On Friday afternoon the students of Fema club, our school's environmental club, Skyped with students from a middle school in Canada. It was a struggle to connect at the beginning because the internet kept cutting out, but after about 20 minutes of trying and seeing countless frustrated faces we were able to connect.

The connection continued to cut out, but we were able to see each other and ask each other questions during about 3 minute intervals over a span of 45 minutes.

Topics discussed included the clubs the students were involved with, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and how we can help to prevent it in the future, and the use of alternative energy resources in our communities. This was our first session video chatting, and we are looking forward to more focused discussions in the future.

My students were excited to be able to chat with students from another continent. It's amazing how connected this world is becoming...

-- Mike