"realfriends" is a social action project created by Grade 12 English students in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Its purpose was to create a face-to-face social network that would help change the school climate into a more social space. Interest in socializing is nothing new for teenagers, but these students articulated a worry that people their age may be losing their social skills due to technologically assisted communication. This worry is represented in the students' motto for realfriends: stop cliquing, start connecting. Media often taints the reputation of teens with impressions of strange subcultures, rebellious activity, suspicious behaviour, and secretive peer-communication. But these young people show willingness, openness, and readiness to develop problem-solving and social skills. Because of a heavy reliance on technology to communicate, it is more important than ever for teachers to model and facilitate face-to-face communication in classrooms.