Re: [LM_NET] Facebook in 9-12 school

["Mrs. Duell" <mrsduelllibrary@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi All,

Interesting discussion. In my opinion, the best way to accomplish the goal
of "meeting students where they are" while not crossing the boundaries of
privacy and professionalism is to create a Facebook group for a class, club,
team, etc. You as the administrator can disseminate information, pose
questions, give instructions, etc., and group members can post on the wall
or send individual messages. The reason why groups are so great is because
you don't have to FRIEND people in order for them to be in your group., i.e.
I can form a group, students can join my group, but I will never "friend"
them (and they don't have to "friend" each other), which maintains that
privacy boundary. Another option is to create a "fan page", which again
allows you to give information, ask questions, etc. and they can join
discussions and post on the wall, but they don't even have to join the
group- they just become a "fan" of your page. The fan option is what
businesses and other organizations use on FB because there is no one
person's name associated with it (whereas in a group, the administrator's
name is shown). FB is blocked at my school, but I think it's still something
to consider as an educational tool (especially for review, homework
questions, etc.), since most kids either have Internet access at home or can
get to a public library to use it.

We just did a Survey Monkey survey of all the freshman, and 75% of kids had
some sort of social networking profile, 60% of which were on Facebook. Also,
informally talking to some of our aides clued us into the fact that kids
already use FB to ask each other about homework and work on school things
together. Why not capitalize on the fact that they're already using FB
regularly?

My 2 cents!

Alicia Duell
Library Media Specialist
Riverside Brookfield High School
Riverside, IL 60546
mrsduelllibrary@gmail.com
(708) 442-9224

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Keith Schroeder
<keitschr@hssd.k12.wi.us>wrote:

> Increasingly I've had staff asking me to help them get classrooms set-up in
> facebook. (setting aside the violation of their acceptable use)  I have some
> strong feelings about using facebook in a 9-12 setting and staff friending
> students from their classrooms.  I'll share my feelings on using them in a
> 9-12 classroom setting and see what the rest of you feel.  Please share your
> ideas with me.
>
> Personally I do not feel that facebook is a good tool to use in the
> classroom.  Here is why:  When I go into a student's facebook page, I feel
> like I'm invading their personal space - like walking into their bedrooms
> and going through their personal things.  Those spaces are very reflective
> of their personal lives, and some things revealed in there are best left
> "personal."   They do not see the fine line between what is acceptable and
> what is not.  I also feel that there are times when things that they reveal
> on their pages - via pictures, reflections and what their friends are
> revealing with their pictures and comments are things that may be best for a
> mandated state reporter (teacher) to NOT to read, see or know about.  i.e.
> underage drinking/drug use, parties, etc.  I think facebook has its place,
> and it is NOT in a 9-12 educational setting.  I know you can have students
> set-up a "school" facebook and a "personal" facebook but things can still
> creep into the school facebook.  I just wouldn't want to be put into a
> situation where I would see "questionable" content from what they have
> revealed by their posts.  I think ning is an alternative . . . but want to
> hear what the rest of you are doing/feel about Facebook and its use in high
> school Education.  I'm definitely an adopter of web2.0 tools and approaches
> but facebook - I just can't see its use and feel there are viable
> alternatives.  If I'm off base, please tell me what you think!
>
> Keith
>
> Keith Schroeder
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Alicia Duell
Library Media Specialist
Riverside Brookfield High School
Riverside, IL 60546
mrsduelllibrary@gmail.com
(708) 442-9224

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