holland beck middle school in east los angeles come from low-income families. he says it proves any school can incorporate social networking into the krushg lum. >> twitter did become this paperless way of sharing what's on their mind. >> reporter: and it's shaping how these students learn, 140 characters at a time. dan simon, cnn, los angeles. >> i love this. i am -- i am concerned that we don't solve the problem of introverted or shy kids because we don't actually force them out into society, but at 8:25, eastern this morning, about an hour from now, we're going to have -- talk to enrique lagaspi about how twitter has helped his students and i'm curious whether it helps the kids overcome their interversion. >> if you can't beat them join them. teachers are trying to get this stuff out of the classroom. >> he's trying to say let's use it. >> they have to learn it. top stories, four hot spots