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Diversity College
The Facebook and First-Years:
Orienting our New Students
Northeastern University
Educating and Celebrating through Experience
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Presented by
Devon MacIver, Christina Mastrangelo, Elissa Pelland, and M. Katie Yates
What is the facebook? The Websites’ Origins and Some FactsIt is an online directory that connects users in colleges and universities. Users
can view self-made profiles and pictures of their peers. It was launched in
February of 2004 by Mark Zuckerburg, a Harvard student. The online
Facebook was created to replace the printed handbook produced by the
University every year.
• 67% of Facebook users log on everyday
• The website receives approximately 200 million hits every 24 hours
• The website earns profits through
• 9th most tracked website
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Quick Facts•Average of 15,000 new users
daily•Users spend average of 18
minutes each day logged onto
the website, which is more than 2
hours a week•Facebook is now at high schools
and international institutions
Who is on Facebook and Why?
•Anyone who has a valid college/university email address (e.g. [email protected]) has access to Facebook and may build a profile. This includes but is not limited to students, faculty, staff, alumni.
•Students join facebook and build profiles because it provides them–with a means for finding commonalities with their peers so that they may connect with others on campus–the chance to feel as though they belong to the community–to express themselves in an alternative venue
However, regardless of why students join, it is necessary to understand the various components of a facebook profile so that we may educate students, encouraging them to remain conscientious of how they use this website..
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What information do students post on the facebook?
• Name• Geography• Status• Sex• Year• Concentration• Residence• Birthday• Home Town• State• Zip• High school
• Relationship Interest• Relationship Status• Political Views• Interests• Clubs• Favorite Music• Favorite TV Shows• Favorite Movies• Favorite Books• Favorite Quote
• Preferred Email
• Screen name
• Cell Phone
• Other Phone
• Address
• Website
• Sexual Preference
Students post a plethora of personal information, although it is important to note that by creating a profile they do have the options to limit who has access to this information.
Currently, the following categories are those which students may provide information for others to view:
• About Me• Job Type • Company Job Title• Job Description• Work History• Pictures
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Pictures, Wall Postings & Groups
PicturesStudents can upload pictures of themselves and their peers. Students must be cautious of pictures that they post on the facebook. Friends can put pictures on the facebook, too and create links between their own profiles and their friends.
The WallThe Wall is a forum for friends to write messages between eachother. You can delete postings when you see fit. Only Friends are allowed to write on the wall.
GroupsStudents form different groups with their peers at the institution. They can either create a group or join an already existing one.
For Example: If your favorite band is U2 then you could have a U2 Fan Club group. If you are in an organization on campus you could start a group for that that organization such as the Engineering Floor Group.
These groups are often based upon a common interest, although these interests are not always appropriate for posting on a public domain such as the internet.
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Who has access to these profiles?
Normal: Everyone can search for you. Users at your school and in your geography can see your profile. Reserved:Everyone can search for you. Only friends and friends of friends can see your profile.Paranoid:
Only people at your school or within your geography can search for you. Only friends see your profile. Your wall is turned off. People at other schools cannot find you.Custom:
Allows your to set your own settings.
Once students post their responses to the aforementioned categories, they are able to determine who has access to this information.
The facebook provides its users the following security options in regards to who may view one’s profile…
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How can posted information be used?
Even with the available security options, users must be aware that– Cookies from advertisers can track computer usage and information– Inappropriate and illegal content can be subpoenaed– Advertisers can use information for soliciting emails – With all the personal information that can be provided via Facebook, one can find out a persons address, room
number, phone number, schedule, etc. leaving one vulnerable to theft and stalking.– The internet is a public domain. Materials posted can be used inappropriately, leaving the owner liable.– Students can become addicted to checking and updating their profiles, which could negatively impact academic
success.– Information posted that violates the student conduct code may be used against them in a student conduct
hearing.
Potential employers, campus and local police, and university administrators can log onto the Facebook and view the information that students make available. Students must be made aware that the information that they post may very well jeopardize their future aspirations.
It is also important to note that
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The facebook provides excellent opportunities for students to connect with their peers
and it provides a venue with which student groups may advertise events and thus
heighten levels of student involvement. However, students must also be made aware of
the risks associated with being a member. Through open dialogue and discussion,
students can learn not only about the facebook and the many options it provides, but
they can also learn how to safely utilize the website. They will also leave with a greater
knowledge of college policy as it relates to internet use.
In order to determine whether changes or improvements need to be made to the
facebook orientation session, the orientation staff will review the results from session
evaluations. The number of internet policy violations regarding the facebook will also be
reviewed to assess the educational needs of incoming students and proactively
approach students’ facebook usage. Student affairs staff may collaborate with
orientation coordinators to address such issues.
