2a.+Facebook

**FACEBOOK**
media type="custom" key="3962701" Social Networking in Plain English

**1. What is Facebook**

 * ======Social networking on steroid ======
 * ======February 2004 Facebook created by Mark Zuckerberg and four others ======
 * ======Initially for Ivy League universities, then to international colleges and high schools (.edu) ======
 * ======Sept 2006 Opened for anyone to join Facebook’s social network ======
 * ======More than 65 million active users ======
 * ======Over 6 million active user groups ======
 * ======85% market share of U.S. university students ======
 * ======Over half of users return daily ======
 * ======Users spend an average of 20 mins per day on Facebook ======
 * ======Way to connect with old friends and family ======
 * ======Reinforces & expands your real-world social connections ======
 * ======Fosters communities of people who share interests and activities ======
 * ======Economical way to keep your friends updated ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Discover new interests and friends ======

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**2. How can you use Facebook?**

 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Create an account and join friends just to understand what this is all about and how to be safe ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Join a group to collect money for a cause ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Join a group interested in an academic topic ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Find classmates (college, graduate and conference) - share tools for education ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Use an “app” (application) meant for learning ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Create a Facebook just for your interest ======

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**3. What should our teachers teach students about correct and safe Facebook (Social Networking) use?**

 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Don’t share anything you don’t want the world to see even after you erase it ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Be very careful of what you add to your profile ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Check your wall often to be sure friends really are acting responsibly ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Remove anything the least bit questionable ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Don’t be afraid to remove a friend ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Don’t add anyone as a friend unless you really trust them ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Be sure to read there privacy information and set your settings ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Remember prospective employers may be ready this at any time ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Be careful of scam and false invites to groups ======

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**5. Set up a Facebook account - Go to []**
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