Davis_Facebook

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__** Project Description **__ This project will discuss creating a school facebook page for parents and the community to meet the staff and see important upcoming events and announcements at their child's school.

Log onto http://www.facebook.com

Then search for Schumacher CLC



__** Content Uses of this Technology **__ Educators need to be extremely cautious when setting up a school facebook page. To ensure safety, there needs to be a media consent release in the students' file in order to post student pictures. To avoid showing pictures of students, the facebook page can be merely an informational page discussing school events, activities, and other important announcements from the school.

In creating the facebook page, it is important NOT to create a "Personal Page" but to instead create a "School/Business Page." This enables the administrator of the page to control comments, tags, and posts to the page; therefore ensuring the appropriateness of what is posted on the page.

Under the edit page tab, click on "Manage Permissions."



Under "Manage Permissions" the screen below will appear. Here is where the administrator can determine posting ability, visibility, and other permissions available. To ensure the safest facebook page, "UNCHECK" all boxes and save your changes.



__** Pedagogical Considerations for this Technology **__ Facebook can create an avenue for administrators to provide up to the minute information about what is going on in school. Teachers can also use facebook as an educational tool. Teachers can post discussion topics for class and students can respond via posts. There are a variety of ways for schools to safely and properly use facebook. With the proper privacy and permissions restrictions, facebook can be a wonderful way to learn and communicate in school.

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__** Where to Purchase or Acquire this Technology **__ It is free to acquire a facebook page. If you do not have a facebook account, you will need to go to [|http://www.facebook.com] and provide an email address and a password. Then, you will be shown step by step on how to create your own facebook page. In the search bar, you can type in names to search for people and pages who are on facebook.

**__NETS-T Standards__**

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity 2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments 3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning

__** Additional Resources **__ [] [] [] [] http://www46.homepage.villanova.edu/john.immerwahr/TP101/Facebook.pdf http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/