The following quotes are from 7th grade student reflections after their first global learning experience using Skype for a 'Mystery Skype' session.
"This was a fun and different way to learn. I think it would be cool to incorporate this in the Geo Skills Unit." "I learned that other places look a lot similar to the U.S., specifically Illinois ... I learned that younger kids can be really smart. They taught us something instead of the other way around." " It made us think about where they (partner school) are and how we can get the most evidence (states crossed out) by one question." " I learned that every detail is important. I learned to type quicker and more accurate under pressure." " I learned that you have to do a lot of teamwork and good research. I think this was a good activity because it gives you a challenge and you actually have to think hard." " I think that doing this Mystery Skype activity was extremely fun even though it was our first time. I liked the idea of all of the different roles everyone had. We could work together to figure out the answers." "I think this was better than what we've been taught because we can communicate with other people to see what they know and what we know. I think this activity really helped us know how to locate other places better than what we already knew." "I think if we did this more people would actually listen because it's fun and you're still learning. For example, "landlocked", many people had to look that up because they didn't know what it meant." "We learned there are a lot of questions that can be asked to find a place." "It was more difficult or challenging than I assumed, but it was very entertaining."