,000 books for children twelve and under.Ĭlassrooms everywhere are evolving, and technology has no small part in that. ![]() ![]() These two men wanted to take their children’s love for technology and lack of interest in books and combine them so that children everywhere had access to the books they know and love using the devices they have access to. To this date, Epic is used in 94% of U.S elementary schools (Epic, n.d). This tech tool was founded by Suren Marosian the CEO and Co-Founder along with Kevin Donahue as the other co-founder. Summary: A digital library and reading platform for children 12 and under OverviewĮpic was founded in 2013 based on one question How do we make books more accessible to kids? (Epic, n.d). Unfortunately some of the powerpoints mentioned in the leaders book are not yet available on the website but there are plenty of good materials free to download.Price: Free to elementary school teachers and librarians in Canada and the U.S. The Family service proved to be a good opportunity to review the material with the parents who had been invited. In fact I was quite sorry that we could not use a lot of the ideas, due to lack of time.so if you are looking for Holiday Club material, this would be brilliant! There is a theme song with music, though not a CD, so you would need a musician to play the music and teach it to the children. This resource would be great too for a Holiday Bible Club. There are plenty of ideas for teaching the stories, learning the memory verse and quizzing the children on what they have learned. The books have given a great opportunity to talk to the children about what they believe and to check it out in the Bible. The children have been excited by the activity books and enjoyed the Explorer theme. This has been an excellent resource for our 4-11 Friday Club. ![]() The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross Series.
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