Chinese-English Language & Learning Portal

Technology Integrated: email and collaboration (optional), moderated discussion boards for both teachers and students.

Curriculum Tie-ins: English Language Arts, Chinese Language Learning, ESL, Reading, Writing, Technology, Geography, History, Civics, Community and Government, Citizenship Education, Social Studies, Chinese Language.

The Chinese-English Language & Learning Portal is ePALS's latest initiative in safely connecting educators, parents and students for cross-cultural learning and language practice. This is a grade 3-12 literacy project with the goal of partnering China's classrooms with native English speaking classrooms for teacher-supervised language development activities.

Healthy Wetlands. Healthy You. A Clean Water Project.

Technology Integrated: email and collaboration (optional), moderated discussion board with guests and experts for both teachers and students.

Curriculum Tie-ins: all Sciences, Math, Technology, Language Arts, Economics, Geography and Social Studies.

Suitable for students ages 9-18, this research project will help students make the connection between clean, safe drinking water and the wetlands located in their own community. This collaborative, action-oriented project provides teachers and students with PDF research guides to guide them through the water cycle, watersheds, wetland types, adaptations and more. Participants are encouraged to visit a wetland and record their observations, and to participate in our discussion with guests and experts in environmental science. Students will learn why wetlands are vital to all life, and why wetlands are such exciting places to enjoy!

The Way We Are

Technology Integrated: Pre- and post-project online poll, email, collaboration, moderated discussion board for teachers and students.

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Guidance, Social Studies, English, Civics, Politics, Economics, English, French, Citizenship Education, Moral/Religious Education, Geography, Health, History, Math, and Science.

Produced in conjunction with teachers in Canada, this project aims to break down commonly held stereotypes about people in other regions of the world. Students exchange information and become personally familiar with an individual, a culture and a community. Student partners exchange more information about specific topics, and then re-examine their beliefs about that culture and community. This project also leads into discussions about International Development issues and is a simple email project promoting tolerance and respect. There is also a moderated discussion area for teachers.

ePALS Book Club

Technology Integrated: Moderated discussion board, can progress to an email activity, collaboration (optional).

Curriculum Tie-ins: Can be used to suit any curricula, any grade level.

ePALS Online Book Club has students from around the world talking about their favourite books and authors, posting their comments, writings, surveys and reviews. There is no beginning or end to this project, and it can be used at any grade level.

Unsung Heros: In celebration of the UN's Year of Volunteers

Technology Integrated: Moderated discussion board, collaboration (optional) and email

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Guidance, Community Projects, Language Arts, English, Politics, and Human Geography

There are heroes whose positive actions and initiatives are done to benefit others. These special people's efforts affect, enrich and touch the lives of others. This collaborative project provides an opportunity to share personal initiatives, as well as findings and insights about the variety of activities, contributions and actions of others in their communities. Through this project, students around the world are then able to identify heroic attributes within themselves. This project can be done at any time and is geared to every age level.

Traditional Mythology: Write a Story in the Style of a Myth

Technology Integrated: email and collaboration (optional)

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Internet and Library Research Skills

Every culture has a story tradition. Use creativity and imagination to write a traditional myth based on the story traditions of Africa, Australia and Native North America. Characters, locations and significant items are provided to help you frame your story. This is an ongoing project with subject matter geared to different age levels.

School's Out

Technology Integrated: email, collaboration and internet research

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts

Discover what other students (and teachers) will be doing while you're on holidays. Learn about end-of-school traditions in other places and where and how your partner will spend their long school break. This project can be done at any time and at any age level.

All About My New Friend

Technology Integrated: email and collaboration

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts, History, Geography and Social Studies

Learn about your new friends from around the world by asking about their likes, dislikes, interests, hobbies and more when you correspond. Use our online template to get you started. This project can be done at any time and at any age level.

Holiday Chart

Technology Integrated: email, collaboration and internet research

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Geography and World Religions

Learn about holidays from around the world in this entry-level project that will stimulate dialogue between your students and your new-found email partners. This project can be done at any time and at any grade level.

If I were a...

Technology Integrated: email and collaboration

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts

A fun project that will help younger students get to know their new partners. This short activity encourages your students to share information with each other by imagining they are something, someone or somewhere else. This project can be done at any time and is suitable for younger students.

Flag Projects

Technology Integrated: email, internet research, collaboration, scanner and graphic tools (optional)

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Geography, Art, Community Projects

Learn about world flags as well as the flag of your own country and the flag of your new partner's country as you design your own with your ePALS partner! This project can be done at any time at any age level.

The Cinderella Project

Technology Integrated: email, internet research, collaboration and graphic tools (optional)

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies, History and Art

Share your version of the story of Cinderella with your email partner or classroom partners and discover how different perspectives can influence a fairytale. In Canada, her chores may be shovelling snow, while in Egypt, her chores may be sweeping sand! This project can be done at any time and at any age level.

Currency, Money and the Barter System

Technology Integrated: email, internet research, collaboration, spread sheets and graphic tools (optional)

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Economics, Art, Civics and Music

Explore the value of currencies in different parts of the world with this project idea. Younger students will compare the value of money in relation to buying power, what their money looks like, and can imagine they are trading goods with partners in a different part of the world. Older students will examine money earned and money spent, where the raw materials come from and some of the history and geography of each other's countries. Cost of living information is also exchanged. This project can be done at any time and has adaptations for various age ranges.

Weather Watch

Technology Integrated: email, internet research, collaboration, graphic tools and spreadsheets (optional)

Curriculum Tie-ins: Technology, Science, Geography, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts

Explore the climate outside of your window and across the globe by using email to track weather patterns and what is reported in your media versus what actually happens in your partner's countries. Compare weird weather patterns, disasters and climate change in this weather watch project designed to get your students using math, prediction and probability with their partners. This project can be done at any time and has adaptations for various age ranges.

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