Facebook+Nation

Facebook Nation Resources for Lesson - February 9th. 2011

Facebook Nation Artifacts for Lesson - February 9th, 2011

TODAY - Choose roles In order to create a well-functioning collaborative group, each group member will assume a role. · Group moderator – (Imtiaz "Taz" Alam) - pose questions, ask for clarification, keep the conversation going and focused · Thematic finder – (Greta Stemplinger)- look for themes in the discussion, publish the themes, refine the themes · Citation guru – (Danielle Hetherington)- seek clarification, ask for proof, decide where citations are needed, help locate sources when necessary · Editor – (Kristen Langerfeld) - establish a timeline for completion of the “group artifact”, use themes to develop a writing/creation plan, communicate and execute a direction/vision for the “group artifact” · Publisher – (place name here) - Use your tech skills to manage the production of the artifact.

BEFORE NEXT CLASS - Every group member should post on this page a resource, an idea, a response.

I will be Thematic finder! Thanks!

-Greta Stemplinger

Hey everyone, it's Taz. I think we should have our roles (above) picked out. I am going to take Group Moderator. I hope that's all right. Feel free to let me know if you have a burning desire for that position and we can switch. If not, we should probably select the rest of the roles before class on Wednesday night!

-Taz

Okay, so for some reason the embed feature is posting my video embed code in the middle of the text above. So, here is a link to the YouTube video I found that deals with Facebook and how social networking overall has defeated privacy. I will continue trying to figure out how to post my video, but until then, here's the link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIW1xjSTCo&feature=related

This video brings up the question: "If you post it online, should everyone have access to it?" (Especially in regards to employers and the general public) This also brings up the questions, for me, Should teachers have a Facebook? Is it a valid expectation that what we post on Facebook in reference to our personal life be kept private and separate from our professional life and the concerns of our employers?

-Greta Stemplinger

Here is a great article that discusses the way Facebook has changed human interactions and conversation. http://networkconference.netstudies.org/2010/04/facebooks-aggregated-news-feed-has-changed-the-way-people-communicate/

-Greta Stemplinger

This has an interesting video that focuses on technology as a whole and mentions some things about facebook. It is showing how technology alone can help save the world and also gives different statistics in a college classroom about how we learn. []

-Danielle Hetherington

Heres an awesome site. 10 ways to use facebook as a learning tool!! []

-Danielle Hetherington

I found this news story about the dangers of middle and high schoolers with Facebook accounts and how children can use the social networking site for evil. I think its a good example of why schools have banned Facebook on their computers and keep a close watch on some students outside of school. media type="custom" key="8160768" width="260" height="260" -Kristen Langerfeld

I found this article on reasons why you should get rid of your Facebook account. It has a lot of links to other articles and stands as a good resource to the anti-Facebook world (if that really even exists):

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-Imtiaz "Taz" Alam

Coupled with that, here is a great demonstrative video on the life Facebook really creates in the digital world versus the real world:

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Similar to what Greta was saying, the point of posting these particular articles and video poses the question of "do we really want everyone to know our business?" Can Facebook be used in the classroom as a useful tool? I took a graduate course here at Millersville where we used Facebook and it worked out pretty well, but then again, I know I don't mind sharing my Facebook life with classmates. I know not everyone has that same feeling. And just because it worked at the graduate level does not mean it will work in a K-12 setting.

-Imtiaz "Taz" Alam

Taz- I LOVED this video! Very entertaining, and so true! Anyway, it is a good question to ask if Facebook would really be a good tool for a learning environment such as a classroom. I feel like the students would have too much bias towards it because it is something that is part of their lives and that they use everyday. I also feel like they may not take it seriously or use it for what the teacher wants it to be used for for that reason. Maybe I'm wrong (I've never tried using it in a classroom and I don't have teacher experience), but that's just my prediction.

-Greta Stemplinger

I also think there is a HUGE issue with using Facebook to teach because there is such a "social" aspect of it rather than an "academic" aspect about it. There is an enormous danger in communicating with your students through Facebook. I know if I was a parent and I heard that my child was talking to his teacher about class through Facebook, I would be very wary. In response to Taz's above comment, I also used FB for a college online course this past December. And for a college course, it seems fine. But there is such a stigma behind "20 something and up" teachers talking to thier 12 or 13 year old students, that it could get very messy. - Kristen Langerfeld