TLP-C is an online professional development offered by technology services to all PreK – 12 teachers. Presenters are teachers who share a technology they have used in their classroom.   One of the monthly topics was the global read aloud.  The global read aloud is the reading aloud of one common book and then student participants communicate and collaborate using digital tools.  The book for ages 7 & up was The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes.  Ms. K Evans (a TLP-C participant from Maury Elementary) and her second graders participated in the global read aloud and made connections with students around the world using Padlet (think an online wall of stickies), Skype (video calling) and blogged on WriteAbout.  Here is a picture of the students exploring maps to locate one of their partner classes in Canada while Skyping and an example from the Padlet.