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The FREE app Epic! is an amazing resource for classrooms, providing students with access to thousands of books. Using this app is so easy, but it does take a little initial set up. It's important to set up an account as an EDUCATOR, so it's free. I also recommend setting up student profiles. It only takes a few minutes, and it allows each student to save their favorite books and preferences, as well as you to track their progress and save their reading logs. Keep reading to see how to get started. Begin by creating an account for yourself.  To set up your account, go to  www.getepic.com   and choose Educators . You'll be prompted to create a free educator account. Once your account is created, sign in and go to your Dashboard. Here is where you can add student profiles. Just click "create profile" and enter your students' names. I don't set a pin, as I want them to login easily, but you could certainly set a security pin if you felt this was necessary in ...

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