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Brief: ePals Joins Pearson's Online Learning Exchange

Social learning and education media provider ePals has struck a deal to make its materials available through Pearson's Online Learning Exchange (OLE).

OLE is a digital library featuring resources for teachers aligned to the Common Core State Standards and tools for building customized lessons.

Designed for K-12 learners, ePals' multimedia "is cross-discipline, digital and physical, multi-lingual," and includes contributions from "Babybug, Ladybug, Cricket, Cobblestone, Muse, Odyssey, Faces, Cicada, Appleseeds, Ask, Dig, Calliope and Iguana," according to a company news release.

"We are excited to enhance our OLE offering with ePals' strong grade-leveled content in science, social studies and literature," said Pearson Senior Vice President Lynda Cloud, in a prepared statement. "Our goal is to provide the best content and tools out there and working with ePals is another strong step in that direction."

More information about ePals is available at epals.com. Go to onlinelearningexchange.com to learn more about Pearson's Online Learning Exchange.

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