Collaboratively written with guest author Heather Green, a mom, freelance writer, pet lover and
the resident blogger for OnlineNursingDegrees.org.
The most popular site on the Internet can be leveraged in the classroom in engaging and useful ways. Facebook has become such a ubiquitous part of our lives that it has evolved to be much more than a way to find out what happened to that guy you had Bio with back in high school or to share pictures of your baby. Many people use Facebook to communicate and network with both friends and professional colleagues, and to learn about products, services, organizations and events.
Facebook is also a handy tool for teachers. Since so many students in High School and college are now Facebook natives, it makes sense to use the social network to connect with students and offer them a new way to learn and access learning content. If you are a teacher with a personal Facebook account, it is advised that you create a professional Facebook account (you’ll need a separate email address in order to do this), to keep your teaching related uses of tool entirely separate from your personal account. Students should consider doing the same (they could use their school email for the new account and associate their personal account with a personal email address).