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Explore our Wiki Project  This is a collaborative project from 2011 which was designed to study Regions of the US. There were 40+ classrooms participating virtually. The goal was to use technology to add dimension to a flat project and learn about regions from a real-world perspective.

This is the 2nd time I've launched the project collaboratively. The first time was back in 2005 when a coworker and I connected 10 classrooms primarily through an email project. We used a website for sharing photos and information.

I believe this project this time was a success and also a huge learning experience for me and those involved. I look forward to running another collaborative learning project! I will continue to use Wikispaces as the learning platform.

What would you like to do today?

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 * ===A Message from NJ_Moo, 100 Facts Winner=== || ===Explore the Illinois Photo Gallery=== ||
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[|Join the discussion] || media type="custom" key="9299530" align="center" || The school year is quickly coming to an end. It might be nice to participate in a quick and easy final activy using Sype to hold a video conference. Each class could be randomly paired with another class. The classes would arrange a time to Skype together, exchanging clues to guess the location of the other class. If you are not familiar with Skype, watch the video. || media type="youtube" key="m1mflr-kQlk?rel=0" height="234" width="384" align="center" ||
 * ===Would your class like to Skype with another class?===


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