Bebo Advocates

What is bebo??

Bebo is a social networking website designed to allow friends to communicate in various ways. It has developed into an online community where users can post pictures, write blogs and send messages to one another. There are many aspects of Bebo that can be used as a means of learning in and out of the classroom.Bebo enables children to experiement with tools for communication; ie emailing and instant messaging, linking classrooms/children around the world, penpals etc.

Bebo is an effective internet tool where children can learn how to use a variety of mediums such as music, videos, computer generated drawing tools and other computer technology developments.Bebo safety is an aspect of this site, that has been developed to abolish the negativities a tool such as this can create; ie cyber abuse, bullying. Stalkers etc.Bebo develops a community of learners; by enabling children to share their ideas and critique; meet others their age with similar interests around the world; develop blogs and polls .

Children are also provided with the opportunity to create their own personally designed webpage that reflects themselves as individuals.This Blog will investigate and elaborate on this emergiing technology and how it can be used to enhance the learning of communication skills, it will also analyse the issues surrounding Bebo in relation to communication and how to overcome these.