“Teachers are constantly looking for new and better ways of
reaching their students. Often, they count on other teachers for
inspiration, suggestions, and feedback. With the aid of social
networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, teachers are
able to tap into the global realm of teacher sharing for lesson
planning, professional productivity, and classroom solutions.”
Social networking is hardly a new phenomenon, but teachers have
come a long way in their use of sites like Facebook and Twitter.
These forms of communication and collaboration have become so
common, it’s easy to forget that even a social networking
heavyweight like Twitter only gained popularity in the last
three or four years. Results of a survey conducted by MMS
Education show that between 2009 — when the survey was last
conducted — and 2012, teachers have significantly increased
their use of social networking for both personal and
professional use. According to a Survey of K-12 Educators on
Social Networking, Online Communities, and W