One of the ways that educators can benefit from using Twitter is to participate in any number of Twitter chats. Twitter chats are scheduled events or conversations that use a specific hashtag in an attempt to organize a conversation around a particular topic.
The topics are standards-based and of global interest. Each project is designed to be used as is or customized to your classroom's needs. An easy way to find a classroom with which to partner is to check the "Connect with Classrooms" forum on the project index page for posts by interested classrooms. Topics include holidays and festivals, digital storytelling, spanish, global warming, habitats, weather, and natural disasters.
List of projects that make use of global connections to study various topics for late elementary to middle school aged students.
I love how the project calendar lays out a specific timeline for when to introduce concepts and exchange emails.
The website provides a forum to find cooperating classrooms. The possible pitfall could be not finding a class to exchange ideas.
note: only works on PC
This is great for creating slides for presentation or for blog post with inspirational sayings or quotes or main ideas... as well as for jazzing up photos