Only ePALS members may participate, and the private chatroom discussion is only available to the participants. Moderated Discussions ePALS occasionally offers moderated, real-time discussions on specific topics. Any ePALS member can participate in or view these discussions, which typically last from 1 to 2 hours. This could include the child's first and last name, personal address, or other unique identifiers. Newsletters ePALS offers its members our monthly newsletter on new site features and general Internet and educational information.
Members can subscribe at registration by checking the appropriate box on their registration form.
They can unsubscribe at any time by unchecking the appropriate box in their My Account page, or by following the unsubscribe link in every newsletter. Once their membership is activated, users under 13 who signed up for the newsletter in the pre-registration process will receive it. Students whose teachers are members, but who may not be members themselves, can also participate in some interactive functions at the ePALS site. In the course of using ePALS, teachers will often want to participate in collaborative projects with other classes. These projects could involve as many classes as the teacher wishes, and typically combine offline classwork with online collaboration.