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.

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. 

Twitter Now One of Top Social Media Used in Classroom

Check the infographics found on 

The 6 Hottest Teaching Trends (And How Teachers Are Adopting Them)

to see the trends of social media use in schools. In addition to Twitter, other popular social media platforms include Pinterest and Facebook, but most surprising of all is Google+, which tops the list. Here is the infographic illustration,

but also check the other Infographis on the 

The 6 Hottest Teaching Trends

Any surprises here? Which of these social media would you consider adopting in your teaching? Are any of the results displayed in varied infographics on the Eudemics posting of the 6 trends a surprise to you?