Episode 14: Three Things Holly Missed in Epic

Epic is a free reading platform for kids. Teachers are able to set up classrooms and allow students to pick from books in the teacher's library. In today's episode, Holly talks about things she didn't use while teaching that she wished she had.Read: Holly's blog post with her tipsTimestamps0:00 Intro0:45 What is Epic?1:45 Tip 1: "Read to me" booksBooks read and highlight text as it's readingAccessibility tools includedGood way to have kids read above their comfort level2:50 Create a collection of challenging Read to Me books for students3:50 Tip 2: Use the audiobooks!Listening only - no text availableWorks your listening and comprehension skillsGood way to hone in on listening skills for EL students6:00 Tip 3: Browse books by languageEnglish, Spanish, Chinese, and French are availableFree choice time is a good time for home language reading7:18 Use Duolingo along with Epic for language learning8:12 Accessing Epic as a teacher9:00 What's making you happy?Billie Jo: Seesaw sent us stuff to send us to MACUL!Holly: Billie Jo has 14 emails scheduled and Holly loves seeing efficiency