Silvia Tolisano, the tech "langwitches" teacher from Jacksonville, Fla.,
took her classes around the globe this school year in a project known as
"Around the World with 80 Schools."

They didn't make it to 80 schools but they did visit 17 schools on six
continents. Every continent was represented except Antarctica.

But Silvia said the kids learned a lot as they spoke to their
counterparts around the world.

And some fourth graders had adopted Skype to speak with their classmates
on their own time.

In fact, minutes before I spoke with Silvia on Skype video calling, she
had been Skype chatting with a student back home.

As it happens, Silvia is in Argentina visiting her mom. As Evita said in
the musical, "Hello Buenos Aires."

She told me Skype is in effect her traveling companion. She has used
Skype to stay in touch wherever she goes. She has been keeping up with
her own children who are back in the USA while she's in Buenos Aires.

Silvia is changing schools in the fall, from San Jose Episcopal Day
School to Martin J. Gottlieb Day School in Jacksonville.

But she plans to continue the Skype journey, starting her count with 18
countries with a goal of 80 schools.

While in Argentina, she hopes to make a connection for her students by
Skyping with scientists in Antarctica during the coming school year.
Buena suerte, mi amiga.