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Facebook.com Tutorial• Students will be required when they setup their campus e-
mail account at orientation to take a Facebook.com tutorial
• Tutorial includes:
– An educational portion
– A testing portion (multiple choice, true/false, interactive activity)
• Students must pass with a grade of B or higher before he/she can setup an account
• If the student does not pass they will be required to retake the exam (there will be several different versions of the exam to avoid taking the same exam twice)
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Facebook.com Tutorial• The tutorial will be assessed on a yearly basis• At the end of the tutorial session students will be required
to fill out an evaluation• Results from the evaluation will be used to:
– Measure the success of the tutorial in educating students on facebook.com
– Determine any changes/improvements that need to be made to the tutorial
• A committee of staff members from Residence Life, IT, the Campus Police, Orientation, and 2 members of the Student Senate will use the evaluations and relevant public developments regarding facebook.com to assess the need for change/improvement
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Facebook.com Tutorial• The tutorial was developed to address many of the public
and administrative concerns that have been shared through regional/national conferences, publications, and individual experiences.
• The tutorial questions will address:– Facebook.com features
– Privacy Settings- what they mean, what we recommend, and who can view your profile based on your privacy setting
– How to address harassment/discrimination/unwanted messages
– The positive and negative aspects of facebook.com use
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Why have a Facebook.com Tutorial?• To educate potential facebook.com users on the
purpose and uses of the site• To ensure that students are properly informed of the
sites various features (particularly the privacy settings)
• To enable out students to be more responsible facebook.com users
• To educate students on the positive and negative aspects of facebook.com
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The rest of the presentation introduces a shortened sample version of the proposed
facebook.com tutorial.
Please do not click your mouse/enter to continue through the presentation- the tutorial is self
guided!
Thank You!
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facebook tutorial login register help
Email:
Password:
If you have forgotten your password, click here to reset it.
[email protected]******
about contact jobs advertise terms privacya Mark Zuckerberg production
Facebook © 2006
Fill in your Diversity College Email and the Tutorial Password that was assigned to you!
1. Main
2. Login
3. Register
Name:
Member Since:
Last Update:
Basic Info [edit]
Geographic:
School:
Status:
Sex:
Concentration:
Birthday:
Home Town:
High School:
Contact Info [edit]
School Email:
AIM Screenname:
Mobile:
Current Address:
Current Town:
Website:
Personal Info [edit]
Interested in:
Relationship Status:
Views:
Clubs and Jobs:
Favorite Music:
Favorite TV Shows:
Favorite Books:
Favorite Quotes:
About Me:
Professional Info [edit]
Job Title:
Jane Doe
June 3, 2005
February 2, 2006
Ohio
Diversity College
Undergrad
Female
Early Childhood Education
07/07/88
Long Island, NY
Sweet Valley High
JaneDoe
617-555-1234
Kappa Phi
Boston
Men
Relationship
Friendship
Single
Moderate
Student Government Association, Kappa Phi sorority, Student Alumni Association
Alicia Keys, Nora Jones, Mariah Carey, Kanye West- love the new album!
I love music that I can dance to and sing in the shower!
Family Guy, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost
Catcher in the Rye, Beach books are my favorite!
“Be the change you want to see in the world” –Gandhi
I’m a freshman at Diversity College in Ohio. I love to hang out with my sorority sisters and I’m a shopacholic! I love to travel!
Work study position in Dining Services
Photos Edit
You have 2 Albums
Good Times at Diversity My crazy Friends Updated January 11, 2006 Updated January 23, 2006
Groups Edit
Kappa Phi For Life, SAA, SGAers, I love the 90s
Wall Edit
Alicia Martin (Diversity College) wrote at 10:30 am February 14th, 2006
Hey Janie!!! I misssssssss you!!! I feel like I haven’t see you in ages!! We NEED to get together this weekend…call me!!!! Mwah!
View More Photos of me
Edit My Profile
Edit My Picture
Edit My Privacy
Connection
This is you.
Access
Devon is currently logged in from a non-residential location.
Friends at Diversity College
Jane has 96 DC Friends
Other schools edit
Jane has friends at
BU (2) NYU (1)
Rhode Island (3) Hofstra (4)
Miami U (4) FSU (2)
Bowling Green (9) BC (5)
Alicia Martin Jason Wright
This is the pictures section. Any picture that you have uploaded can be seen here.
If your friends have uploaded pictures they will also appear here.
If you do not want a particular picture to be linked to your profile click “remove tag”.
You may also report offensive or illegal photos to thefacebook staff by clicking “help”
This is where the majority of your profile is displayed.
Here friends can see what your favorite movies are, what books you like, and what tv shows you watch.
