Google Docs Class Collaboration

If you've never used the power of google docs to to work with another class (from outside of your school) I highly recommend you give it a shot.  Currently my Civics classes are working with another class from Edina, Mn on a debate and it seems to be producing some awesome stuff. 

My students have been assigned partners to work with in another school.  They are working together and chatting through google docs, but also using their own time and a combination of twitter/facebook/skype/etc. to work with their counterparts on their own time.  The students seemed genuinely excited to use their own devices and social media to complete this task with new people have way across the country. 

This activity will culminate Friday in a live debate via skype.  A good deal of planning between myself and the cooperating teacher needed to take place before this began and we naturally ran into some problems, but overall I am happy with how it is going.