OVERVIEW
Epic is an online tool that allows students to access books and quizzes to read or listen to. Teachers can use this tool to assign books to their class based on subject or reading levels. Parents can access this tool for a nominal fee and have their children read or listen to the audio books. Teachers and parents can track their students’ online activity to see what they have completed and assign or recommend new books. Epic is an award-winning site that has thousands of books to offer.
ABOUT EPIC
Epic was founded in 2013 by Suren Markosian and Kevin Doahue. Epic was born out of a single question: How do we make books more accessible to kids? As parents, it always seemed strange to us that our kids could so easily play games and watch videos on their iPhones and iPads, but the same couldn’t be said for books. So, in 2013, we decided to build the first “epic” reading experience, designed just for kids. Since 2013, Epic has grown into an award-winning subscription service, which gives millions of families and classrooms instant, unlimited access to thousands of books, videos and quizzes from leading publishers to help kids everywhere read, learn and grow. Over 90% of Epic educators would recommend Epic to their colleagues and Epic has been recommended by top magazines and websites including Parents, People, Working Mother, Edutopia, Education Week, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and many more.
COMMON SENSE LEARNING RATING = 5/5 STARS!
PRICE
There is an annual plan for $84.99 / $7.09 per month or Monthly charge of $13.99. Epic allows teachers to join for free and have access to over 20K titles. Teachers can give their students free access at school. There is a paid plan for schools that gives teachers access to 40K titles. To get this you need to request a quote.
https://www.getepic.com/privacy-educators
Protecting the privacy of our users is fundamental to our mission and business.
● We are committed to the following principles to protect children’s personal information:
● We do not collect personal information of a child we know to be under 13 without the consent, and active participation, of a parent.
● We collect only as much personal information as is reasonably necessary for the child to use the Epic Service.
● We do not display targeted ads to child users in Epic.
● We do not use or disclose data collected from child usersmfor targeted advertising or marketing purposes.
● We believe that parents should have control over their child’s data.
● We will not knowingly retain a child’s personal information after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected.
● We will never sell or rent a child’s personal information to third parties, unless the sale is part of a corporate transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other sale of assets.
● We employ industry-standard network security and encryption technology to protect children’s personal information.
● We use Student Data only for purposes for which we are authorized by the school or the parent/student
● We have designed our School Privacy Policy and the Epic School product to meet our responsibilities under COPPA, FERPA and state student privacy laws, including SOPIPA.
● We do not use or disclose Student Data for targeted advertising or marketing purposes.
● We never show third-party ads to students in Epic.
EPIC's Accessability website:
https://support.getepic.com/hc/en-us/articles/21405636781709-Enhancing- Accessibility-on-Epic-The-Best-Apps-Features
NO MOUSE CHALLENGE
Users are able to navigate around without the mouse.
They are also able to operate all the buttons on the homepage.
Using the Tab key worked.
Paying special attention users are able to tell where they are on the page.
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