A couple of years ago my 6th grade class used
Skype on our SMART Board to videoconference a class of students in Stuttgart, Germany. The instructor of that class was
Shelly Terrell, a fellow teacher in my PLN (Professional Learning Network). Over the years, we have shared many innovative classroom ideas with each other via
Twitter. This week's
New York Times features an interview with her. Check it out:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/teachers-teaching-teachers-on-twitter-q-and-a-on-edchats/