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I’ve just completed a major overhaul of “Fakebook” – a tool for creating Fake Facebook profiles<\/strong> with your students. It’s great for getting students to create profiles of historical and literary characters and events, for example. Try it out here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve just completed a major overhaul of “Fakebook” – a tool for creating Fake Facebook profiles with your students. It’s great for getting students to create profiles of historical and literary characters and events, for example. 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