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Some educators say the social-media bans in schools are overkill and privacy fears have overshadowed the positive educational opportunities social media can offer students. They argue the best way for students and teachers not to fall victim to technology is to use it and understand so they can control it. ….

The ban also fails, they say, to take into account the role social networking has had in real-world events – most recently the civil uprising in Egypt – and dismisses some of the rich and meaningful ways students use it, including to display grief and to rally for causes.

Part of preparing students for life is training them about how to use social networking, a policy which inhibits or restricts social-networking sites may work in the short term but will not help with equipping a student with the skills for life.

Youths involved in online groups based on common interests, even if those interests were not political, were more likely to increase their level of volunteering, charitable giving, and expressing themselves about community issues, compared with similar peers who were not involved in online groups.