Tweeting To Their Teachers Could Help Shy Students

Tweeting in the classroom might not be the distraction many assume it would be. A new study has found that by allowing students to use Twitter to contact their teachers, many overcome their shyness and ask questions that they would likely not have asked using the raised-hand method.

The Australian outlet Courier Mail has the results of a study of a group of university students that shows Twitter to be a valuable tool in the classroom.

Students were allowed to use Twitter to tweet to their professors during classroom time.

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