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Quick Facebook Introduction Privacy and Ownership Concerns Disciplinary Action Communicating Collaborating Teaching Practical
What is Facebook?
A social networking site Framework for information Complex control of who can see what Users have a profile with a picture* and other personal details as they wish, including limited profile Based on Networks Facebook creates a newsfeed based on what your friends are doing
* Picture is important for recognition, especially with common names
What is Facebook?
Started in Harvard University Feb 2004 Later added academic addresses (.edu, .ac.uk etc) making networks for colleges
Oxford network has just over 33,000 people in it, out a possible c. 45,000
Facebook features
The Wall Messages INBOX (and threads) Pokes Groups Events Photos & Videos (with tagging) Posted items (text and URLs) Shared items Applications
Privacy Concerns
People worry about revealing their personal lives to the world Tutors and Students may want to keep things from each other!
Restricted Profiles can help
Facebook staff can check profiles (for policy violations) Things are cached on the web so even if you put something up then remove it, it may still be held elsewhere for years!
Dont put stuff up you dont want others to see. Think about future employers etc.
Ownership Concerns
Facebook T&Cs say that they own everything you put there
All content on the Site are the proprietary property of the Company.
Disciplinary Action
Dont name your employer and then defame them or say anything to bring them into disrepute Oxford Students have been disciplined with evidence from Facebook after post-exam trashing In April, students at a Toronto school were banned from an end-of-the-year trip after disparaging remarks about a teacher were found on Facebook
Teaching
Have your students in groups? Have them as Facebook friends perhaps with limited profile status Post and share URLs
Weblearn material Reading lists Other online material
Communicating
Groups
Discussions Photos Videos Posted items (Weblearn URLs?) Group events and invitations Groups for tutorial groups? Dont have to be a friend to be in a group with someone
Collaborating
Cross-Institution Groups Subject-specific groups
Try searches
Easy way to post and share videos and photos Universal across HE worldwide (almost!) Dont forget ownership & privacy issues!
Exercises
Make a profile if you dont already have one
Adjust your privacy settings Join the Oxford network
Make friends with your neighbour Make your neighbour only see your limited profile Search for groups that cover your subject Make a group and invite your neighbour to it or join an existing one Have a look at the Oxford network page Search for some people you know
Unusual names are easier!
References
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/policy/memos/facebook.html
Useful notes from Cornell (April 2006)
http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0660.asp
Notes from Educause December 2006 (long)
http://www.educause.edu/LIVE0621
Live presentation: Facing Facebook and other social networking technologies
http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/webservices/2007/10/30/fear-of-facebook/
Comments from a UK University
http://student.independent.co.uk/university_life/article3068385.ece
Networking sites: Professors keep out! (October 07)
http://www.apple.com/au/education/digitalkids/disconnect/landscape.html
The digital disconnect