Simple backbone example.

myCollection.js

mycompany.Collections.MyCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
	model: mycompany.Models.MyModel
	, url: '/rest/models'
})

myModel.js

mycompany.Models.MyModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
	url: '/rest/model'  
})

myView.js

mycompany.Views.MyView = Backbone.View.extend({
  initialize: function() {
    // good practice but not nessary for this simple example
    _.bindAll(this);
    
    // create the collection
    this.collection = new mycompany.Collections.MyCollection();
    // when we get the data back call render
    this.collection.on('reset', this.render);
    // fetch the items from the server
    this.collection.fetch();
  }
  
  , render: function() {
    var self = this;
    // loop over the models and render each one
    self.collection.each(function(model){
      // do your rendering
      self.$el.append('<div>' + model.get('someProperty') + '</div>');
    })
  }
})