Training Resources
Access these training resources to support your ePals journey!
Training Modules (PowerPoint)
ePals Global Community and SchoolMail Training Module
Five Ideas for Integrating SchoolMail into the Classroom
ePals SchoolBlog Training Module
Other training materials
Reaching the NETS Standards with ePals
Video clips
Many of these are in TeacherTube or YouTube also.
I like ePals for many reasons...
ePals at the NMSA Conference - An Interview with Tim Discipio (National Middle School Association conference)
10 Ideas for Integrating SchoolMail into the Classroom, a video link
ePals in Australia, a video link
ePals Travel Buddies in Kansas, a video link
Interview with ePals user, an audio link
ePals Conference - Interview with Ed Fish
ePals Conference - Interview with Tim Discipio
ePals Conference - Interview with Candace Pauchnick
ePals Conference - Interview with Barbara Feaster
Best Practices from ePals Teachers and Students
These are mostly Word files.
ePals SchoolMail Best Practices, by L'Ouverture Wichita, Kansas Public Schools
ePals Parent and Student Permission Letter, by Wichita, Kansas Public Schools
Sample Introductory ePal Letter, shared by St. Ann Elementary, Kansas
ePals Netiquette Rules shared by Candace Pauchnick
Beyond Emily: Post-ing Etiquette
Articles about ePals to increase teacher and administrator understanding
Adapting Social Networking to Address 21st Century Skills, an article by Tim Discipio