EPALS GLOBAL COMMUNITY

E-Pals is
the leading provider of safe collaborative technology for schools to connect
and learn in a protected, project-based learning network. With classrooms in
200 countries and territories, ePals makes it easy to connect learners locally,
nationally or internationally (epals.com)
http://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?divid=spotlight_main
Main Features
Teachers
work collaboratively with other Teachers and their classrooms. There are 200 countries to select from. Teachers
select a country. They contact a
teacher who would be interested in working on a project. Both teachers and classrooms begin working on
the project while each of them share information and knowledge.
Potential Application in the
classroom: This is a perfect project to involve my
students in learning about students in a Spanish speaking country. Both my American students and the Spanish
speaking students will learn to respect each other’s differences and learn about
the culture. This is an awesome
icebreaker project for students in the beginning of the semester. It is fun, interesting and so important. It provides a lot of reflection about each
other’s culture and sparks interest and curiosity. They not only learn about each other but
about the country. See below for
detailed description.
http://www.epals.com/projects/info.aspx?DivID=TheWayWeAre_overview
Level of Difficulty – very easy especially because its
through email and teacher monitors.
Conclusion: This tool is worth learning.
Students will walk away learning about each other and another
country. Teachers get to see how
collaborative learning and communication through email with foreign students
helps them learn Spanish.