Facebook : A New Twist on Instruction

Facebook: A New Twist on Instruction

Facebook: A New Twist on Instruction

Rob Moore and Elizabeth A. EvansMarch 19, 2009

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Today’s PlanToday’s Plan

Round Table = Discussion

Areas for Discussion:

Viral power of Facebook/social networking

The generation gap

Privacy settings

Uses for organizations/courses

Applications

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Today’s PlanToday’s Plan

Polling Questions

Your Participation OptionsChatChat

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Who Are You?Who Are You?

Who has a Facebook profile?

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Who Are You?Who Are You?

Who uses Facebook regularly?

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Who Are You?Who Are You?

Who has created a Facebook profile, but never actually uses it?

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Who Are You?Who Are You?

Who is using Facebook to connect with students or for courses?

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How We Use Facebook

How We Use Facebook

Rob: Check in the morning, Blackberry throughout the day.

Libby: Firefox tab on laptop, logged in all day/night/weekend

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And You?And You?ChatChat

How do you use Facebook?

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OverviewOverview

Where do you want to go?

Viral NatureGeneration

GapPrivacy Settings

Org’l UsesApplication

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Topic 1Topic 1ChatChat

The Viral Nature of Facebook (and other social networking

sites)

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Topic 2Topic 2ChatChat

The Generation Gap

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

Privacy Settings

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 3Topic 3ChatChat

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Topic 4Topic 4ChatChat

Uses for organizations/courses

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Topic 5Topic 5ChatChat

Applications

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Contact/Connect to Us

Contact/Connect to Us

Rob: rob_moore@unc.eduRob Moore (Facebook)

Libby: evans@unc.eduElizabeth Evans (Facebook and LinkedIn)