Facebook Groups as Resources

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I will agree with you if you tell me social media has an ugly side, but there are some valuable resources there for us too.

When I was teaching A.P. French I felt like I was alone on an island. There wasn’t anyone with whom I could brainstorm for activity ideas, and I was in serious need of resources and support. The history teacher told me there were A.P. teacher Facebook groups. She told me they had been a lifesaver for her, so I took a look.

It felt like Christmas when I first looked at the Facebook group for A.P. French. It consisted of other A.P. teachers who were collaborating and sharing resources and ideas. It was a spot where you could ask questions and share frustrations. I was a better teacher because of this group.

After the positive experience with the teaching groups, I decided to see what else was out there, and I discovered there is a bit of everything. I love to garden, but most of the time I have no idea what I’m doing. I just plant and pray. I often have questions, so I joined a Facebook group for gardening. I sometimes plant seeds, and then forget what I planted. I had to send a picture of a particularly hardy plant to the group to see what it was and the reply came back instantly that it was okra.

As a writer, I have so much to learn, so I joined several writing groups. I also need ways to market my writing, and I found Facebook groups for vending events where I can go to sell my books.

One of my best finds was a Facebook group that alerts you to sales and deals at retailers. Everything seems to cost so much these days that I appreciate finding discounts. She finds sales for everything including clothes, food, shoes, toys, and furniture. I need to focus on just one, but you can find a lot of groups like this.

Whatever your need is, I hope you will search for it in Facebook groups. I don’t think you will be disappointed.