Reasons for choosing to use WhatsApp in a classroom

WhatsApp is an application that is used by most of the people across the world as a way of communication, it basically makes the distance shorter. It is a free, easy and simple application that can be downloaded on any smart device. Nowadays everyone has it on their phones and are spending hours using it. Therefore, I have picked this technology, because it can be used for more than just texting and chatting. Everyone knows this application and use it on daily basis, but they don’t know that they can still benefit and learn through it in a useful way.

As an educator, you can use this tool for communication, brainstorming and sharing information. Also, you can read what your learners are discussing, sharing and it is a great way to promote elements of argument and discussion positively. This is an application that is used every day by learners and they spend a lot of time using it more than doing their boring homework or studying. So why as an educator you don’t use this tool to make things interesting. Therefore, you can ask your learners to get their mobile phone in the next class as they are going to be using it. This is enough to make them interested and excited about the next class. So, all you need is to have their phone numbers saved on your contact list than you can start making group by adding students and you can be the admin which means you control who gets invited to the group.

In addition, you can use WhatsApp to promote three-way communication between educators and learners. Also, between learners and learners. In this way learners, will be doing the work they are supposed to do but in a more suitable way that fits their own generation.