Found this enlightening article about the pros of using social media with your students.  Food for thought:
Mentoring Your Students in Social Media or Vice Versa

The US Marines issued an order Monday that bans social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace on its network.

The sites increase the risk of sensitive information leaking out to adversaries, the order explains.

Read the full article here: US Marines Banned From Social Media Sites.

With so many students, teachers, and librarians on Facebook these days, the social media site has become somewhat of a platform, offering developers a way to create and share applications for education. This, of course, is great news for online education, as it provides all sorts of great tools designed to make learning and administration easier. Check out these applications that represent some of the ideal tools Facebook has to offer for online education.

via The Facebook Classroom: 25 Facebook Apps That Are Perfect for Online Education – College Degree.com.

While reading the New York Times Magazine this Sunday, I came across a brilliant article about Facebook. I think it hits the nail on the head with regard to social networking and our changing times.

Please give it a read.