Directory of educational and linguistic sites.

Correspondence by email with another class, located anywhere in the world, is one of the most interesting and simple activities to implement in networked schools.

Eventually, these exchanges become the pretext for thematic educational activities, collaborations, and information and material exchanges, and, in some cases, reciprocal interregional or international visits.

But how can one locate a class or a group of schoolmates?

Here are some sites that can act as intermediaries. Some have been in existence for several years and have a bank of ideas and projects, others have thousands of pen pals, and finally, some specialize in a particular activity, such as learning a foreign language.

Networking sites - School and language pen pals

• Conversation Exchange
  Language and conversation pen pals - One on one. In several languages
   
• ePALS Classroom Exchange
  International multilingual directory for corresponding with classes
   
• eTwinning
  The school community in Europe. 35,000 schools
   
• International Pen Friends
  Pen-pal pairing service. Each student receives a list of 4 pen pals of their age (between 10 and 17) and from different countries. Fee per student.
   
• Klasse @ classe
  The pairing of French and German classes.
   
•  Polyglot
  Find a pen pal all over the world.
  

• Schools Online
  The British Council offers a search of 40,000 schools in 184 countries.  In English obviously. 
   
• Skolinks
  Aimed at 8-21 year olds and teachers, in 5 languages, free and ad-free.
   
• Students of the World
  French association offering a forum for schools open to virtual exchanges between classes
   
• Télé-Tandem
  Franco-German school exchange with the new media
   
• The Mixxer
  Language exchanges for all, via Skype, free of charge.