You may also upload where you live, your telephone number, and you class schedule.
This can be potentially dangerous as it may allow for strangers to gain a lot of information about your personal life
This section is known as the wall.
It allows for friends to post comments, about you, your profile, or anything else.
You have the ability to delete postings if you so choose.
Remember you never know who may be viewing your profile.
This section displays any groups you have joined. Remember that potential employers may be viewing your profile when you chose to accept a group invitation
This section displays friends that you have made on the facebook.
It breaks them down by their location
To change your privacy settings, click
Edit My Privacy
Facebook Tutorial Login Register help
My Privacy
Basic Settings Advanced Settings
Privacy Level
Descriptions
NormalEveryone can search for you. Your friends and everyone at your school and in your geography can see your profile.
ReservedEveryone can search for you. Only your friends and friends of your friends at your school and in your geography can see your profile.
Paranoid
Only people at your school or in your geography can search for you. Only your friends can see your profile. Your wall will be turned off. Warning: People at other schools will not be able to add you as a friend.
CustomSet your own detailed privacy preferences in the Advanced Settings tab. You can also set specific privacy settings for your contact info.
This is the privacy page. Here you can adjust your privacy settings. Facebook has a default privacy level of Normal
The normal privacy setting allows any user to search for your profile. Anyone at your school may view your profile…including potential employers, campus security officials, resident advisors and resident directors
The Reserved privacy level allows your friends and friend’s of your friends to view your profile. This is a more restricted setting, however campus officials and strangers may still be able to view your profile
The paranoid feature allows for the most protection, but disables the wall feature.Diversity University recommends using the Custom feature. Under the advanced tab you can manually select who can view your profile, and what you want to show in your profile.
You have just completed the educational portion of the facebook.com tutorial.
Remember: You have 30 minutes to complete the exam and you must pass with a grade of B or higher to set up an
account!
Please click NEXT to continue to the exam.NEXT
Name:
Member Since:
Last Update:
Basic Info [edit]
Geographic:
School:
Status:
Sex:
Concentration:
Birthday:
Home Town:
High School:
Contact Info [edit]
School Email:
AIM Screenname:
Mobile:
Current Address:
Current Town:
Website:
Personal Info [edit]
Interested in:
Relationship Status:
Views:
Clubs and Jobs:
Favorite Music:
Favorite TV Shows:
Favorite Books:
Favorite Quotes:
About Me:
Professional Info [edit]
Job Title:
Jason Madeup
September 11, 2005
January 10, 2006
Ohio
Diversity College
Undergrad
Male
Political Science
07/07/85
Long Island, NY
Sweet Valley High
Stoner420
454 Hutchinson Hall
Boston
Women
Relationship
Friendship
Single
Liberal
Alpha Beta Lambda, Student Government Association- Vice President
Rap, Hip-Hop- Love me some Jay-Z when I want to dance and some Barry White late night!!
Family Guy, ESPN, Lost
The ones with lots of pictures,
Be the change you want to see in the world- Gandhi
It isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E!
George Bush does not care about Black people.-Kanye West
I’m a junior at Diversity College in Ohio. I like long walks on the beach and holding hands- nah, just playing! My real hobbies are doing keg stands, smoking butts and that green stuff, funneling beers before class, and partying with the ladies til the sun comes up. On my down time I like to nap, play video games, and just chill with my fraternity brothers.
Campus Recreations
Groups Edit
Alpha Beta Lambda, Student Government Association, Class of 2010,
Sweet Valley High, Brokeback Mountain Haters, Acapulco Spring Break 2006,
I love the 80s, Yankees Rule
Friends at Diversity College
You have 3 friends in common with Jason
Mutual Friends
You:Thomas:Jason
You:Jane:Jason
You:Lance:Jason
Connection
View More Photos of Jason (45)
Send Jason a Message
Poke Him!
Add Jason as a Friend
Report this Person
Jennifer TiniThomas Bradson
Lance Stone
Jane Doe
There are 5 inappropriate or personally identifiable pieces of information in this profile.
To complete this section of the tutorial:
Click on the inappropriate or personally identifiable materials and select all the reasons that apply.
Click NEXT to continue.
