The Army and Facebook - Schools Lag Behind

I am posting a link to a great blog post (thank you, Ewan Macintosh @ EduBlogs) that poses a great question.

If the Army sees the potential in Facebook, why not schools?

Schools seem to be having a difficult time understanding and leveraging the power behind social networking as a learning tool, due to a fear of losing control of the conversation. From my vantage point, schools need to do embrace these "new languages" or risk losing our relevance in the lives of young people.