The Wonderment of Social networking
There are tons of ways to interact with people on the internet; Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Second Life, Ning, del.icio.us, IRC, Gaming sites, Last.fm, and many many many more. One of the big reasons those sites are blocked in schools is "for the safety of the children", which I tend to (sort of) agree with. What if those social sites could be leveraged for education? Below you will find some links to articles about social networking and you can form a conclusion on your own.
USA Today For teens a friend online is usually a friend offline too.
Social Networking in Education (wiki)
Wired Don't tell your parents: Schools Embrace MySpace
Education Trumps Filtering
Youtube Video Goomoodleikiog
Now there are many arguments for and against social networking in the school, but I think with the ever rising tide it would be wise for a forward thinking school system to hop on the 21st Century bandwagon.
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