Presented to entire faculty at Dobbs Ferry (NY) School District.

1. Facebook for
Educators
Evelyn McCormack
Dobbs Ferry School District
Superintendent’s Conference Day
Aug. 30, 2012

2. You can find this presentation & handouts on
www.slideshare.net/evelynmccormack

3. Are You on Facebook?
Florence Detlor is.

5. Libertyville, IL

6. Part 1: Facebook Settings & Your Privacy
To get to your privacy
settings, click account
menu at top right of your
Facebook page, and

7. Page contains
general controls
for your Facebook
account -- who
can send friend
requests &
messages. Set
“friends” as your
default.

8. Click on
Edit Settings

9. These should be
your settings

10. Audience
Selector drop-
down
Choose who can see basic info, like hometown or
birthday. Click About and then click the Edit
button. Use audience selector next to each piece of
information to choose who can see that info.

11. Review Posts and Tags in Advance
Click on
Edit Settings
Profile Review lets you approve or reject posts you've been tagged in before
they go on your timeline. Won't appear on timeline until you approve. When
you get a post to review, it shows up in Pending Posts section of your profile
or your activity log.

12. 1.Under Timeline and Tagging section, choose Edit Settings.
2.Next to Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your
timeline, click “on”
Note: Even when Profile Review is off, posts from non-friends require your
approval before they appear on your profile (timeline).

14. What’s Never Private?
Your Name
Cover photo
City you live in
Networks you belong to
Your “Likes”

15. Part 2: Using Social Media Tools
Facebook Groups and Pages: more
appropriate/transparent way for teachers
to interact with students on Facebook
without having to friend them.
Effective use of Facebook in education
using Groups is by setting up group for
specific class to encourage discussion of
the material covered in class.
“American Literature with Ms. Brown.”
Students can do Facebook search for
Group & ask to join.
Ms. Brown accepts requests and posts
assignments, videos, photos, links to
websites and other information for
students to access.

16. 1. Fan pages are visible to unregistered people.
2. Pages generally better for long-term relationships with fans & readers.
3. Groups generally better for hosting a shorter-term active discussion and attracting quick
attention.
4. Fan pages are visible to anyone logged in to Facebook, whether a fan or not.
5. Groups offer more control over who gets to participate. Group admins can restrict access to a
group, so new members have to be approved.
6. Groups: good for organizing on a personal level and for small-scale interaction. Pages: better for
brands, businesses, bands, movies, or celebrities who want to interact with fans/customers/
constituents.

17. 3 Types of Groups
Secret: Only members can see the group
and what members post.
Closed: Everyone can see the group. Only
members see posts
Open (public): Everyone can see the group
and what members post

18. To create a group, go to your
Facebook home page.
Scroll to the “Groups” section
of your page in left column.
Click on “Create Group”

19. 1. In the pop-up box,
type in your Group
Name.
2. Choose Facebook
members you are
inviting to the group.
3. Under Privacy, choose
“Closed” or “Secret.”
4. Click on “Create”
Important Note: If you want to create a group, you might first want to create a separate PERSONAL
page using your identity as a TEACHER. Use your school email address to create it. IE: Instead of
page with “Evelyn McCormack,” create page with Mrs. McCormack as your teacher ID.

20. Describe your
group in the
Description box.
Be specific.
Next to “posting
permissions,”
choose whether
members can
post, or only the
administrator
(you) can post.

21. Fill out contact information. Can add an address, school
website address, etc.
Can also set up a group email through Facebook here.
Don’t forget to click on “Save” at bottom of page.

22. Best Practices
Mr. Edelman’s
disclaimer

23. Posts by students

24. AP Euro Disclaimer Page

25. How Teachers Use Twitter
1. Give students (or parents) your 'teacher' Twitter account URL. Use this to communicate
quick reminders about homework or tests. They don't need a Twitter account to see your
tweets.
2. Students use @replies to return questions to the teacher. Allows everyone to see the
questions and responses.
3. All info you put on Twitter can be seen by anyone, unless you use the direct message
option to message another Twitter user.
4. Encourage students to do research using Twitter.
5. Build student writing skills.
6. Improve classroom efficiency.
7. For more ways, visit “50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom” http://www.teachhub.com/
50-ways-use-twitter-classroom

26. Collaboration, sharing, professional development

27. Sharing

28. News for Parents and Students

29. Pinterest and Learnist
Two great sites for curating the web (linking to sources,
photos, videos that students or fellow educators might find
interesting.
Pinterest is general interest; Learnist is for education.
You have to request membership. Both sites will invite you
at some point. (Learnist, in particular, carefully screens your
online activity.)

30. These are your boards,
which are like categories

31. When you open a Board, you can see
the user’s “pins.” These are favorite books
and films. Clicking on each pin takes the user to the original site
to learn more.

32. Credit: Mashable.com

33. Credit: mashable.com

34. Credit: mashable.com

36. Advice and Ideas
for Graduates
Drake University

39. Learnist
English teacher’s boards

40. Uses for Learnist
1. Offer lesson plans in multiple formats
2. Share tips for SAT preparation
3. Provide samples from larger resource databases
4. Enjoy an open life-long learning experience
5. Acquire a new skill or hobby using virtual tutorials
6. Share innovative ideas to improve student’s learning
environment
7. Use technology in the classroom to make history fun
8. Share new approaches to teaching

44. Evelyn McCormack
914-592-4203 ext. 3412
emccormack@swboces.org
www.schoolcommunications20.com
@evelynmccormack