I have to admit I'm a little less sold on using this particular tool in the classroom. I have talked this over with a very students and their general feel is that they would like to keep Facebook separate from their school work and I'm not sure I blame them. It seems that in teaching there is a professional line that needs to remain in tact, even in the realm of social networking. This article discusses that professionalism.
That being said I do think there are ways to utilize the tool outside of "friending" all your students. For example marketing - I believe a university can use this tool to better promote the campus, events and social opportunities. This would be a non-intrusive way to connect to students.
I also recently talked to a colleague who created a group on Facebook for his students to join and work together on a project. They did not need to become friend of his to join the group and they were able to work together as a class on a project.
For additional ideas, I found this article about how to use Facebook in the classroom.
That being said I do think there are ways to utilize the tool outside of "friending" all your students. For example marketing - I believe a university can use this tool to better promote the campus, events and social opportunities. This would be a non-intrusive way to connect to students.
I also recently talked to a colleague who created a group on Facebook for his students to join and work together on a project. They did not need to become friend of his to join the group and they were able to work together as a class on a project.
For additional ideas, I found this article about how to use Facebook in the classroom.
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