This document provides an overview of Facebook pages and how to set them up. It discusses the objectives of introducing Facebook profiles, pages and groups. It explains the differences between profiles, pages and groups, how to create each, and ways they can be used to connect with networks, market programs and communicate with interested people. The presentation demonstrates creating a Facebook page and provides resources for further information.

1. FACEBOOK PAGES
EXPLAINED
Molly Immendorf
Instructional Technology Specialist
Cooperative Extension Technology Services

2. Please Mute Your Phones
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3. Contact information
molly.immendorf@ces.uwex.edu
Presentation available on SlideShare.net:
http://www.slideshare.net/mimmendorf

4.  Introduce you to Facebook profiles, pages and
groups
 How to set up and manage a Page
 Share specific examples of Facebook Pages
created counties, units and projects
 Discuss communication opportunities when
using Facebook
Today’s Objectives

5. Do you Facebook?
1. Yes, doesn’t
everybody?
2. No, it’s not for me

6. Do you “like” a Facebook page
 Yes, 1 or more
 No

7. Do you have a Facebook page?
 Yes, for work
 Yes, for something other than work
 No

8. Do you belong to a Facebook
group?
 Yes, for work
 Yes, for something other than work
 No

9. Facebook stats
 500 million + active users
 Average user has 130 friends
 Average user is connected to 80 community
pages, groups and events
 People spend over 700 billion minutes per
month on Facebook

10. Extend your personal network
Market your programming/product
Communicate with interested people
Ways to use Facebook

11. Ways to connect on Facebook
Profile
Personal Work Shared
Fan Page
Unit Program
Groups
Public Private

12. Facebook Profile
 Entry into Facebook
 Like a homepage for FB
 Can create more than one (use different email
addresses/name)
 A profile is needed for creating other types of
FB sites

14.  Promote your progam, your office, you
 Wall
 “Fans” instead of “friends”
 Status can be linked to Twitter account
 Events
 Photos
 http://www.facebook.com
Facebook Fan Pages

17. Facebook Group
 Public or private
 Small group communication
 Messages to members are private
 Discussions, photo sharing, Wall
 No automatic updates
 Group Chat (new groups)

19. First, create a
Facebook
Account
“Profile”
Status can link
to Twitter
Facebook Group
Private/public
Moderated
No notices
Facebook Page
Acts/looks like a profile
“Like”= Fan
Status can link to Twitter

20. Demo

21. Questions?

22. Consider these…
 Planning
 Ownership/Admins
 Coordination
 Promoting your
page

23. Promoting Your Page

24. Resources
 Short How-to video by Heidi Dusek,
Outagamie County
 http://www.screencast.com/users/hdusek/folders/
Jing/media/95b305c8-ac30-4626-9954-
40c10d08c579
 University of Wyoming CE Facebook Learning
guide
 http://www.wyomingextension.org/wiki/index.php5
?title=Learning_Guide:Facebook

25. Choosing Educational
Technologies
 Technology Teaching Tips and Tools:
 http://fyi.uwex.edu/edtech/

27. Tech Tuesdays
 The FYI on FYI.uwex.edu
 December 14, 2010 (note not the 4th Tuesday)
Register at
http://blogs.ces.uwex.edu/techservices/
(restricted to Cooperative Extension employees)

28. Tech Tuesdays -Archives
 Online Tools for Creating, Collaborating & Sharing
PowerPoint Presentations
 Facebook Tips
 Twitter Tips
 Bring the Web to You, RSS
 A Podcasting Primer
 Manage Your Photos and Images with Flickr
 Organizing the Internet with Tags and Social
Bookmarks
 Online Security
 Savvy Surfing
Archives at http://fyi.uwex.edu/edtech (not