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ePals Conference July 15, 2008

First ePals Conference in Boston on July 15: global, project-based learning through free communication tools

ePals will hold its first conference for tech directors and teachers on Tuesday, July 15, in Boston. Our one-day event is a preconference day to Alan November’s Building Learning Communities 2008 Conference.

Come see how ePals, the Internet’s largest social learning network, can transform your classroom, school and district with our free, award-winning market-leading, safe and protected communication tools.

ePals team members, expert teachers and instructional technology directors will share their experiences using the ePals Global Community to demonstrate collaborative technology tools (SchoolM@il™ and SchoolBlog™) in the classroom.

The conference will have three strands, focusing on new users, experienced users sharing success stories, and technical/administrative issues for student email and blogs in a safe and secure setting. Among the speakers are:

Tim DiScipio, co-founder of ePals, sharing the vision for global collaboration and company partnerships with National Geographic, the PC Classmate powered by Intel, and the XO from One Laptop Per Child
Dr. Kari Stubbs on “ePals 101: Where and How to Start Using Global Collaborative Tools in Project-based Learning.” Dr. Stubbs led the EETT initiative in Kansas before joining ePals as director of professional development.
Dr. Rita Oates on “Accomplishing the New NETS Standards for Students with ePals Tools and Activities.” Dr. Oates formerly was in charge of ed tech in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Dr. Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, talking about literacy issues in the online world
Dr. Shelia Gersh, City Colleges of New York, sharing her ePals project as an example of a successful 21st century online educational experience
Carol Bar, teacher at Blue Valley (KS) High School, “Blogging for Language Acquisition”
Several district tech directors talking about best practices in implementation and use in their districts for safe and protected student email and blogs
Other classroom teachers sharing their experiences for instructional success in the online community and using free, safe and protected online tools from ePals

ePals connects classrooms worldwide for collaborative learning, project-based learning, language and literacy skill building. Schools do this through ePals’ award-winning email and blog tools, now offered for free!

The one-day ePals Conference, only $135 for those who register by June 16, will be an engaging learning experience for all who attend. Leave with training materials to share ePals with others in your school or district. Early bird pricing ends June 16, and after that, registration is $225 for the whole day.

We invite successful ePals users to volunteer to share success stories at our roundtable sessions.
Questions? Please email conference@corp.epals.com

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