Facebook

Exploration of difference between groups and fan pages at UWM, fall 09:

Groups

Interact via wall, discussions, video, photos, link exchange Receive announcements to their inbox They cannot IM group members that are not friends They cannot receive wall posts from the group wall

Fanpages

Receive wall posts in their own profile Cannot IM group members that are not friends They cannot receive announcements in their inbox They cannot interact via wall, discussions, video, photos, link exchange

toc See the recently published differences at: http://www.allfacebook.com/2010/02/facebook-groups-pages/

=Facebook survey=

Did you already have a facebook account before taking this class?

Join my classes facebook page was easy Using facebook page was easy I needed little support in using facebook

The wall posts on facebook made me feel connected to the class The communication on facebook made be feel connected to the class The communication on facebook helped me do better in this class The event reminders were helpful in getting my assignments in on time The event reminders made me feel connected to the class The messages in my inbox from the instructor were helpful The messages in my inbox from the instructor made me feel connected to the class Being able to communicate with other students on facebook was useful Being able to communicate with other students on facebook made be feel connected Being able to communicate with the instructor on facebook was useful Being able to communicate with the instructor on facebook made be feel connected I need to feel connected in order to learn

I would take other classes that used facebook I would recommend that the instructor continuing using facebook I liked using facebook for class

What was one thing you really liked about using facebook in this class?

What is one thing you would improve about using facebook in this class?