On Xiaonei, there are a lot of different groups which include classmates groups, fans groups and clubs that for the people have the same interests, etc. Taking my own experience as an example, I joined in an English study club on Xiaonei, and there are many English videos, songs and articles updated everyday. And I saw many English movies that recommended by other club members. Sometimes we post and share our interpretations of the lines in the movie, and we learned a lot from each other and also felt fun from this way of study.
Every time when I check my Xiaonei, the things I enjoy most is the sharing of my friends. The sharing includes diary, pictures, video, links, games, etc. Then I can not only have fun with these sharing, but know what my friends are concerning with as well. The idea of the topic “Power Point presentation in elementary teaching” for my IDE courses is got from Xiaonei, because I often see many of my friends who are now working in elementary school in Beijing sharing the videos of how to make good Power Point courseware. And some of them are looking for beautiful Power Point (PPT) background. Then I know that PPT skill is what they are interested in and how to enhance their skill of PPT is a common problem in their elementary instruction. After I decided my project topic, I then ask questions and chat with my friends work in elementary school in Beijing through Xiaonei, in order to get more information about the learners and learning environment, etc.
PS, if you are interested in Xiaonei or in learning Chinese, you can open an account on Xiaonei and see how it is similllar and different compared to your Facebook. The URL: http://www.xiaonei.com/
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Thanks for sharing your experience with Xiaonei. In my studies of English language arts, we're always looking for authentic, fun ways for students to both learn English or improve English language skills. A large portion of our materials include teaching English Language Arts with English Language Learners in mind. This version of facebook seems like an ideal online environment in which you engage in meaningful literacy through English. I definitely want to share with my peers in the English language arts department. I think your blog also speaks to the importance of social networking in the academic arena as we discussed this week on Blackboard. Thanks for sharing!
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Jilian, I think social networking is really a fun way for students to learn that the instructors should not miss the opportunity to take advantages of it. Many times, I felt learning on Xiaonei makes my learning easier and happier.
ReplyDeleteToo bad this didn't exist when I was studying Chinese. It's more fun than reading Renmin Ribao! But this also makes me sad because it reminds me how many characters I've forgotten!
ReplyDeleteStacey, Renmin Ribao is not fun at all! Honestly, I never read it even when I was in China, haha. I feel that social networking, such as Facebook, is really a good platform for students to share their learning materials and learning experience. And I'm still getting benefit from my Xiaonei on learning English now, because I often see some articles are shared by my friends on different aspects of English study, such as American Slangs, sentences used for self introduction,etc. Every time I read those articles, I just learn in an easy and happy way.Hope you will keep on learning Chinese and learn in a fun way!
ReplyDeleteLu,
ReplyDeletethis was a very interesting post, I didn't know that they had these type of groups available on social networking sites. I have done some investigation of my own into such groups on the American Facebook. I took 5 years of Spanish when I was younger and would deifnitely like to stay somewhat fluent with the language.