Facebook+in+Education

=Facebook in Education= Facebook is a social networking site, launched in February of 2004, that attracts users from all over the globe. Users create profiles, add friends, update their status, post pictures, play online games, and make comments. According to the online article, Facebook in the Classroom. Seriously, Facebook is one of the most popular sites only the Internet, second only to Google. To create a free Facebook account, go to: http://www.facebook.com.

Facebook Resources for Education
For resources on using Facebook in Education, click on the links below:
 * **Education World on Facebook:** http://www.facebook.com/pages/Education-World/39995035895
 * Facebook Apps for Education: http://www.interactyx.com/social-learning-community/facebook-apps-for-education
 * **Facebook as an Instructional Tool:** http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/08/facebook-as-an-instructional-technology-tool/
 * **Facebook in Education:** http://www.facebook.com/education
 * **Facebook in the Classroom. Seriously:** http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/03/facebook-in-the-classroom-seriously/
 * A Parent's Guide to Facebook: http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2010/12/11/parents-guide-to-facebook/
 * **Social Media in the Classroom: The Power of Facebook:** http://www.edutopia.org/social-media-education-examples-facebook
 * **Social Media Blog Posts on Using Facebook in Education:**
 * **8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Schoening's First Grade Class:** http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/07/8-real-ways-facebook-enriched-ms.html
 * **10 Ways Facebook Strengthens the Student-Teacher Connection:** http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-ways-students-feel-facebook.html
 * **Using Facebook in Education:** http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/06/using-facebook-in-education.html