bigchris 1 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 OK folks, I had my computer class for my residents and I did a lesson on FaceBook for them. I recently joined and was amazed at all of the people that I had lost touch with...... Of course they only really hear of all the bad stuff on there so I went on the news sites ( I can't access FB at work) and explained all of the positives and negatives to them. One of the ladies started by saying that it would be nice to talk to her neice in Arizona. I looked her up and gave the information to my lady and it started the surge!! I am thinking about getting them started but I wanted to post to you and see ifa anyone else has tried it.... Lemme know! Bigchris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yunakitty 2 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 (edited) Wow, that is really an awesome idea! I'm on Facebook, and I actually use it to keep in touch with some of the residents' younger family members (that started because I went to school with one of the residents' granddaughters, and it went from there.) I never even thought of creating their own page. I think it could really work well, and help families keep in touch with their family members. Edited April 25, 2009 by yunakitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyGait 0 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I just read an article today about how more and more boomers are using Facebook and other social networks online. I also teach Facebook 101 at several of the local community colleges here and can tell you that more seniors are curious about Facebook. Several of their family members are signing up their parents and grandparents because of the fast, fun way to stay in touch with eveyrone. The only word of caution I would say is that I am seeing some of our older users struggle with remembering yet ANOTHER password and some are taken back at some of the content/pictures from the pages. The benefits from better communication with family and old friends outweigh the negatives for sure. Technology is out there - - use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenstar 0 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here is my dilemma: do you add the residents as your friends on your facebook? One resident sent some of us in the office a friend request. Honestly, I have a problem with it... I don't want some of them to know everything about my life-- or the results of some of those stupid quizes! lol. I know that it is a very public place and I keep that in mind, but there are some things they just don't need to know! For example: My stripper name is Heidi Moonhooter. I know it is from a stupid quiz and you may know-- but they may think I am really a stripper! lol I would love to teach them facebook, but I know that more of them will find me there. What to do? I just read an article today about how more and more boomers are using Facebook and other social networks online. I also teach Facebook 101 at several of the local community colleges here and can tell you that more seniors are curious about Facebook. Several of their family members are signing up their parents and grandparents because of the fast, fun way to stay in touch with eveyrone. The only word of caution I would say is that I am seeing some of our older users struggle with remembering yet ANOTHER password and some are taken back at some of the content/pictures from the pages. The benefits from better communication with family and old friends outweigh the negatives for sure. Technology is out there - - use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themusiclady 1 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I recently deactivated my facebook account: it really does make people transparent, I now know to my surprise that several of my friends are in a religious cult, at least one is homophobic and racist, and you wouldn't believe the criticism I got for supporting Obama in the election! It became a source of stress is what I'm saying, it's too broad and though I'm pretty open-minded things I read there surprised me, even upset me. I doubt the residents would spend that much time on the computer? But one thing to remember is they could be vulnerable like in any other relationship. We tend to check out people who visit or volunteer but there would be no way of doing that on facebook. What about making a dedicated facebook page with a discussion board just for your residents that the families and friends could join & log onto and post photos and you could share your pictures and activities? That would be easier to moderate and you could put a shortcut on the computer desktop to make it easy to use. PS family/colleagues as facebook friends: I found that I really didn't want to know the depth of information some people gave out. It felt voyeurish to be honest, and a bit odd to have everyone I ever knew all in one place! I have friends amongst family members I've worked with for years but I always let them lead because some people just need extra support at the time their relative is sick, then later they need to move on and don't need constant reminders of their loss...saying that some have kept in touch for years now and say I'm family. This is very special work : ) Edited April 30, 2009 by themusiclady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchris 1 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 heaven, The easiest thing to do would be to use the "restriction" on your access page. But my answer with my folks is this...since my folks don't have "free for all" access to the computer I would problably be the person to navigate Facebook with them. Plus, I try to make sure that I don't have naked pictures (that I know of) on my facebook page. I dunno....but as of right now, I am not really sweatin it. I just read an article today about how more and more boomers are using Facebook and other social networks online. I also teach Facebook 101 at several of the local community colleges here and can tell you that more seniors are curious about Facebook. Several of their family members are signing up their parents and grandparents because of the fast, fun way to stay in touch with eveyrone. The only word of caution I would say is that I am seeing some of our older users struggle with remembering yet ANOTHER password and some are taken back at some of the content/pictures from the pages. The benefits from better communication with family and old friends outweigh the negatives for sure. Technology is out there - - use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchris 1 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 BTW heaven-----Heidi Moonhooter?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yunakitty 2 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Yes, that's always a concern - people you don't want to know that much about you finding you. I know that when a friend request from my father and then my grandfather popped up, I swiftly had to edit some information (like the fact that I am a liberal - they are Republicans like it's a religion!) but I still friended them. Also, there is an option where you can tag certain people as being in a group, and then you can easily make certain things like photo albums and notes not visible to everyone in those groups. There's no way for them to tell you're excluding them from some stuff. I am an erotica writer in my spare time, and anything pertaining to that, I keep from the eyes of my family and coworkers. Not because I'm ashamed, but for their comfort - I don't think my 74 yr old grandfather or my 13 year old cousin want to read my bodice ripping fiction. I think in general, it's best to keep a low profile on Facebook, not give away anything too risque at all...well, I say that, but it depends on the friends you have on there - I have waitresses at my dad's bar, so I post crazy pictures from karaoke night there; and I have a lot of friends who are also gay rights supporters, so I'm not going to hide that...it gets complicated on what you want to share with everyone and what you don't. Especially when work and residents are coming into the equation. I agree on making a group they can access. It'd be the best solution that would keep your work and your private life separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themusiclady 1 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Yes, that's always a concern - people you don't want to know that much about you finding you. my lifestyle is extremely conservative so a lot of people assume my religion and politics are same as theirs- or ought to be! I found it stressful when a discussion turned sour. I'm not saying that would necessarily happen with residents and family members, but it could. Also I don't like 'crossed roles', it's hard to be a professional to someone and also be their friend and then- by exposing your own private thoughts and life- asking them to be your friend. That's the weakness of Facebook I think- 'friend' is not what most of the contacts really are to each other. It encourages an intimacy and confidentiality which most relationships cannot survive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenstar 0 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Well well well... strippers, naked pictures and erotica----- very interesting topic indeed! I think I am going to try to set up a seperate account like those who suggested-- also, since we are a non-profit, I wonder if we could set up as a cause and feature stuff on there instead-- I will have to look into that. Since my mom and my son also joined me on facebook, I have edited a lot of stuff from my profile and it is really G-rated right now. I agree that it is a little weird for people who have not been in my life for 17 years to now know everything I am doing during the day, but the benefits outweigh the cons-- so I am still FB-ing away. Thanks for the great advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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