Learning on Xiaonei—the Chinese “Face Book”

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/