This session explores the transition from a traditional textbook unit about city life through a 4 week project utilizing Skype in the Classroom. The presenter will show you how to integrate virtual collaboration experiences into thematic units in order to globalize your lesson plans. The focus is on the importance of real-world activities, applicable in our daily classrooms to provide students with meaningful, lasting and enjoyable lessons. Pictures and student–generated products are shared and perused for clarification.