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Russell Waldron. Facebook in schools. Hype cycle. Sample educational uses. Life skills Class discussions Character studies Dissemination Mentoring Affective learning ( Waldron 2010 ). And more. “100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom” offers advice on:
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Russell Waldron Facebook in schools
Sample educational uses • Life skills • Class discussions • Character studies • Dissemination • Mentoring • Affective learning (Waldron 2010)
And more “100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom” offers advice on: (Online Colleges) • Class projects • Communication • Indirect benefits • Optimising • Student resources • Teacher resources • Teacher groups • Job search
Ethics • Rules of engagement • School values, laws, cultural norms • Disclosure is voluntary • Recognise bullying • Lean on friends • Assessment rubric • Reporting
Technical preparation • Reliable broadband • Web-filter permissions • Logging • Monitoring • Participants join up
Faceworking A profile of a teenager is typically: • A developing, social identity • Play and humour, not accuracy • Peer-built, not personal
Diminishing privacy Unilateral ‘updates’ Defaults to disclose Complicated controls (Opsahl) Visualisation (McKeon) Long, complex policy (Facebook.com)
Friend requests • No. (QDET, AEU) • Yes. (Aleman & Wartman) Facebook’s solution • Teacher creates a ‘Page’ • Students join the Page.
Facebook Murders “Nona’s murder is the latest in a string around the world to be linked to Facebook.” • 2 cases among400 million users • 17-18 year olds (Waldron)