THE BENEFIT OF TELEGRAM AS A LEARNING MEDIUM

Communication has an important role in teaching, educators need to use learning media so that communication between educators and students goes well. One of the media is Telegram. Telegram is a cloud-based messaging application that focuses on speed and security. There are several benefits of telegram as a learning medium during a pandemic. 

The first advantage is privacy . telegram is called a safe mobile app because it runs an end-to-end encryption feature that is more complicated than other application, so this application is difficult for hackers to tap. messages on telegram can also be deleted according to settings.This will make users feel safe to interact with other Telegram users without fear of their personal data being leaked.

The second advantage is the Unlimited Storage Space Capacity. Telegram uses a cloud storage system to store every data securely, does not fill the device, and is easy to access.This system makes it easier for us to store all kinds of data files. Ranging from messages, images, videos, and various other files in one storage system. This is very beneficial for us students, we don't need to delete learning material documents again for reasons of full storage.

The next advantage is that we can send files in jumbo capacity. Other applications send files up to a maximum of 16MB, while on Telegram, we can send files with a larger size of 2GB in any format. For example, we can send videos without having to compress them first, so the videos that we send are of good quality.

The last advantage is the large group capacity. Telegram provides a feature called Super Group to create groups with maximum capacity. Telegram can accommodate thousands of users in one group chat, so we don't have to make groups 2, 3 ,4 etc and so on that all users can join.

In short ,telegram plays an important role in its use in learning. So that when online learning is used in the learning process, the use of telegrams makes it very easy for students to get information and understand the material. .With the Telegram application, classes can be managed properly so as to create a conducive class.