#FaceSchool
Facebook brought us the concept of “friends” and the iconic like button. It has a lot to offer education, so much so,
it even has Facebook Education and Facebook 360 - Oculus, offering immersive educational experiences,
so there's no telling how far this will go...
Facebook Stats
As of March 31, 2019, there are over 2.38 billion monthly active users worldwide.
(Zephoria)
1.56 billion people on average log onto Facebook daily. (Facebook, March 2019)
Average time spent per Facebook visit is 20 minutes.
300 million photos are uploaded to Facebook per day. (Gizmodo)
As popular as Facebook is with nearly all demographics, it’s losing traction
with teens, possibly because their parents are there.
Only 51% of teens aged 13-17 use Facebook, a significant decrease from the 71% of teens who were using Facebook three years ago. (Zephoria)
How teachers are using Facebook in the classroom
Adapted from "Facebook for Education".
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrpx7qr6Ftc
Facebook Group to Connect and Communicate - Facebook enables closed, secure groups, facilitating communication between teacher, students and parents. It is a safe place to make announcements, send reminders, share photos of special events and showcase students work. Teachers can also upload videos of difficult lessons for students to review, and students can use the group to post questions and get help from classmates. Facebook Live enables sharing in the moment - so absent students and parents can be part of important moments.
Facebook Share - Facebook makes it easy to share materials (videos, articles from news sources) so it is the perfect place to share educational content. Facebook groups also allow the members to upload important files accessible only to the group. Facebook offers great online storage.
Facebook polls - This feature makes it easy to poll students about class related topics or world events. Students can then discuss and engage in debate.
Follow news feeds - Students follow news feeds relevant to the course material to keep the class up to date. Students can develop proper reporting skills and create a school news feed.
Tool for advocacy - Students use Facebook to do outreach and create awareness about a topic that is important to them to illicit change and have a positive impact on society.
Project Orange Tree to raise awareness about gun control and stop violence is a powerful example.
Click above to access the Project Orange Tree Facebook Page.
Fakebook - Students love creating fake profiles for historical figures and fictional characters they are studying in class. This is a creative and engaging way to assess learning.
Examples of Facebook profiles created by high school students for both historical figures and fictional characters. Mussolini page retrieved from https://www.slideserve.com/aiko/facebook Macbeth page retrieved from: https://twitter.com/A_Lentino/status/817443581317251073
References
Cooper, P. (2018, November 13). 41 Facebook Stats that Matter to Marketers in 2019 [Blog post]. Hootsuite. Retrieved from https://blog.hootsuite.com/facebook-statistics/
Lynch, M. (2017, Oct 2). 10 Ways to Use Facebook in the Classroom [Blog post].
Retrieved from: https://www.theedadvocate.org/10-ways-use-facebook-classroom/
Mahraj, M. (2014, May 23). Facebook for Education! [video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrpx7qr6Ftc
Noyes, D. (2019, May). The Top 20 Valuable Facebook Statistics – Updated May 2019, Zephoria, retrieved from https://zephoria.com/top-15-valuable-facebook-statistics/
Online College.org. (N.D.). 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom
[Blog post]. Retrieved from: https://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/
Osman, M. (2019, April 12) Wild and Interesting Facebook Statistics and Facts (2019) Kinsta
Retrieved from https://kinsta.com/blog/facebook-statistics/
Walsh, K. (2012, August 15) 5 Fun Ways to Use Facebook in Your Lesson Plans and Teaching [Blog post]. Emerging EdTech. Retrieved from https://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/08/5-fun-ways-to-use-facebook-in-your-lesson-plans-and-teaching/
Wilkey Oh, E. (2017, June 01). Using Social Media for Good. Common Sense Education. Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/using-social-media-for-good