College students can use Facebook to talk to each other about upcoming assignments or tests. They are able to get details from each other through Facebook that would take more time to get from their teachers or professors, such as materials that will be covered on a test or the requirements for one or more assignments. If students are having trouble with a certain topic, they can go to classmates on Facebook to get assistance. Students are also able to talk to teachers about classroom assignments and classes using Facebook. Professors can let students know about assignment changes or class cancellations on Facebook.
Through Facebook, students are able to set up meetings or study groups with other students. They don't have to communicate with all of the students in their groups because they can send out one message to everyone with information on the date, time and place of the meeting. Facebook allows users to create events or pages dedicated to events, including academic happenings. Students or teachers are able to inform others about special lectures, panel discussions or guest speakers. The social media site contains a feature that allows users to communicate whether they are attending events to which they are invited.
Students who are working on group projects or presentations can use Facebook to coordinate group activities, such as what tasks group members have. Group members don't have to communicate with each other in person and are able to see what other members are saying to each other if they use Facebook. Groups or classrooms can create pages to inform others about what they have been doing and post pictures, videos or messages on their projects or research.
Using Facebook, teachers or students can share their pictures with others in their classes. This can be useful if they have pictures of artwork, historical sites or countries they are studying in their classes. Teachers could upload pictures onto Facebook, and students can see them in or out of class. Within Facebook albums, professors or students can easily navigate from one picture to another and comment or ask questions about photos. Teachers are able to put up video messages or lectures on Facebook for their students to see, and students could have conversations on the videos using the comment feature.