Why? (click all that apply)
o Inappropriate
o Discriminatory
o Derogatory
o Illegal
o Personally Identifiable Info.
o Sexually Explicit
o Sets a negative impression
o Alcohol/Drug Related Material
NEXT
Why? (click all that apply)
o Inappropriate
o Discriminatory
o Derogatory
o Illegal
o Personally Identifiable Info.
o Sexually Explicit
o Sets a negative impression
o Alcohol/Drug Related Material
Why? (click all that apply)
o Inappropriate
o Discriminatory
o Derogatory
o Illegal
o Personally Identifiable Info.
o Sexually Explicit
o Sets a negative impression
o Alcohol/Drug Related Material
Why? (click all that apply)
o Inappropriate
o Discriminatory
o Derogatory
o Illegal
o Personally Identifiable Info.
o Sexually Explicit
o Sets a negative impression
o Alcohol/Drug Related Material
Why? (click all that apply)
o Inappropriate
o Discriminatory
o Derogatory
o Illegal
o Personally Identifiable Info.
o Sexually Explicit
o Sets a negative impression
o Alcohol/Drug Related Material
facebook tutorial login register help
Question:
Answers:
Rank the procedure for dealing with harassing messages.(1 being the first thing you would do and 4 being the last)
____ Block the person on your Privacy page
____ Report the incident to a campus administrator
____ Email Facebook directly at [email protected]
____ Report the incident to the police
1
2
3
4
NEXT
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Question:
Answers:
Which of the following can view your profile under a normal setting? (X all that apply)
____ Campus Administrators and Staff
____ Your Friends and everyone at your school
____ Potential Employers
____ Campus and Local Police
X
X
NEXT
X
X
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True or False:
Answers:
Facebook is a private domain sponsored by Diversity College.
____ True
____ FalseX
NEXT
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True or False:
Answers:
You could be subject to a campus hearing if a student conduct code is broken through information posted ona Facebook profile.
____ True
____ False
X
NEXT
You have just completed the examination portion of the facebook.com tutorial.
Please see the proctor to determine whether or not you have passed the exam
Thank you for your participation and please do not forget to fill out your evaluation!
• Faculty/Staff need to be aware of:
– the issues regarding facebook usage (i.e.- identity theft, stalking, and addiction)
– the University’s internet policy and policing strategies addressing facebook
– the positive ways to use facebook for learning and social networking
• University Administrators need to be aware of:
– the growing need to revisit policy and review current trends regarding internet/facebook
usage
– the positive and negative benefits associated with creating and maintaining a facebook
profile
– students educational needs regarding how to properly utilize the facebook site
• Students need to be aware of:
– who has access to their profile and what is considered appropriate information to post
– password security and implications associated with releasing personal information
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Learning Outcomes
ReferencesAbrahamson, Daniel. (2006) “Facebook.com: big brother with a smile” The Student Underground Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://www.thestudentunderground.org Barton, Zoe. “Facebook’s Greek drama” [Electronic Version] Cnet News.Com. Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://news.com.com Benanti, Diana. “Students ‘naïve’ about online profiles” [Electronic Version] News Hound. Retrieved February 9, 2006 from http://newshound.de.siu.edu Bugeja, Michael J. (2006) “Facing the Facebook” [Electronic Version] The Chronicle of Higher Education Retrieved February 6, 2006, from http://chronicle.comCervenak, Alexandra. (2006). “The dangers of …Facebook? [Electronic Version] The South End. Retrieved February 9. 2006, from http://www.southend.wayne.edu Claire, Eau. “Facebook: changing the face of job hiring” WQOQ Programming Retrieved February 9, 2006 from http://www.wqow.comCoomes, Mark. (2005) “Meeting in person? So ‘03” [Electronic Version]. The Courier Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2006, from http://www.courier-journal.com Facebook.com. (2006) “Customer Support”. Retrieved February 13, 2006, from http://www.quinnipiac.facebook.com/help.phpFeeney, Kevin J. “Business, Casual” [Electronic Version] The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://www.thecrimson.com
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References[Electronic Version] The Post Online Retrieved February 9, 2006 from
http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu Ogus, Amanda. (2006) The Facebook’s audience is wider than we think” [Electronic Version] Studlife.com Retrieved February 9, 2006 from http://www.studlife.com Rebello, Justin (2005) “Face to Facebook” [Electronic Version] Points in Case Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://www.pointsincase.com Staff, FM. (2005) “How they got here” [Electronic Version] The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://www.thecrimson.com Stutzman, Fred. “How university administrators should approach the Facebook: Ten rules” Unit Structures Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://chimprawk.blogspot.com Stutzman, Fred. “Student life on the facebook” Unit Structures Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://chimprawk.blogspot.comSussman, Beth. (2006) “Is that my professor on the Facebook?” [Electronic Version]. The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved February 9, 2006. http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com Swanson, Lauren. (2006) “Facebook offers benefits” [Electronic Version] Dawgnet Retrieved February 6, 2006 from http://dawgnetnews.com Tom, Christian L. (2006). “Facebook: not just for stalking” . [Electronic Version]. The Stanford Daily Online Edition Retrieved February 9, 2006, from http://www.daily-stanford.edu
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