Exploring the use of Facebook in teaching nomadic children in Kenya: A lesson for Nigeria
Abstract
Social networking sites have become increasingly popular with the rise of Web 2.0. Social networking sites such as Myspace.com, Friendster, WhatsApp, Hangout, yahoo messenger and Facebook have experienced surging popularity, particularly among nomadic children in particular and youths in general who use these new technologies to create instant communities of practice. This paper focuses on the use of Facebook (FB) in the teaching of nomadic children in Kenya. The paper is located within qualitative paradigm. Seven nomadic secondary schools and fourteen teachers were purposively selected. After data generation, it was transcribed and subjected to coding. The themes that emerged from coding were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed that FB is used in the areas of sharing of current and archival information, learn educative games and brainstorm and collaborative learning. Similarly, because of its wider audience and easy to pass information in the class, teachers in nomadic schools preferred the use of FB in the teaching process. In light of the above, it is recommended that nomadic school teachers in Nigeria should study and adopt Kenyan’s method of teaching nomadic children.
Keywords: Facebook. Kenya. Nomadic children. Nomadic education. Teaching.
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