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Karla Medina has created the project "Classroom Text Buddies: Life as a Student Around the World" in Class2Class.org
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Classroom Text Buddies: Life as a Student Around the World
What is this project about?
Connect your students with international peers for an engaging, authentic exchange! In this project, students are paired up to exchange text messages and voice notes about their everyday lives, school routines, and cultural surroundings. Using Englis...
- Age of Students
- 16-18 years
- Project Duration
- 3 weeks
- Starting Month
- November 2026
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to describe their daily school routines and local surroundings to partner students abroad using clear English in text messages and voice notes.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to use collaborative messaging tools with their partner class to compare daily life differences and record key findings on the shared class padlet.
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Skills to develop
Intercultural Communication
Collaboration & Teamwork
Digital Literacy
Project Activities
1
Meet your partner class and set up the chat
Students are introduced to their partner pairs and the messaging platform, then exchange a first short message to say hello and share a little about themselves.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Exchange messages and voice notes about daily life
In pairs, students message and record voice notes with their partner about school days, routines, and their local surroundings, asking questions to learn more.
Duration: 120 minutes
3
Compare findings and gather key similarities and differences
Pairs review their chats together, pick the most striking similarities and differences, and write short notes that explain what surprised them.
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Post findings on the class padlet and share a reflection
Students add their chosen findings to the shared class padlet.
Duration: 60 minutes