Today we were lucky to be part of the 24 hour Skypathon (#pvskype24), which is the
masterpiece of Beverly Ladd (@BevLadd).
We sat with baited breath waiting for the call at our set time and spent the next 40 minutes sharing and questioning each other. The time difference was exactly 12 hours behind and it was magical to connect Nanjing China with Wilmington North Carolina.
We began with answering the host classes generated questions, which raised a lot of post Skype discussion. Then we moved onto on the spot student generated questions and the connections and comparisons grew. They sang to us and we taught them Chinese finger counting. Next my class were greeted by a Chinese American girl and the 
language switched to Chinese for a few minutes.
There were connections, new learning was made and thoughts and comparisons were pondered long into the day. I look forward to hearing the students comments on Monday morning once they have had the weekend to think them over. It was a great example of global learning and I take my hat off to Beverly Ladd for arranging and to the students of Pine Valley Elementary School for opening their classroom to the world for 24 hours!
Check out the hashtag on twitter to see the amazing connections.
Dukelyer 
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Thanks for allowing the students of Pine Valley the opportunity to learn and connect with your students. There were many moments in the days, weeks and months following the Skype-a-thon the students and I would make connections to expand on something we learned from your students. I hope we will be able to connect our students again in the future.
For sure Beverly. The class had an amazing time connecting with your class! Thank you for setting it up and we are there with bels on for the next time.