HOW FACEBOOK CAN HELP YOU AS A STUDENT

Social media is undeniably a wide and fast growing trend in this technological era. In discussing social media, it is unlikely for the most popular of them all, facebook, not to be mentioned. With about 1.6 billion active users, facebook has become a key tool in a lot of areas in life. This article is aimed at discussing its application in learning.

• LIKING EDUCATIONAL PAGES 

This is one of the most basic applications of facebook in learning. By liking certain active and learning targeted pages, one will be able to have continuous access to educational content via his/her newsfeed. Moreover, this kind of pages offers the opportunity to meet students from all around who can be of immense help.

• CREATING/JOINING SCHOOL GROUPS

Unlike the numerous facebook groups, this kind of groups serves as a benefit towards students. This kind of group opens up a platform where students can share various ideas and communicate information easily with one another.

• MEETING NEW PEOPLE 

One major purpose of social media is for networking with people. Facebook provides an opportunity for one to meet people from all around the world. If the right friends are made, you can learn things such as their culture and environment which is beneficial in developing a vast knowledge.

• DEVELOPING TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP

Most students are known to be able to share their problems with teachers and lectuters more easily if a face-to-face communication is avoided. Facebook offers this kind of opportunity in which students can seek advice and counseling.  It also provides an opportunity for the students to seek help concerning school work.

• VIEWING STUDENT TARGETED ADS

Facebook is a major platform where numerous people advertise their goods and services. A couple of such ads could be of huge benefits students. An example of such adverts is those of scholarship offers open to students.

Although, not an exhaustive list, the points above if applied are capable of providing major advantages to students. It will help mix school work with a considerable amount of pleasure.