1. Using New Literacy Studies to Understand Participation in Online Social Networking Systems Royce Kimmons

2. Part 1Literacy and Technology

4. “Way of Being” vs. “Way of Doing” (Gee, 2009)

8. Part 2Facebook from a Literacy Perspective

10. Sharing thoughts, updates, pictures, etc. with others

11. Communicate with different communities, ranging from individuals (message), groups of strangers (groups), friends or sub-groups of friends, networks, public, etc., depending upon the intention

12. Connections vary from professional to personal

14. Sharing of personal information; sharing too much? Too often?

15. Ad revenues -> privacy concerns; sharing information with unintended sources

16. Digital footprint that is persistent

19. Sustain relationships

20. Share a lot, share many types of media, share with many, share often

21. Be interesting, concise, witty, unpredictable, and/or controversial

23. Makes a variety of activities social (e.g. commerce, play, advocacy); “likes”

24. Collapses identity (multiple spheres or networks into one)

25. Ties me to my activities, declarations (e.g., politics, religion, partying, school/work history), etc.

27. Boundaries

28. Multiple groups of “friends” connected through the individual; multiple audiences

29. Unclear privacy (boyd, 2008); “not as safe as you think”

30. Single or multiple identities?

31. Controversial topics and hostility

33. Does Facebook transform our identities from multiple to single?

34. Does social presence (or lack thereof) impact real life and relationships?

41. Are we transforming their experience/identity?

42. Are we prepared for the consequences in our own experience/identity?

43. What do we (and our students) want out of Facebook and what are the implications of relationships, communications, and what we share (or don't share) on our outcomes?