ePals&#0174 and Curriki Partner to Strengthen and Expand Open Educational Resources for Students and Teachers

WASHINGTON, DC – September 18, 2012 – ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world’s leading safe social learning network, today announced a partnership with Curriki.org, an online education community empowering educators, parents, and students through a vast collection of free Open Education Resources. With ePals connecting 800,000 classrooms across 200 countries, and Curriki reaching more than seven million users in 192 countries with upwards of 45,000 digital learning objects, together the two provide educators and learners around the world with unprecedented scope and access to rigorous and engaging global online content.

September 18, 2012

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ePals Launches Fun New Way for Kids to Access Educational Content from Cobblestone & Cricket&#0174

WASHINGTON, DC – August 29, 2012 – ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world’s leading safe social learning network, today announced the release of new interactive magazine apps from its children’s media division, offering kids an exciting new way to interact with content from award-winning, teacher- and parent-recommended Cobblestone & Cricket magazines.

August 29, 2012

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The All-New ePals&#0174 Debuts at ISTE 2012

SAN DIEGO, CA – June 25, 2012 – ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and the world’s leading safe social learning network, today announced the launch of the all-new ePals, significantly enhancing its online collaborative capabilities. ePals provides a one-stop learning solution, combining access to local, national and international classroom matching, standards-aligned projects, and private customizable group workspaces. ePals connects more than 800,000 classrooms across 200 countries and reaches over 27 million students, teachers and parents for engaging and rigorous authentic learning experiences. Projects feature top-quality content that address 21st century skills, collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking and writing aligned to state, national and international standards, including the Common Core ELA State Standards.

June 25, 2012

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Top Five Tips To Keep Your Young Kids Engaged in Safe Social Networks and Summer Learning

WASHINGTON, DC – June 13, 2012 – News that Facebook may allow children under 13 to join the social networking site raises important questions about online safety for our youngest Internet users and purposes of learning. All over the world, new learning standards are emerging that focus on communication and collaboration as an important means to provide the writing and media creation, critical thinking and problem solving skills essential to the 21st century work place. Proper use of social media tools in furtherance of learning has the potential to motivate and empower students in ways that traditional home and school learning methods cannot match.

June 13, 2012

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ePals’ In2Books Named 2012 CODiE Award Finalist For Best Reading/English Instructional Solution

WASHINGTON, DC – April 5, 2012 – ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and leading safe social learning network, announced today that their In2Books grade three through five literacy program has been selected as a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association’s 27th annual CODiE Awards for Best Reading/English Instructional Solution.

April 05, 2012
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