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 * Weekly Activity - Week of January 17, 2011**

__Facebook (FB) for Professional Learning__

Many people use Facebook to stay connected to family and friends. However, FB is also a great tool to expand your professional learning network. There are many organizations, authors, and leaders in the fields of school librarianship and educational technology who are active in Facebook. Although FB is blocked in our network, it is a valuable resource that you may want to leverage out of regular school hours. Read below for some optional activities that you may want to do to expand your PLN.


 * 1) __Getting Started__: If you do not have a Facebook account, you can get one at @http://www.facebook.com. Review the Privacy Guide to select the level of privacy that is right for you. Complete your profile information according to your level of comfort. Search to add friends and groups that interest you.
 * 2) __Some Library-Related FB Groups__:
 * 3) Illinois School Library Media Association
 * 4) ISTE SIGMS
 * 5) Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries
 * 6) American Association of School Librarians
 * 7) __Library-Related Pages to Like__:
 * 8) American Library Association
 * 9) YALSA
 * 10) Chicago Public Schools Professional Library
 * 11) ISTE
 * 12) More Info:
 * 13) Don't use Facebook to "friend" students. Never communicate with students in FB.
 * 14) Even if you only use FB for personal reasons, only share information that will reflect positively on you professionally.
 * 15) Consider two accounts - one for personal connections, another for professional connection. Alternately, you can organize your contacts into groups and control what is shared with each group.
 * 16) Download a phone app to use FB via your phone.
 * 17) Many authors use FB to communicate with fans. Check out your favorite authors to see if they are active in FB.
 * 18) Check out my profile to see some library leaders and others who I follow. One good technique to use to expand your PLN is to see who friends your library friends and who joins your library-related groups.