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As a member of Team Three Wonder Women I will try to help all of the readers here about the pros and cons of using Facebook in a classroom setting. In doing some preliminary research into this topic, I came across very strong opinions both pro and con concerning the benefits and distractions of Facebook as a tool. Pro: This file fromEbsco/ProfessionalDevelopment [] was one that caught my attention and was very informative. Also this from The Professional Development pages gave a little different “spin” to using Facebook in the classroom, [] The above two articles present the benefits of using this very social tool in a classroom setting. With a great deal of caution and commitment, Facebook could be a fun way to liven up a class and provide a different method of learning, On the other hand… the following article urges students to be mindful of the content of their Facebooks; [] I am looking forward to your joining this wiki discussion and throwing in your two cents! Let’s see if we can make Facebook part of our everyday classroom environment! (jmm)

In a more simple format, this is what I found out about facebook and my thoughts-(jmm) · Facebook is pretty straight-forward and easy to use-jmm · Not have much of a risk for programming or loading problems.-jmm · Good tools like the use of the history.jmm · Good way to connect with friends and family-jmm · Fun to post pictures and videos-jmm · Share hobbies-jmm · Share studying-jmm · Post notes-jmm · Tag friends in photos and notes-jmm · Easy to contact teachers after hours-jmm
 * Pros**
 * Fun games to play (KM)
 * Good groups to join (KM)
 * You can support good causes (KM)

· Facebook is somewhat boring.-jmm · Advertisers can track what you do and where you go-jmm · Everything you post can be viewed by friends, and friends of friends, etc.-jmm · Not very private-jmm · Get around firewalls with proxy servers-jmm · Profiles can be revealing-jmm · The "wall" can be viewed by anyone in the network-jmm
 * Cons**
 * Uploading photo's can take a lot of time because you can only upload 5 pictures at a time (KM)
 * I'm never really sure if my privacy settings are exactly what I want (I have it so only friends can see my photo's and information, but can their friends see my info?) (KM)