"Fakebook"--Simulating Social Media for Student Learning

Have you ever wondered what historical or literary figures like George Washington or Lady Macbeth would have posted to Facebook if it was available in their day and age? As a history teacher, I think it would be fun to have students demonstrate their learning by setting up a social media profile for a historical character to help them analyze "point of view" and bias in historical documents. However, I don't have a Facebook profile and definitely wouldn't encourage my students to set one up. Fortunately, the folks at Classtools created a tool called Fakebook that allows students to mimic the Facebook experience for educational purposes by creating a fictional social media profile. Check out the video below to learn how your students can demonstrate their learning by taking creative liberties with historical and literary characters in a familiar platform.