Welcome back! The new school year is going to be terrific! I am the School 17 Library Teacher. Because School 17 doesn't have an actual library inside the school, I will be "pushing in" to classrooms. I will show children how to find and read digital books and other online resources on their classroom Chromebooks. Students can also read digital books at home. It is very important that students improve their reading skills. On my teacher page below are all of the instructions you need to access digital books on getepic.com. There are over 40,000 books and movies available to you on getepic.com! Students should read at least 20 minutes every day! In addition to the getepic.com web site, there are also other digital books available to students through Clever: after you log on to Clever, scroll down to Library Services to find a wide variety of children's books in "One More Story" and "BookFlix." You can also find online novels and chapter books by using the link to the Follett Destiny Library Catalog. After you select your school, click on "Destiny Discover"and you will see hundreds of online chapter books. You will need to enter your student ID number and password in order to view the books. Another resource in Clever that will help you to access thousands of digital books is Sora. During the school year, I will be teaching students how to use all of these resources to find books that they can enjoy reading, in school, and at home. Another resource in Clever that will help you to access thousands of digital books is Sora. During the school year, I will be teaching students how to use all of these resources to find books that they can enjoy reading, in school, and at home.

It is important that students spend at least 20 minutes per day reading - and it doesn't matter if you read a book, or a magazine, or a website. Reading makes you a lot smarter! If you don't have any books at home to read, you can read online, using a tablet or even a phone! The website I recommend for reading lots of digital books for free is www.getepic.com/students.

You can reach the getepic.com website by clicking on the link, or by visiting my "virtual library."

Click here to view Mr. Sieh's "MLKA Virtual School Library!"

If you can't open the link to my "MLKA Virtual School Library," then go directly to the Epic! website here:

https://www.getepic.com/students

Class code:  naa2161

Note:  The www.getepic.com website is available to students for free on school days: Monday-Friday, from 7am to 3pm only. Parents have to purchase a subscription in order to use the website in the late afternoon, evenings, or on the weekend.

To watch a video about how to access the www.getepic.com/students website, click here.