Upcoming on Light-Hearted Learning
- 4/23 – Birds, Birds, Birds – APPS, Trips and More…
- 4/26 – What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimers (Ted Talk Topic)
TODAY’S TOPIC: Using Facebook Effectively – PART III of IV
PREVIOUSLY COVERED:
- Your Facebook Profile
- Liking a Page
- Verified site (they are who they say they are) – National Park Service
- Learning SYMBOLS
- … or three horizontal lines – “what are the options?”
- magnifying glass – searching for people, places,
- Ways to be Safe and Protect Personal Facebook
- unique username
- strong password – unrelated to you (no pet name, address, …)
- think before you post
- only accept friends you know
- report things that look suspicious
- adjust privacy settings and review often. This is possible to do on any of your devices that are connected with your Facebook!
- Tablet / smartphone: Look for the 3 horizontal lines on your device after opening Facebook. It will probably be near a corner of your screen. Tap on it and scroll down until you see “Settings & Privacy” and then tap on “Privacy Shortcuts.” Then you will tap on “Review a few important privacy settings.” There are 5 topics for the Privacy Checkup. Go through each one and update your preferences!
- Computer: Click the downward arrow on the top right hand corner of screen. Click on “Settings& Privacy” and then click “Privacy Checkup” to start the process.
- step-by-step approach here: HERE
- Facebook News Feed
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- How News Feed Works HERE
- Controlling what shows up in your News Feed HERE
AMONG POSSIBLE FUTURE TOPICS
- Sharing
- OTHERS?
Participants: Steve, Rita (presenting),