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Overview
Overview
Epic is an app/website for kids' books and videos a digital library. They make more than 40,000 children's books that are available at the touch of a finger. Teachers can assign specific books based on the student's reading level or by topic. They can check on each student’s progress through the dashboard. Common Sense learning rating is 5 stars.
About Epic!
-Suren Markosian is the CEO and Co-founder of Epic.
-Aware winning subscription service.
-Epic is a common sense selection.
-in 2013 the first experience is born to help kids easily access digital books.
-Epic is the leading digital reading platform—built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers.
Price
Free, free to try. On the website, it says is free for educators. It also has a monthly price of 11.99 and 79.99 annually.
Privacy Policy
Epic collects personal data about teachers including personal information date of birth, email, and password. Epic collects information from children; names, ages, and grades are collected from an adult. Epics does not permit children under 13 to create an account.
Epic uses your personal information to provide you with features and functionality of Epic services. Also to communicate with you such as to send you news and updates about Epics service. They don’t sell personal information to third parties and do not collect personal information of a child they know to be under 13 without the consent, and active participation, of a parent.
COPPA and FERPA compliant.
Epic School is designed to comply with applicable federal and state children and student privacy laws, including COPPA and FERPA, and to help our schools meet their own compliance obligations. We partner with schools to help keep kids safe while they independently explore the Epic library and develop a love of reading and learning.
Accessibility
Epic does not have an accessibility statement posted on their website
When conducted the: No mo challenge
I was able to access all of the features on the homepage.
I was able to operate all the buttons, on the homepage.
I was able to tell where I was on the page
Epic! Creations Inc. (n.d.-c). Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic. Epic - Books for Kids. https://www.getepic.com/educators
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