Does Social Networking Have a Place at School?

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A friend of mine sent me the link to a thought provoking article on Slate.com this weekend entitled "Fifth Period is Facebook: Why Schools Should Stop Blocking Social Networking Sites." The article makes the argument that school administrations waste their time trying to prevent kids from their natural impulse to find ways to communicate with each other using this kind of technology, and miss a huge opportunity to channel this energy into using the social...