Watch parties are a great way to engage with members of your campus or staff on facebook. When you start a watch party, you can watch any public videos on Facebook in real time with a group of your friends. You can create a watch party from your News Feed or timeline, in a group, on a Page, or from any video you’re watching. Keep in mind that you’ll need to be an admin or editor to start a watch party on a Page.
To create a watch party from your News Feed or timeline:
- At the top of your News Feed or timeline, click Create Post
- Click the 3 dots in the lower right corner and then choose ‘Watch Party’
- Search for a video or click a category (example: For You, Watched, Live) to view additional videos.
- Click Add to Queue next to any videos you’d like to add to your watch party, then click Done.You can choose to add a description for your watch party, then click Post
- You’ll see a message that says “Your Watch Party Is About To Begin.”
Once you’re in the watch party you can add friends to watch with you.
While You’re In Your Watch Party:
- Once your watch party starts, you can:
- Add live commentary: Click to start live video or live audio commentary.
- Add videos: Click Add Video on the right to add additional videos to the queue.
- Invite friends: Click Share in the bottom left to invite friends to your watch party.
- Add comments: Click Write something… in the bottom right to chat with others who are in the watch party with you. You can click to add an emoji or to add a sticker to your comments.
- End your watch party: Click in the top right of the video, then click End Watch Party.
For additional support on watch parties, you can visit facebook official support here