6)+Profile+vs+Fan+Page

Profile vs. Fan Page
 * Profile Page** - The profile page is all about you. Your personal information. Your personal photos. Your personal updates. You can only have one profile page. Depending on your privacy settings people have to be on your friend list to see this information. Friends can see what's written on the wall of your profile page. In some case they have access to things like phone numbers and location. Sharing a profile page with a student or parent is asking for trouble. You have no protection. Keeping a wall between professional and personal life becomes near impossible.


 * Fan Page** - You can create as many of these as you like. There is no cap on the number of fans you can have. There is NO connection to your personal information. If you use a Fan Page to communicate with students and parents and you are smart about what you post then you have a screen to protect your privacy. You can create a a Fan Page that says "Truger's Classroom Notes" and use this page to post homework, announcements, websites, videos and photos (when appropriate). You can choose to allow comments, postings and sharing from your fans or not. You can allow fans to view and post comments but not share photos or videos. The great thing about the fan page is that it is completely customizable. You don't have to have a Facebook account to even access the page, all you need is a link. Fan Pages offer you more cover from sharing too much personal information with parents and students.

**Disclaimer: I am not, nor do I claim to be a lawyer. This is my interpretation of what is possible when you use a Fan Page over a Profile Page. It is my personal belief and practice to NEVER friend students and or parents on Facebook because I think that opens you up to a lot of potential issues. Again this is my PERSONAL opinion.**