Messenger for teaching and learning activities

 Messenger is an American app and plat form developed by Facebook Inc. Originally it is developed as Facebook chat in 2008,in 2010 it's messaging service was revamped and subsequently released standalone IOS and Android apps in August 2011 and  standlone Facebook Portal hardware for messenger based in Q4 2018 .In April 2020, Facebook officially released messenger for Desktop which is supported on windows 10 and macOS and distributed on Microsoft store and App store respectively.(source: Wikipedia)

Messenger is an useful app because it is easy to use in low cost . There we can type many types of languages . Users can send messages, photos, videos,stickers, audio,files etc. Then receiver can react over them . Not only that users can video,and voice call then users also can unsent,remove those messages. Users can use it by mobile data WiFi.

In April 2020 Facebook Bagan a new feature is "messenger Rooms"it is a video chat feature user should video chat with other user up to 50 people at a time.That feature gained a lot of popularity among the Covid 19 Pandemic.so many teaching learning activities are running by it .

Some features of messenger are mention below

- It can use easily in low cost 

- Users can send messages, photos, videos,strikers, audio, voice and video call quickly.

-It can show location.

-Users can create close group or room with in up to 50 people at a time.

-Users can share screen in video chat.etc 

However messenger have many useful features  but some people misuse it like as ;

-unnecessary chat, 

-Blackmail to other 

-Use it more time may lead to phycological and social problems.

- It can reduce direct interaction and communication between user.

Use of messenger in teaching learning activities;

In this covid 19 Pandemic messanger became a more useful in teaching learning activities because many teachers and students are teaching and learning through it. Teacher can send homework,file,note, through messenger and students also can submit their homework, classwork and other task. Due to it's group or video conferencing features many teaching learning activities are running.Students and teachers directly chat or video call for discussion. Following pictures also can define more details about it.

Fig;1

Fig;1 describe if students submit homework then teacher can edit that and also can give feedback.

Teachers also can give homework in close group or directly through the messenger which can define by following picture. 

Fig;2

Fig;2 define that teacher can give homework in group of students in text.

Teacher also can share their screen to show question paper like as. 

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Above Fig;3 define that when video conferencing teacher can share questions paper using by screen sharing features of messenger.

So in this covid 19 Pandemic period messenger play an important role.

 Messenger helps in teaching and learning activities by following ways.

- Teacher can teach students by making messenger room up to 50 people.

Fig;4

Fig;4 describe that user can create close group/room. Thus a teacher also can create a close group with students to share teaching and learning activities.

- Teacher can share homework,files,notes and different questions in a close group or directly and quickly.

After make close group of students then teacher can insert pictures, files, notes, and text in that group. Then students can submit their answers in a group.

- Users can share their screen in video chatting.

(Video conferencing with screen share)

Above video shows that screen sharing features of messenger can use in teaching and learning activities.

- It can use easily in low cost. 

Messenger is easy to use in low cost because if users are using Mobile data it can work in low 'mb' and it  also work in poor network.

- Teacher and student can share notice, information , subject related videos in message.

If a teacher have any notice or information to share with students they can send those in text and photo and they can also share their video. Then group members can saw that video.

However it becomes a more useful for teaching learning activities in covid 19 Pandemic but many students may busy in using messenger and other app in class time.So student should be aware about digital literacy.Teacher must be informed to students that their every activities in technology and app are recorded which can be detected if required. That information may helps to concentrate in study and it may reduce their unnecessary activities over technology in class time and other time also. Thus if students will be aware about it then they may not be misuse it.

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