Facebook


 * Facebook**

Description: Facebook is a social networking site that makes it easy for you to keep in touch with friends, co-workers, and people who share the same interests as you. You can create a personal profile, upload pictures, write notes, and send messages to your friends.

Publisher/Manufacturer- Privately owned by Facebook,Inc.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/

Pricing information:Free but you must be over 13 years old to have a Facebook page.

Application to the classroom


 * NETS*S**
 * **Creativity and Innovation** ||  ||
 * **Communication and Collaboration**- || Teachers can communicate with their students via facebook sharing information pictures and videos. ||
 * **Research and Information Fluency -** || Students can research a character (from a story or historical) and create a "Facebook-like" page in PowerPoint or on a class wiki page portraying that character in the story or the historical character. Include people they would "Friend" and appropriate posts on their wall for that character. ||
 * **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** || Before posting thought should be put into who will read your posts and their possible responses. ||
 * **Digital Citizenship** ||  ||
 * **Technology Operations and Concepts** ||  ||

**NETS*T**


 * **Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity** ||  ||
 * **Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Environments** ||  ||
 * **Model Digital Age Work and Learning** ||  ||
 * **Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility** ||  ||
 * **Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership** ||  ||