The growth of Twitter and similar sites has influenced many institutions. Many employers, for example, currently value digital literacy and look to hire employees who are skilled in social media. Since corporations increasingly value this type of literacy, researchers such as Greenhow and Gleason (2012) argue that educators need to respond by helping students develop best practices when using social networking and microblogging services. in a particular subject matter. Although studies on educational microblogging are few, some researchers are confident this form of communication has strong potential to enhance learning (e.g., Gao et al., 2012). Some instructors have already witnessed the positive outcomes from using Twitter in school, such as improvement in reading, writing, digital literacy, information gathering, and communication with students and parents.