Students in Nebraska are learning how they can connect with others, sharing a class even though they are 250 miles apart.

Some live in Papillion, others are in smaller towns across the state like Arnold, Nebraska. The program is called Connect Nebraska and is an interactive Study Buddy program which uses tiny cameras on laptops.

Bernie Crow's fourth-grade class of five has used the program since January. “The Skype program was started by a man from Papillion, Josh Allen is his name. He has paired the Papillion schools with the rest of the schools. Technology is the way of the future and I think it's a great project for my students.”

The students from Arnold will take a field trip to Omaha in April to visit the Papillion class and go to the Henry Doorly Zoo.