A webinar on using a Facebook Page as a way to connect with other teachers The webinar can be seen here http://lancelot.emea.acrobat.com/p18562224/

1. Getting some acebook time with your peers Or How I’m using a Facebook Page to connect with other teachers Mike Harrison Virtual Round Table 9 Oct 2010

2. Edudemic: Why Facebook Just Became The Best Place For New Bloggers http://edudemic.com/2010/08/why-facebook-just-became-the-best-place-for-new-bloggers/ Can Facebook really be used in the same way as a blog?

3. What is a Facebook Page? 1st – Pages mainly used by businesses wanting social media exposure THEN – All Interests, Activities and other information on Profiles became Pages And people could create Community Pages

5. no need to ‘friend’ others – users connect though the Like button

6. a Page gives you a space away from your Profile

7. BUT can you blog?TASK > What is a blog for?

8. Post updates and share links Write posts Share images Can you blog on a Facebook Page? Share self-created video Post information about real-life and virtual events Host discussions

10. WYSIWYG

14. can be easy to build a following/community

15. retain privacy – don’t have to ‘friend’ people to share

16. familiarity – people might see FB as friends and family only, not work

17. can be difficult to build a following – like any social media

19. Mashable

20. http://mashable.com/2009/03/04/new-facebook-pages/

21. http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/facebook-page-vs-group/

22. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_features#Networks.2C_Groups.2C_and_Like_Pages

23. Mike Harrison

24. http://www.mikejharrison.com/2010/08/welcome-to-my-faceblogging-experiment/