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Adult Learning Centres Grey Bruce Georgian locations offer learners the opportunity to use classroom computers for personal business for up to 20 minutes per day.

Log in using your library card and use earphones when visiting webpages with audio. 

Thank you for respecting the 20-minute rule.  This allows us to continue offering online and computer-based courses as well as limited personal time.


What is Facebook?

Facebook is a website you can use to keep in touch with friends, family, and other contacts.  You can send private messages, post messages everyone can see, add photos, chat with friends, and more.  There are currently over 400 million people using Facebook.

Anything you add to Facebook - any pictures, messages, status updates, notes, or other content - is on the internet.  If you wouldn't say it to your Grandmother or a potential employer in a job interview, don't say it on Facebook. 


How To Set Up Your Facebook Account

Open another tab in your browser so you can watch the video in this tab and switch to the new tab to set up your Facebook account.  Ask your instructor for assistance if you are not sure how to do this.

This video walks you through the steps to set up your Facebook account.  If you already have an account, watch the video anyway... you might learn something new about:

• finding friends from school
• adding information to your profile
• uploading pictures
• joining a network
• listing education and work experience

Remember to plug in earphones so you can hear the audio with the video.




Facebook Activity

1.  Go to http://www.facebook.com/ and start an account.  Have an instructor help you with your privacy settings to protect your personal information while you use the website.  Invite friends to join you, if you know their email addresses. 

2.  Use the Search feature on Facebook to find groups or pages related to your learning goals.  For example, you might find a group of adult learners, or a page about literacy or job searching. 

3.  Now visit your blog and write a short post about your experience setting up a Facebook account.  Did you find a page or group related to your goals in this program?  What are the benefits of connecting with other people with goals similar to yours?  Remember to hit "Publish Post" when are finished to see the new post on your blog.

4.  Send us an email at adult.learning@gmail.com to let us know you have completed Lesson 6.

Congratulations!  You have started your Facebook account and are ready to connect with friends and family online.  Click on the form at the bottom of the page and fill it in to enter the monthly draw.  Return to the home page to start the lesson on Flickr, Picasa, and Picnik for photo sharing and editing.