Facebook+Resources

=Facebook for Teachers= [|Facebook edges past Google for weekly traffic]

Working with Privacy Settings (from [|All Facebook])

 * ===Friends Lists===
 * Visit your [|list of friends] and click "create list" at the top of the page
 * Click on the friends you want to add to the list (for example, put all your parents on a list; your family members on a different list; your friends on a list; etc)
 * You can add each friend to more than one Friend List
 * Friend Lists should be used like “tags” as used elsewhere around the web
 * Friend Lists can have specific privacy policies applied to them
 * ===Facebook Search Results===
 * Visit your [|search privacy settings page]
 * Click on “Edit Settings” and enter your password.
 * Next to “Facebook Search Results” select the “Only Friends” privacy setting.
 * ===Remove yourself from Google===
 * Visit your [|search privacy settings page]
 * Uncheck the box next to “Public Search Results” which says “Allow Indexing”.
 * ===Photo Tagging===
 * [|profile privacy settings page]
 * Customize your settings under Photos and Videos using your Friends Lists
 * ===Photo Album Privacy===
 * [|photos privacy settings page]
 * Limit access to "only friends" or customize according to Friends Lists.
 * ===Relationship Status===
 * [|profile privacy settings page]
 * Family Relationship Status to "Only Me."
 * ===Control Which Info Applications can Access===
 * Facebook states that applications "may access any information you have made visible to Everyone as well as your publicly available information.” Publicly available information “includes your Name, Profile Picture, Gender, Current City, Networks, Friend List, and Pages.”
 * If your friends use an application, it can access your info.
 * [|Applications and websites privacy page]
 * ===Make Contact Info Private===
 * [|Contact privacy settings page] or from your Profile, click on Info (use the lock icons).
 * ===Wall Privacy Settings===
 * [|profile page] or [|profile privacy page].
 * These are global wall settings for all your posts.
 * You can also change privacy settings on individual posts.
 * ===Keep Friendships Privates===
 * Go to your [|profile page]
 * Click on the pencil icon in the top right corner of your “Friends” box
 * Uncheck the box which says “Show my friends on my profile”

To Friend or Not to Friend? What do you think about the links below?
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[|100 Ways You Should Use Facebook in Your Classroom (College Post)]

Groups and Pages
[|Create a Group]

[|Create a Page]

[|Thoughts on Pages vs. Groups on Mashable]

Update Facebook with your Phone
Set up your [|Mobile Settings] under Account Settings More info on [|Facebook Mobile Page]

Pages and Groups About Education
[|The Global Education Collaborative] This is a community for teachers students, non-profit organizations and like-minded individuals interested in global education. Contribute by adding media, conversation, and collaborative project ideas.

[|Flat Stanley's Adventures] We would like to send Flat Stanley on as many adventures as possible. The idea is to have Stanley mailed to you and document his trip. Take photos and keep a short journal of his time with you. Send him back to help my special education students learn about the world. Follow Stanley's travels.

[|Shift Happens: The Movement to Bring Education Into the 21st Century] Today's education system has a problem. A system that was once adequate to prepare children for their lives to come is no longer enough. The skills that we need to be taught are those of gathering information, accessing today's numerous resources, and real-world problem solving.

[|VA Trekkers] A Virginia Studies Podcast Fan Page.

[|21st CCC] 21st CCC is a collaborative effort led by education, business, philanthropy and non-profit leaders who are interested in moving the needle in education!

[|K12 Teachers using Twitter!] [] is a web community based movement that spotlights some of the brightest teachers you know, discovered, or read about the outstanding methods and systems they use to produce win-win results for the students they serve.

Note: K12 Teachers can easily find other teachers at http://search.twitter.com if you use #K12Live when posting on #teachertuesday or #ff (#followfriday) shoutouts. [|Educators using Facebook] This group of educators is over 1,300 strong and shares information and support for using Facebook in education. [|Facebook for Educators] Join this group to learn how to best use Facebook with your students. [|Classroom Instruction in Facebook] Find out how this group uses Facebook as a supplement to teaching library class instruction. [|Education] Find plenty of educators as well as others concerned about education in this group that has a bit of a political focus. [|Educators of America] This group has some discussion, mostly about the politics of education, but they also post online resources for teachers. [|Science Educators] Science educators from around the world congregate in this Facebook group. [|Educators Network][|Global Educators]. [|ART Educators]. [|BrainPOP]. =Facebook Apps For Teachers= from [|Online College] (I have not used these, but they may be interesting to explore)

[|Calendar]. . [|Courses]. Manage your courses with this app that allows you to create an instructor page, manage assignments, and more. [|Mathematical Formulas]. Math teachers might like this [|Webinaria]. Record and post lectures [|Book Tag]. For Class Reading Lists [|Language Exchange]. Great for Foreign Language [|Files]. Upload all the important files. [|Make a Quiz!].