Website Approval Request

Submitted Website Approval Request

Submitted By: mawhite on 3/11/2025 12:35:39 PM
Requestor Work Location*: EdTech
Requestor Title*: District Technology Coach
Website Name*: epals
Website Description*: This site allows teachers to connect with other educators around the globe in order to set up digital pen pal connections.
URL (Required)*: https://www.epals.com/
Purpose / Use / Notes*: Teachers have the ability to engage in the following activities: Connections: Virtual pen pals that are moderated by the teacher. Collaborations: Teachers pair up with a partner class to complete an activity based on a literacy, science, math or social studies task. This link is helpful for faq: https://cricketmedia.com/global-community-faqs/#overview
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Lower Grade Range for Website*: Kindergarten
Upper Grade Range for Software*: 12th Grade
Category*: Curriculum / Classroom Educational Technology
Is student data shared with the software vendor?*: Yes
Does the website allow Clever logins?*: No

Submitted Website Review Form

Submitted By: ancameron on 3/11/2025 1:02:44 PM
District Firewall Exceptions?*: No
Firewall Notes: No additional ports needed
iBoss Exception?*: No
iBoss Notes: Action Not Blocked Categories Education Status Url Known
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Approved*: Yes
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Submitted Educational Software Specialist Form

Submitted By: cslarsen on 3/11/2025 10:20:20 PM

Content/Simulation

Instructional Content*: Not Applicable
Curriculum Connection*: Not Applicable
Teacher/Learning Approach*: Not Applicable
Age/Grade Level*: Not Applicable
Assessment*: Not Applicable
Perspective*: Not Applicable
Flexibility*: Not Applicable
Technology Effectiveness*: Not Applicable

Productivity

Curriculum Connection*: Not Applicable
Age/Grade Level*: Not Applicable
Perspective*: Not Applicable
Technical Aspects*: Not Applicable
Flexibility*: Not Applicable

Assessment

Curriculum Connection*: Not Applicable
Age/Grade Level*: Not Applicable
Assessment*: Not Applicable
Perspective*: Not Applicable
Technical Aspects*: Not Applicable

Technology Effectiveness

Technology Effectiveness*: Not Applicable
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Approved*: Yes

Submitted Student Data Agreement

Submitted By: tswhiting@graniteschools.org on 3/24/2025 7:30:49 AM
Student Data Agreement in place?*: No

Application Technology Meta Data

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Please list each additional data element used, stored, or collected by your application :

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Notes

Notes: The vendor will not sign individual state/district agreements and will only stand by their own published privacy terms on their parent company website. This is not approved for student data.

Submitted Final Approval Form

Submitted By: rranthony on 3/24/2025 10:21:04 AM
Approved*: Yes
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