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=Video Conference with a former student serving in Iraq.= Using iChat on a Mac or [|Skype] it's possible to link your classroom with anyone in the world who has computer. If you both have webcams, you can video conference for free. This is a great way to open your classroom to the world. I set up a video conference with a former student serving in Iraq. The class talked with him via laptops for over an hour. b

=Searching a for a specific nation's sources= Type the following in the search bar: host: two letter abbreviation of nation "the subject you're looking for"

Example:

 * host: UK "president bush"
 * This search will give you sources from the [|United Kingdom and the War in Iraq].
 * This limits the search to a desired nation's sources.
 * The two letter abbreviations for all nations can be found [|here].

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