Facebook in the Classroom

While Facebook can be used for the classroom in getting information to students and creating discussions, I have a few issues with this. My first qualm is that Facebook is fading out. I don’t know many people my age, let alone younger, who are still actively on Facebook. If Facebook was highly used, getting information to students would be easy, but since many do not check their accounts frequently, a lot of information could be lost. I also think it would be inappropriate to be “friends” with one’s teachers, and while you can have a good relationship with your students, you are not friends with them and it would be strange to see what your students do outside of school. While the option is to make a Facebook page for the class, it still does not feel very functional. I feel like being friends with students on social media is only really okay when they have graduated and no longer attending the school you teach at.