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mastering the basic skills and concepts of ICT as part of the core of education, alongside reading, writing and numeracy.
As ICT becomes more widely used in classrooms and schools, attention is being focused on how ICT can make teaching and learning more effective. In
more specific point of view related to the use of ICT in learning, Oliver 2003 states that the C in ICT was introduced because it has become obvious that the
technology is at least as important as a means of communication as a device for handling information. Seen as communication tools, computers have an obvious
place in language teaching and learning. The C in ICT can help us to remember a number of key points to bear in mind when using computers in English
classrooms.
8. Face book for learning Writing
Using facebook media in teaching and learning process. a. The definition of face book
Face book is an online social network that is created to give technological facilities in order that the users can socialize and interact through internet.
Through this website, people can find friends, send massages, save and send photos learn to write and other activities Smartini:2009:1
b. The history of face book Face book was launched in February 4 2004 by Mark Zuckeberg as a media
to recognize and interact among Harvard University students. This young man is extraordinary. He has lots of creative ideas. He was born in Dobbs Fery, New
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York, in May 14 1984. Two weeks after it was launched, half of Harvard University Students have registered and owned an account in face book. The
following four months, face book has covered thirty universities in its network. This is the table of face book users.
The profile of face book is as follows; Type
: Closed Company Built in
: Cambridge, Massachusettes February 4 2004 Location
: Palo Alto, California Important People
: 1. Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, CEO 2. Dustin Moskovitz, Founder, Technical
Vice President 3. Owen Van Natta, COO
4.
Matt Cohler, Strategy and Business Operation VP
5. Chris Huges, Founder Industry
: Internet Profit
: 100 millions dollars estimation in 2006 Employees
: 300 people in July 2007 Web site
: www.face
book.com c. The elements of face book
a Home: It is used to show front page of face book b Profile: It is used to know your profile and your friends’ profile
c Friends: It is used to see friends who are now online
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d Inbox: It is used to know the number of letters receieved e The Specialties of face book
Face book is a social networking that grows very fast. Here are the specialties of face book:
a. Clean lay out b. No advertising
c. Network d. Group
e. Event f. Status Update
g. Mobile Access h. Mobile Browsing
i. No Spam d. How to join face book
Similar to all services in the internet, you have to own an e-mail first before joining face book. The email later will be used to verify and activate the face
book. Here are the steps to register in face book: a Browse
www.facebook.com b Write down your full name on the Full name form
c Insert your e-mail on the Your email form d Insert password on the new password form
e Choose gender on the I am form
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f Insert date of birth on the birthday choice g After that click Sign Up
h Write text that appears in the text box then click Sign Up i When the registration is successful, there will be a slideshow Conform
Your E-mail Address. 1 Verify your e-mail and open inbox, there will be Face book
Registration Conformation the open it. 2 Follow the link in the e-mail
3 Finally browser will show homepage: http:www.facebook.comgettingstarted.php
Using face book as a media to do an activity of publishing students’ product is interesting and challenging. It is a way to make their writing go to
public through: 1 sharing, 2 publishing and 3 using portofolio, O’Malley and Pierce 1996:139
9. The Stages of Teaching Recount Using Questioning Technique and Face
