Some teachers are incorporating social media into the classroom

A group of teens look at one of their friend's smartphones as they sit outside the Natural History Museum in Washington on April 8, 2015. A Pew Research Center survey released found that 92 percent of US teens go online daily. The survey of teens between the ages of 13 and 17 found that 73 percent had a smartphone and 30 percent had at least a basic cellphone. AFP PHOTO/ NICHOLAS KAMM

These days, it's hard to look at your phone without getting disapproving looks from teachers and parents. But what if tweeting was an assignment? 

The push for more technological classrooms is obvious from things like smartboards to online textbooks. But is teaching on social media too far?