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Since the advent of “telecommunication” some decades ago, educators have been finding ways to connect virtually with other classrooms around the world. Such projects, like this one with Janet Barnstable, can be traced back to the early 90’s when the first iteration of communication networks allowed partnerships between schools on different continents. Today thousands of collaborative projects between connected classrooms exist to support learning from as early as pre-Kindergarten to college level. These projects range from brief contact via such tools as skype to exchange information and greetings, to full-scale months-long projects using many sophisticated tools that may involve competition, data-collection and knowledge creation. Many organizations create databases or online search spaces to make it easy for teachers to find a “match” for their curricula and grade levels.