Twitter + Skype = Happy 4th Graders

Who says history is boring? With a little help from Twitter and Skype (and our resident social mediatician), history came alive for these fourth graders.

The brainchild of teacher Chad Lehman (@imcguy), a friend found on my Twitter pals, his state project was designed for his class to interact with peers in other states:

Rather than use "traditional" research tools like  books and websites, I thought it would be interesting to try and find a contact in each state for information...students on both ends of the interview had a blast, certainly learned something, and also found out that there is a world much bigger than the one they live in.

My daughter's fourth grade class participated as the "Iowa Gang"

By using 21st century tools, we can break down classroom walls. And when walls come down, together we are smarter. How are you using 21st century to connect classrooms and brainchildren?

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