Can Twitter Get You Better Grades? This Professor Thinks So [STUDY]

A new study from Michigan State University suggests that Twitter can be a fantastic learning tool – so if your professor tells you to put away your smartphone, you can show her these findings.

Christine Greenhow, assistant professor of education at Michigan State University, taught a class that required Twitter use as an essential component of participation. Her students were more engaged, more active, and actually got higher grades than students who didn’t use Twitter.