Facebook, what a phenomenon. Acquiring a vast number of subscribers, friends inviting friends, and numbers increasing daily, facebook has become one of he most popular networking sites. Groups also can be created with a variety of subjects being discussed. Middlesex has quite a number of facebook groups formed by students and the administration, concerning activities in the university and also campus announcements. This is a good way of communication, since the university already has other communication networks like 24-7 student portal etc.
Currently, students in both lower and higher education have been engrossed in facebook, so schools/universities could use facebook to re-enforce some important information that they would want the students to know. Students could also keep in touch, especially when for example, an assignment has been set and you have to work in groups. With the chatting feature on facebook, students who wouldn’t have made it they can also communicate with other fellow students.
Twitter has also got almost the same accessibility as facebook, only that its only designed for short answers. Students and schools/universities can also communicate through the school/university twitter feed.
A mobile phone, who doesn’t have one today? Technology is getting more advanced and mobile phones included. In this modern day, mobile phones have added to something to education. Nowadays, advanced mobile phones are just little mini computers.
Mobile phones like the latest iPhone and Blackberry, you can basically do your work on Microsoft Word and Excel and also go on the Internet. All this in a small little gadget aids learning, as its such a portable device which most people rely on to do a lot of things, so communication not only by voice calling, but also by things like email, is made accessible. For example iPhone, the Internet is free whether you have or don’t have credit, so you can access your email etc anytime. Teachers can also create things like attendance lists and lesson plans, instead of having the paper registers.
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