Social Media in the Classroom

I was thinking today about the potential impact of social media on the traditional classroom environment. There were several thoughts that came to me about how social media is going to seriously change the education game for students that are utilizing it: It can’t be stopped. Students are going to use Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. whether educators tell them to or not. In the past, the sharing of information in the classroom was considered cheating. Now, the Information Age is all about sharing and collaboration. Should the idea of sharing knowledge in the classroom between students...