Thing 18

It is important for educators to know how social networking works, so they can catch up with education and technology in the world. Technology is a big part of education in this day in time. Facebook is a popular networking site that majority of your friends are a member of. It is a great way to connect with friends, family, coworkers, school, and things you "like." Joining pages or groups is a great way to see what is going on in that page or group by getting notifications which direct you to the new material added to that page. Pictures, videos, and documents can be added by anyone on their own page as well as on other's pages. It is a great way to stay connected with the world and know what all is going on around you by being friends with many people and groups around the world and like you. I don't like how the pages that you "like" on Facebook can see all of your stuff unless you change the settings where they can't see it. I do like that there are many settings for privacy, so it is very personalized in every way.  I believe that Facebook has many useful features, one of which is the group chat. When you are added to a group by an invitation, you are allowed to converse with members of that group through instant messaging with the people who are online at that certain time. If you are not online when a conversation goes on, then there is a new feature that saves all instant message chatting in your inbox messaging. You can go back and look at it later if you like.


The most useful thing on Facebook for teachers and school is creating a group. After creating a group, a teacher can put up information about their class/school to let students, teachers, faculty, and parents know upcoming information. This is a great way for teachers and schools to collaborate with parents and get them involved in their child's education. Since this information can be updated immediately at the touch of a button, it is very effective in reaching out to anyone who is a member of the group which is approved by the creator of the group.