Should schools regulate student use of online social networks?
by Sara Bernard
January 29, 2007
Social-networking Web sites, such as the wildly popular MySpace, are rapidly becoming a problem for schools. The sites, fraught with online predators and distracting to students, are frequently blocked by school computers. But is this action taking the concern too far? In their rush to protect, are educators also ignoring the educational potential of social-networking sites (such as connecting American students with students in other countries)?
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