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Rita Oates has been a respected voice in the education technology arena for more than 20 years. Before joining ePals, she consulted in this area for a number of industry leading companies, including Scholastic, BBN, CELT Corp., and Microsoft. Oates was in charge of educational technology for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools for more than seven years. She has also conducted qualitative, quantitative, and action-oriented market research on issues, trends, needs and funding sources for companies and non-profit organizations. Oates has authored or co-authored a dozen books on technology in education. She was the founding editor of Internet Strategies for Education Markets, a Heller Report.

At ePals, Oates works directly with ePals customers and schools to insure we are meeting the needs of the K-12 and home markets.

Since 2002, Oates has served as a George Lucas Educational Foundation Faculty Associate. She earned degrees in curriculum and instruction and in journalism from the University of Kansas, and has a masters and Ph.D. from Indiana University.

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