Saturday, November 16, 2013

Tech Exploration - ePals

ePals gives classrooms around the world a chance to connect with another classroom. The goal is to allow students to learn more about students in other countries and cultures, and possibly have the opportunity to learn better foreign language skills. Essentially, it is an online, more interactive version of pen pals.  ePals is a free service.

This would be a great resource for a class that is learning about different countries or cultures. It could be really great for a class learning a foreign language. With the communication tools available, a class in the United States learning Spanish could connect with a Spanish-speaking class in another country. The class in the U.S. could work on Spanish skills and the other class could then work on English skills. That aspect is the most exciting part of ePals, in my opinion.


I think this is a great idea. If there were a good way to work ePals into a lesson being taught, I think that it would be fun and interesting for the kids (and the teachers). It seems easy to use, and it appears to be free as far as I could see. 

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