Over the years, teachers have developed new teaching methods to keep up with the times. The newest development here at FHN is teachers using Twitter, a social networking system.

“I started an account for students and parents to basically just update date them on what’s going on or what’s coming up,” Besse said.

While the idea of associating Twitter with school may take a while for students to catch on, some are already using it to their advantage.

“I just started using [Twitter] this year,” junior Katie Bailey said. “I don’t know that a lot of other students are “following” yet, but I feel like the more people hear about it, the more they’ll realize what an asset it is.”

Overall, though, it is still something new for students and staff.
“I had never even heard of Twitter before one of my teachers showed it to us,” sophomore Mary Malkmus said.

With the growing trend of schools being to involve more technology in the classrooms, the possibilities and ways of incorporating Twitter into the classrooms are on the rise.

“I’d like to see other student’s posting questions they have on homework that was assigned,” Baily said. “That way someone in your class or even your teacher can discuss it with you so when class comes the next morning your all set.”