Technology Course Presented by: Jawahir Al- Ghafri

2. Using Facebook for Educational Purposes In the College Classrooms Technology Course Presented by: Jawahir Al-Ghafri

4. The Outline • Rationale • Ways to Use Facebook in Education • The Advantages of Using Facebook in Education • The Difficulties that Hinder the Use of Facebook • Recent Studies in Using Facebook in Education • Using Facebook in Education in the Omani Colleges

5. Facebook is to open …….

6. Why Facebook in the college classroom The Rationale Why Facebook in the Omani college classroom

7. Meet on Facebook

8. Ways to Use Facebook in Education • Profile page • Creating a group page for the class • Replacing or duplicating web course functions on Facebook

9. Facebook Connects US

10. Lead discussions Present ideas YOU CAN>>>>> Collaborate

11. BE IN Touch

12. The Advantages of Using Facebook in Education For Students

14. The Advantages of Using Facebook in Education For Teachers

15. Join Facebook and share technology

16. The Difficulties that Hinder the Use of Facebook

18. Recent Studies in Using Facebook in Education

20. Using Facebook in Education in the Omani Colleges

21. Facebook is the one for you

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