Why+We+Have+Facebook+at+Westwood+High+School

Having trouble publishing to Wiki. Kept notes on my iPad in notes. Will copy over soon. JanisWest lake High Scool - Why we have decided to use Facebook at Westlake Highschool Notes: Janis Greeno

All information can be found at Bit.ly./tceafb

Just using a Wiki doesn't open up the world enough. Too dependent on the teacher to direct to or go out and find the experts. Facebook is more like a capernican system. Blocked students and teachers from playing games.
 * Opened up for staff first.
 * Teachers had to create a professional account using the school initials in the name. Example: bhsgreeno
 * Build a BHS Facebook World
 * Had only volunteers but only the teachers that attended training got access to Facebook at school.
 * Required that the teachers do a training with students to teach them about the privacy settings so they could keep the teachers from seeing their photos or wall posts. Pretty much one directional.  Teachers use to communicate.
 * Support: Administrative and technical
 * Support: Administrative and technical
 * Support: Administrative and technical

Opening up for kids so students had access 24/7. Didn't want the teachers to have to be on 24/7 to use to communicate with students. So students need access during school.

Groups are the safest thing. Not necessary to Friend Cannot see private info or pictures Everyone can participate.

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Teacher Examples: Physics: post tips for upcoming tests in 20 minute increments the night before the tests. AP History Teacher: able to communicate with kids on their kind of level. Really great tool to establish relationship. Kids like the fact that I have the ability to relate to them the way they relate to others. If students are not on Facebook she still maintains her school website. English Class: create a Facebook for a character out of a novel. Good Reads Collaboration: Found People that they could could go out and harvest their knowledge.