ePals




 * Description:** ePals offers K-12 schools, teachers, students and parents a safe and secure global online communications and collaboration platform for building educational communities, providing quality digital content and facilitating 21st century learning. The world's largest K-12 learning network, ePals Global Community™ consists of more than 600,000 educators and reaches more than 25 million students and parents in 200 countries and territories.

The global scale of ePals' network offers teachers, students and parents unprecedented ability to facilitate teaching and student learning by sharing projects and best practices, connecting with other classrooms and learners around the corner and around the globe, and accessing content and lesson plans designed for an increasingly digital and networked world.

With an estimated 500 million students online at school and/or at home, the ePals learning network is transforming education by offering teachers and students a true combination of standards-based content with tools for authentic learning. Students are learning in a real-world setting that builds digital literacy skills, improves critical thinking and introduces students to multiple points-of-view.


 * Publisher/Manufacturer:** ePals, Inc.


 * Link:** []


 * Pricing information:** free

Application to the classroom


 * NETS*S**
 * **Creativity and Innovation** || Through teachers, classroom and students can be connected throughout the world. ||
 * **Communication and Collaboration** || Students can share information about their lives, their region, politics, globa; issues, etc. with each other ||
 * **Research and Information Fluency** ||  ||
 * **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** || Students can experience how other cultures solve regional problems like resource conservation, pollution, education, etc. ||
 * **Digital Citizenship** || Students have to respond respectfully to various cultures (whether it be in writing or video), keeping in mind social differences such as language and customs. ||
 * **Technology Operations and Concepts** ||  ||

**NETS*T**


 * **Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity** ||  ||
 * **Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Environments** ||  ||
 * **Model Digital Age Work and Learning** ||  ||
 * **Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility** ||  ||
 * **Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership** ||  ||