A 90-minute recording available as a CD or transcript

Presenter:
Shawn M. McGuirk, director of judicial affairs, mediation and education, Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts

Participants will:

• Gain a quick historical perspective of Facebook and why and how it’s become so popular in a short amount of time
• Gain a better understanding of Facebook's components
• Learn how students are using Facebook—in both positive and negative ways
• Learn how staff/faculty are responding to student use
• Learn specific skills related to the site: creating a profile, posting messages, searching for other students, tagging, and more
• Better understand some of the legal issues—specifically privacy and free speech concerns—associated with Facebook
• Identify what steps to take on your campus to help educate the community on this topic.

Includes Handouts