Friday, October 26, 2012

It Takes a Teen to Convince Teachers to Use Twitter

At a recent professional conference, Advancing Improvement in Education, in Austin, Texas, a 15-year-old, Adore Svitak, convinced educators to sign up and start using Twitter. With 3,000 in attendance, she accomplished a significant feat.

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Read about the story from this blog post on Mashable: TeenTakes Educators to Twitter.

If one teen alone can convince that many educators to start use Twitter, where do you see this movement heading? Have you seen an uptake in the number of educators using Twitter? Why should teachers, principals, and school administrators use Twitter?

Learn more about the teen, Adora Svitak, from this Mashable bio. 

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