1st Grade Facebook

Facebook in 1st Grade

How we use Facebook

Status Updates

• Whenever we have a class event an invitation is sent through Facebook.
• Parents are able to RSVP, get important information and ask questions about the event.

• Facebook notes are a great way for us to communicate with parents.
• These notes allow us to share more formal information than what may be used in a status update.

• Private messages are akin to email, but the parent doesn't have to sign into something else.

• We can upload albums directly to Facebook.
• We can also use the pictures application to show off student work.

Student Work

• We can show friends of our Facebook page exactly what we are doing in the classroom with moving pictures and sound.

Students Communicating with Parent While at School

Why Facebook?

• Over 750 million Facebook users worldwide. (300 million when we started this project)

• More than half our parents were already using Facebook.

• Privacy - lots of settings

Facebook is a one-stop shop for parents and other Facebook friends.

Privacy

Permission slips - offered with different levels of involvement.

• Password protected - students can only access at school under supervision.
• No one else has the password.

Settings

• You can customize the privacy settings to protect the students, and the "Friends" of the page.

• Accepting "Friends" - only parents, verified family members, teachers, principals, school officials accepted.

Who's who on Facebook

• In a note to all "Friends" we introduce all of the people who will have access to the page.

Controlling Ads

• The teacher can hide ads that would be innapropriate for students.

Educational Benefits

Authentic Writing Opportunity

Immediate Feedback

Students Synthesizing Information

Parent Access

Parent Communication

...all in one place

...in addition to traditional forms of communication

FAQ's

• Will the students be monitored during their use at school?

• Will students be able to access the Facebook page from home?

• What are the consequences for inappropriate use?

• Is having students use Facebook in class a valuable use of time at school?

Surprises

What's next?

• Streaming video of certain lessons during the week?
• Using the notes for more student writing
• An application that allows for more parent involvement?

Press

Contact us & Links

Devin Schoening -

K-12 Instructional Technology Coach

Email - dschoening@cbcsd.org

Twitter - @dschoening

Erin Schoening -

IB PYP Coordinator

Email - eschoening@cbcsd.org

Twitter - @eschoening

Facebok Prezi

bit.ly/facebookprezi

District Facebook Guidelines

bit.ly/fbookguidelines

Event Invitations

Notes

• Students synthesize the information from a lesson, and then update the class status.

Private Messages

Pictures

Videos

• Perfect for that moment when a student really needs to share something with mom and dad.

• A great way to share work that students are doing in class.

...from multiple sources

...meaningful

...to have a glimpse at what is going on in their child's classroom

...while remaining invisible

...students figuring out what is important

...putting the pieces together

...higher order thinking

...to an audience other than the teacher

...that's published

...that doesn't stop at the teacher's desk

Hiding Friends -

Can hide all other "Friends'" Facebook activity