Can Social Networking Improve Study Skills?

Carnegie Mellon University educators have created an app that is designed to bring students together, so they can help each other learn and improve their study skills. Given the name Classroom Salon, the app was motivated by social network sites like Twitter and Facebook.

Salon has been used by thousands of high school and college students this past year. This year the app will extend the service to students at the University of Baltimore with the purpose to help prevent students from failing introductory courses and eventually dropping out of school.