1. ePals Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 1 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

2. Important Note With all the Web 2.0 tools, if a teacher decides to use utilize these tools with their students, they should maintain and monitor all the information exchanges, including but not limited to emails, forums, and discussion boards. There is no one else that will maintain the information for you. So if you decide to use ePals, know that you have to edit, preview and send all emails for your class. Students should not receive emails without the email first going to the teacher for review. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 2 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

3. 3 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 While Waiting (Do Now) Log on to Internet explorer Access http://www.epals.com/http://www.epals.com/ Click : Join Now and use the teacher registration section

4. Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 4 Created 4-26-10 Revised 6-7-10 Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship Student Learning and Academic Performance 1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society 2. Digital Literacy: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology 3. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information School Environment and Student Behavior 4. Digital Security & Safety: electronic precautions to guarantee safety/physical well-being in a digital technology world 5. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure 6. Digital Rights and Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world Student Life Outside the School Environment 7. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods 8. Digital Health and Wellness: physical and psychological well-being 9. Digital Law: rights and restrictions

5. Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 5 Created 4-26-10 Revised 6-7-10 Digital Citizenship Links www.digitalcitizenship.net www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/Curriculum.a spx www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/Curriculum.a spx www.netsmartz.org http://cybersmart.org/ www.bpscybersafety.org/index.html www.staysafeonline.info/

6. Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 6 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 Standards Addressed Standard 3. Demonstrate the ability to use technology for research, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

7. Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 7 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 Introduction to ePals By the end of this session you will know and be able to:  Create an ePal account  Set up a profile  Search for classrooms projects

8. Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 8 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 You will demonstrate this by ~  Logging into ePals and creating an account  Setting up your profile

9. Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 9 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 Getting started Go to http://ePals.com and sign up for an account. http://ePals.com If you are a teacher use your SPS email account and an email will be forwarded to you.

10. Next steps Check your email for a message from ePals and then click on the link It will take you to this page and you are ready to fill in the information provided and you are ready to begin Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 10 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

11. How to create an account? Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 11 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

12. Continue to create an account Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 12 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

13. After your account has been developed Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 13 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

14. Profile Once you read and accept ePals terms and conditions, you will be directed to create your profile. A profile is needed to have full access to the ePals site. Please note that students cannot create profiles, only teachers, parents and other adult learners are permitted to do so. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 14 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

15. Sample profile Copied from http://ePals.comhttp://ePals.com Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 15 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

16. Searching for a classroom Keyword Search by common terms, such as book club or Spanish language Project match Search for another classroom interested in the same ePals Project Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 16 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

17. New profiles for the day Search all profiles approved that day Advanced search Search according to parameters you set Searching for a classroom Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 17 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

18. Searching for a classroom Map search Search based on geographic location ePals Wanted, Teacher Talk Answer or Post on Forums for Partners Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 18 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

19. Searching for a classroom Ongoing Projects, Teacher Talk Answer or Post on Forum Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 19 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

20. School Email SchoolMail provides multilingual email solutions to classes, schools, families and districts worldwide. With this easy-to-use product, educators can create protected, customized, collaborative environments. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 20 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

21. Email continued… You and your students will use ePals SchoolMail to interact with ePals all over the world. You can use ePals SchoolMail as you would any other email system. Again, depending on how you joined ePals, you may not have access to all of the features listed below. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 21 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

22. ePals SchoolMail, you will find the following features: Monitored Email Instant Language Translation Virus Checking Anti-Spam Filters Spell-Checker File Sharing & Storage Manuals & Tutorials Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 22 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

23. Let’s visit a project http://www.epals.com/ projects/info.aspx?Div ID=NaturalDisasters_ overview http://www.epals.com/ projects/info.aspx?Div ID=NaturalDisasters_ overview Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 23 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

24. Link to downloadable PDF filled with information for you to understand ePals further… http://images.epals. com/downloads/Sc hoolMail_Administr atorGuide.pdf http://images.epals. com/downloads/Sc hoolMail_Administr atorGuide.pdf Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 24 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

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26. Another important reminder… Once you are finished your project with the class remove all access for students. Go to page 106 of the manual for help. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 26 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

27. Your Turn Office of Information, Technology and Accountability 27 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 Start exploring ePals. Visit these pages: Projects for Classroom CollaborationProjects for Classroom Collaboration Each project is designed to be used as is or customized to your classroom's needs. Project topics are of global interest including Global Warming and Water.Global WarmingWater Global ForumsGlobal Forums Talk about the issues that are relevant to you. Discuss potential projects, learn how to use technology, or find other ePals. Take our ePals TourTake our ePals Tour Learn more about ePals. Download guides for SchoolMail or SchoolBlog. Watch a video testimonial of how teachers are using ePals. SchoolMailSchoolBlogvideo testimonial

28.  Set up classroom account Set up profile information  Search for a classroom to interact with or search for a project  If desired set a email account for your class Your Turn…part 2 Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 28 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

29. Checklist  I was able to set up a account  I was able to verify my account through an email set by ePals.(check your Barracuda account if you did not receive one)  I completed my profile.  I was able to search for projects and/or classrooms. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 29 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

30. Resources ISTE Publications, Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, copyright 2007, ISBN No: 978-1-56484-232-9. Created 5-10-10 Revised 6/7/2010 30 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability