Facebook is one of the fastest growing social network sites, and in countries like Indonesia, it has become a "must have" tool for Indonesians. We may love or hate social networking, but perhaps using Facebook in a classroom environment could inspire many of your students to learn.

Imagine by encouraging the use of Facebook in class, it could help you enhance and inspire students towards wanting to know more about the subject you teach.

Facebook is not teacher or learner friendly, but some applications the website uses could help bring the learning environment into the comfort zone of your students.

1. Using Facebook Notes

Notes can always be pasted to your own student network, this is easy, and quick. Sharing notes can remind students what they learnt, and they have a handy record of what they covered in class.

2. Wikimono

Placing your very own wiki inside your Facebook, could help students share links and information about subjects you have covered in class. This encourages self-learning and shares a vast range of knowledge based website links with your students.

3. Study Groups

Organizing a study group through Facebook, is quite simple. Using the group application, you can share files, photographs and more importantly ideas about a given subject. Students can easily access and contribute as a group member, that enhances their ability to self-study, and brainstorm a subject.

Try not to overuse Facebook, as many students also see the social networking site as their own personal space. This could cause resentment, as many students spend their free time on the website, particularly in Indonesia. However, light use of Facebook, could enhance the learning environment, and allow your students to develop self study skills beyond their textbook.

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