Session 1, Activity 1----“Easy Class” a good example of using ITE

By Andy, QUAN Xuhui
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Since the Facebook become famous, Social-networking website is developing in an incredible speed. Some educators recommended establishing a social-networking website using web 2.0, in that way teachers, students and other educators can work, study and communication in a same platform. And the idea came true in 2010 in Shanghai.

The website is named "Easy CLASS" (E inter-class URL: http://www.21campus.cn/). The main users of the virtual community are university teachers and students, that means the website primarily for college students. And the purpose of "Easy CLASS" is to promote the communication between students and students, students and teachers. Easy class integrated the BBS, SNS, blog, weibo and mobile phone applications and other new Internet application. Including news, address, campus applications, blog, weibo, photo album, interactive community, BBS, E-mail, disc, pocket easily class. For example, if a student has a problem about math, he can find the way to solve it. Traditionally, the student should go to teacher’s room and ask the teacher how to do it. But now, he can use “Easy Class”, just typing the problem on the teacher’s home page or post to the BBS, a reply will be received in a short time.

Through this website, college tutors, teachers and students can be online interactive exchange, exchanging all kinds of information and resources, upload photos, write blogs. In that way traditionally learning can be replaced, and an effective learning and communication environment have been set up.

Above is a good example of successful technology using in education and learning.