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Sora Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sora is a reading app and website that allows users to read ebooks and listen to audiobooks. Sora is without a doubt, a great tool that educators and students are using more and more! With its incredibly eye-catching design and easy-to-navigate interface, users can quickly find materials of interest. With books organized by themes in colorful ribbons, you can rest assured that students of a range of ages will be able to successfully use and interact with this tool.  Apart form the interface, I really enjoy the wide range of diverse titles available for readers. The collection is well-developed, and you are sure to find titles that meet your needs leisurely and in the classroom as well. Speaking from personal experience, I love to use Sora to project books for a read aloud, on my Promethean smart board. It makes story time more engaging and ensures that all of the students are able to see the pictures of the book.  The only drawback that many may associate wit...

Canva Rating  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Welcome back to another review of a web-based tool! This go around, I am talking about the ultimate free web-based, graphic design tool-- Canva! Many people know Canva for its variety of design templates including-- but not limited to--presentations, posters, social media posts, infographics and worksheets. Many professionals, including educators, utilize Canva to design materials and promote products and services. Check out Canva's introduction video below! While many people know how helpful Canva can be for creating educational content like presentations, it's also great for students! After exploring the website, I found that Canva is actually a great way for students and educators to create tools, such as flashcards. That's right! students and teachers can design their very own set of flashcards right in Canva which can be printed and serve as a great-everyday, educational tool. Check out the video I created below, which will walk you through the crea...

 Epic! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Have you been looking for a site that offers free digital books? Well look no further! Epic! has got you covered!  Epic! is a reading and learning platform that is free to use for educators and students. Epic! allows students, educators, and families to easily access a wide variety of digital books. Not only does Epic! have traditional eBooks, but they also have videos, audiobooks, comics, and "read to me" eBooks.  Epic! is a website and a mobile app that can be downloaded to your devices. While on the website, it will look like the image embedded below.  One of the many upsides to Epic! is their collection! Not only does Epic! have books on a range of topics and subjects, but they also have popular titles like Pete the Cat , The Sister's Grimm , and National Geographic Kids books. With this being said, this online tool does have both fiction and non-fiction books! Continuing, Epic! is a great tool for educators, as we are able to add our students ...