Facebook for Student Success

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Facebook for Student Success

• Susan Hawkins
• hawkinss_at_faytechcc.edu

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What is Facebook

• An online social networking service
• Allows users to contact friends, co-workers, or
  anyone with an account / page
• An Internet based communication tool
• A tool our students are actually using

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How Many Facebook Users are There?

• Over 300 million active users
• The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years
  and older
• More than 8 billion minutes are spent on Facebook
  each day.

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Example Facebook Page
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How is Facebook used?

• Communication (virtual and real-time)
• Applications
• Networking

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Communications
Chat Box
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Facebook as an Educational Tool
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Facebook as an Educational Tool

• Groups
• Applications
• Friends

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Groups as an Educational Tool

• Groups (Hawkins FTCC Group Members)
• Creates one common page for all members
• Allows contact with students without exposing
  personal information
• Allows messages to be displayed to all members at
  the same time
• Creates an interactive environment for both
  online and face to face students
• Is housed in a forum that students are familiar
  with and frequenting

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Groups

• Communication
• Announcements appear on each group member /
  students home page
• Students can use the chat function great for
  immediate answers to assignment questions

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Group Page
Chat Boxes
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Groups

• Links
• Can post links to outside resources such as
  Webinars and book supplements
• Discussion Board
• Conversations can be initiated concerning a
  variety of current topics students can
  participate regardless of their class.

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Link and Discussion Page
Link Page
Events Page
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Applications as an Educational Tool

• Applications
• These provide opportunities for students to use
  skills which enhance their understanding of
  classroom theories.
• These also provide an engaging environment for
  students, which can mask the learning process

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Educational?

• They encourage thinking
• Cause students to put into practice what they
  have learned
• Helps them create strategies
• Helps in scheduling and time management

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As a Class Project

• Farmville
• Students had to create a farm of their own
• They had to work on the farm for the semester
• A grade is given to students based on the
  experience point level they achieve.
• The more effort the student contributes the
  higher the grade

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FARMVILLE
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How does Farmville Work

• Students have to plant crops with different
  maturity rates and different payouts
• They have to determine which maturity times they
  can work with and which one of these has the
  greatest payoff.
• They also have to consider the initial costs
  associated with planting each crop.

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Combining These

• Requiring this type of game in the classroom
  encourages student to gain computer skills
  without being intimidated
• It also encourages logging in to Facebook which
  allows better communication
• Allows the student to belong to a virtual
  community, which actually aids in student
  retention.

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Web Tutorials for Facebook

• How to Start a Facebook Page
• http//www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Facebook- Profil
  e
• How to Start a Facebook Group
• http//www.wikihow.com/Create-a- New- Facebook-G
  roup
• Online PowerPoint Presentation Location https//
  docs.google.com/present/edit?id0A WNzKqqlJGsTZGZw
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