Face book as educational resource

 Face book is a social networking site which was created in 2004 which has since obtained over a billion users, and it has the potential to facilitate learning in the classroom. Students come to school wired and are willing and eager to use technology. It is found easy to teach because learners are curious and more engaged in the assigned task.

I tried integrating face book learning in the classroom.. I found out that Face book is particularly well suited for sharing and discussion of current events in the news. I called the parents of my children who add me to the we-chat and asked the permission of the parents to give them face booking opportunity during the week end. It was for the lesson taught during the week .

I instructed my students to read the taught lesson and if they come across any doubt they are to upload it in the group face book can have the discussion.  I gave a topic each  and divided them into different groups. They are going to share their doubts and their understanding to their own group and make the presentation to the class. It was made clear that it was for educational purpose not personal

 These were some advantages and learning as a result of using face book;

(1) Creating a sense of belonging and promoting cooperation,

(2) Enhancing communication between the community.

 (3) Developing language and communication skills  

4) Incorporating current student culture into the learning environment .

5) It is particularly well suited for sharing and discussion of current lesson taught.