Lookabee, Connecting Teachers and Students on Facebook.

via Mashable - Lookabee is an ‘in beta’ application for Facebook - that makes so much sense it is sure to be a hit. The basic idea behind the application is to provide a platform for teachers to keep in touch with their students by posting shared files, feedback on assignments, homework, extra help etc.

This will not only provide students and teachers an alternative and easy way to collaborate, but it will also solve the age old problem of letting parents know exactly what is going on in the classroom, areas they can help when needed and a facility to check up on progress.

These types of collaborative solutions have been implemented at many schools (are are standard in most private academic settings) but there has never really been a facility to bring this level of communication to the overall public school system. Facebook seems like a perfect platform for it - and with the announcement that Facebook is soon to allow contact grouping and privacy controls per group, the students will be more likely to use a tool like Lookabee, having not to worry about those ‘compromising’ party pictures being available to there homeroom teacher.

If you are a high school or university teacher in North American and want to participate in the beta program, you can sign up here.

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