Looking
for a way to engage your students using a web 2.0 tool that is sure to please?
Fakebook is your answer. Fakebook is
a way for students to create a fake profile for a person, event, place, etc.
including profile items, friends, posts, comments and more. It is very
simple to use and what is best is that it is free and you do not even need an
account to create a profile (good for students without e-mail). Check out
the 90 second tutorial to learn more about using Fakebook.
To help get you started...here is a Fakebook graphic organizer for
the students to complete as well as a Fakebook notes organizer to accompany
your teaching.
Now
What?
There
are an unlimited number of ways to incorporate Fakebook into
your classroom. I recently worked with a 7th grade Language Arts class
where we had students create a profile for the person in their biography book.
As the teacher you could also create a profile about a person, place,
etc. and then have students visit the link and try to find the errors that you
placed in the profile. The possibilities are endless and it's a great way
to encourage students thinking creatively.
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