why i use facebook. (and why you should, too.) elizabeth a. evans unc-chapel hill its teaching and...
Post on 19-Dec-2015
213 views
TRANSCRIPT
Why I Use Facebook.(And why you should,
too.)Elizabeth A. Evans
UNC-Chapel HillITS Teaching and Learning
December 2007
its.unc.edu 2
ScopeScope
Your kids and Facebook/MySpace
Legal, moral, ethical issues of student use
“How to” create, use, configure
its.unc.edu 3
ScopeScope
Features that might be useful…
Issues related to use…
… to and for us, to and for our faculty, to and for other campus staff
its.unc.edu 4
You TalkYou Talk
How many of you use Facebook?
its.unc.edu 5
And?And?
Any other social networks?
its.unc.edu 6
You Talk Some MoreYou Talk Some More
Anybody not have a basic understanding of
what Facebook is?
This is gonna be hard…
its.unc.edu 7
A Very Short Definition
A Very Short Definition
Facebook is a Web-based service that makes it possible for individuals in high schools, universities, corporations, non-profits, the military, and geographic communities (primarily English-speaking ) to interact with each other and to share information.
its.unc.edu 8
And…And…
It’s free for individuals…
its.unc.edu 9
A Very Short HistoryA Very Short History
In 2004, a student at Harvard thought it would be cool to develop a way for Harvard students to connect with each other. Now there are millions of Facebook users.
“So, what’s a social gal like you doing in a virtual place like this?”
del.icio.us
its.unc.edu 11
How and When I Came to Facebook
How and When I Came to Facebook
Fall 2005(30 minutes)
Fall 2006(Several hours,some people, a couple of groups,some effort)
its.unc.edu 12
How and When I Came to Facebook
How and When I Came to Facebook
September 2006
Women's center brown bag: Dangers of online social networks
Danah Boyd talk on social networking
(On the same day!)
I was obviously missing something.
its.unc.edu 13
Your turnYour turn
When I logged back into Facebook, what was (almost) the first thing I did?
its.unc.edu 14
Back to the Drawing Board
Back to the Drawing Board
Created a more complete profile
Searched for campus faculty and staff
Posted some photos (N=8)
Wrote my first note September 29
Posted (and removed) links
Created an event September 26
And more…
its.unc.edu 15
TodayToday
Profiles
Events
Groups
Notes
Applications
“Fan of…”
Mini-Feed
its.unc.edu 16
On Your OwnOn Your Own
Everything else :-)
its.unc.edu
Your ProfileYour Profile
its.unc.edu 18
Let’s Talk SpecificsLet’s Talk Specifics
What can and should go on your profile?
its.unc.edu
EventsEvents
its.unc.edu 27
Events I’ve Created Events I’ve Created
Games4Learning symposium Cyberinfrastructure: A Campus Perspective Discussion: The (Technology) Tipping Point From Learning Objects to Learning Impact: An Update
on the IMS... Instructional Uses for Facebook Immersive Learning Environments ITS Open Lunch A Virtual Environment for Education: Second Life ITS Coffee Klatch And a few others…
An example event
Event example, part 1
Event example, part 2
Event example, part 3
its.unc.edu 32
An Funny Thing Happened…
An Funny Thing Happened…
More than 50% of the “Yes” RSVPs were not people I invited.
“Instructional Uses for Facebook”
its.unc.edu 33
Another Funny Thing Happened…
Another Funny Thing Happened…
I invited 48 people. At the time of the event, 95 people were invited.
“The (Technology) Tipping Point”
its.unc.edu
GroupsGroups
Group Example
Group Example, Part 1
Group Example, Part 2
its.unc.edu 39
Groups: AdvantagesGroups: Advantages
Feeling of community
Place to post news/info/etc
Can be open or with approval
Event sponsorship
Others?
its.unc.edu 40
Groups: Disadvantages
Groups: Disadvantages
Lots of them
Little activity in many of them
Not easy (yet) to see what’s new
Others?
its.unc.edu
NotesNotes
Go Heels (she said, quietly)
its.unc.edu
ApplicationsApplications
its.unc.edu
Mini-FeedMini-Feed
its.unc.edu
A Few ConclusionsA Few Conclusions
its.unc.edu 52
ConclusionsConclusions
Social networking can be very powerful
Social networking can be a time sink
Social networking can enhance professional relationships
Social networking can be used for marketing
We don’t yet know all the ways we might use social networking professionally…
its.unc.edu
Explore.Experiment.
Be Open.
Explore.Experiment.
Be Open.
its.unc.edu
Final Call: Questions? Comments?
Final Call: Questions? Comments?