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title: 5 steps to determine if you should use tech's latest trends in L&D
description: Why tweets, snaps, and posts don't always cut it in training. Use these guidelines to help you properly evaluate tech’s place in your program.
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# Why tweets, posts, snaps and swipes don’t always cut it in training

5 tips to determine if you should use tech’s latest trends in your learning & development program

### How exactly can you decipher what’s a valuable trend and what’s a throwaway fad?

From Vine to Snapchat to good ole Twitter and Facebook, the number of tech tools and social platforms available to us today are numerous and growing. Fun and addicting, these technologies have infiltrated our personal lives and are becoming increasingly common in the workplace.

For those manning their organization’s training and development, it can be especially important to keep a finger on the pulse of what’s “hot,” so the most current tools can be used to engage employees in adopting new skills and knowledge.

**Use these guidelines from our thought leader partner Root Inc. to help you properly evaluate tech’s place in your program.**

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