- The Facebook group is a closed one.
- Any student can join the group through the URL provided, so the members did not need to accept each other as friends on Facebook given that everyone prefers privacy
(Marwick & Boyd, 2011).
- Joining the group is optional. This was done in order to avoid the potential “creepy treehouse” effect of requiring students to participate in a manufactured social media group (Stein, 2008).
- Group members will see only Facebook profile information made available in terms of each student’s privacy settings.
- The students were asked to participate in the discussions and give their opinions, but they could do it through Facebook or in the classroom.