Facebook is a social media where a teacher wears many hats. The presentation seek to balance the pros and cons of teachers befriending students on Facebook. it is not to say that teachers and students cannot be friend but allowing them to access personal information about each other forms gray areas.

1. S
O C I A
L
M IDE A
THE CONNECTING FORCE

2. Should teachers be friend with students on
facebook?

5. What?
Hey Paul, have
you seen it?
EXPOSURE TO INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT

6. Can you explain
again?
I am sorry,
the time has
gone, I will
explain to
you when we
chat on
facebook
Hmmm…….why
would he explain
to her on facebook
and not in the
class?
Is she the
only one in
the class?
FAVORITISM

7. Sorry Rose,
I did not mean any
harm with my comment,
I was only trying to
encourage you to be
hard working.
Hello John,
What kind of
comment did you
post on my face
book page? My
parents will think I
am not serious in
class

8. Hi John, I thought
we are friends and
I can’t believe you
had to insist I should
not go for lunch as a
punishment for
disobeying your
instruction in class?
Is it because we are
friends that you had to
misbehave in class?

9. OTHER REASONS ARE
Privacy
Prejudice
Expectations
Bullying

10. As educators, and haven’t given this
situation any thought, now is the time to
do so. The easiest solution is to simply
make it a matter of personal policy to not
be Facebook friends with any student at
your school. That way, no one can be
offended, and you can’t be put in a
position that you may later regret