Epals seems like a pretty neat place. It offers a variety of tools connecting classrooms around the world. It creates what they call a "Global Community" allowing schools and districts to connect in an online community.
The Learning Space is much like a wiki insofar that it provides a single site of access for students, teachers, administrators, teachers, whoever, to collaborate on a project or work. What makes Learning Space really neat is the ability to include a particular school or district enrolled in ePals.
SchoolMail is a safe, secure alternative to pen pal projects commonly used in the K-12 environment. It allows students the opportunity to communicate with other students from schools all over the world, also connected to the ePals community. The tool offers a variety multilingual communication solutions; including instant language translations.
In2Books is kind of cool. It enrolls children in a sort of mentoring program which connects them to adults who share reading habits and interests. This is another neat alternative to the traditional pen pal system. The tool is completely monitorable by teachers to ensure the students safety.
