facebook

IN EDUCATION

Done by:

Zakariya ALsiyabi

OUT LINE

Definition

History

Uses in education

Advantages

Disadvantages

Summary

DEFINITION

A social networking site

connect and share

Reinforces & expands

Discover new interests and friends

HISTORY

February 2004 (Mark Zuckerberg )

Initially for Ivy League universities, then to

international colleges and high schools

(.edu)

Sept 2006 (anyone)

May 2007 (applications)

WHO’S USING FACEBOOK?

More than 400 million active users

Over 6 million active user groups

85% market share of U.S. university students

spend 30mins per day

THINGS YOU CAN DO

Personal Profile Applications

Messaging Media Sharing

Groups News Feed

Events

USES IN EDUCATION

Follow news feeds

Share book reviews

Practice a foreign language

Create your own news source

Participate in a challenge

ADVANTAGES

Allows shy students a way to communicate

Facilitate classmate connections

Brainstorm

Promotes collaboration

Students engaged outside of class

DISADVANTAGES

Weak eyesight

Less time outdoors

Too many useless applications

Bad using

SUMMARY

Definition

History

Uses in education

Advantages

Disadvantages

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