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Technology selection and affordances Alternative and similar applications, tools and
(Detailed instructions) services
Buddy Journal- This tool, which is a written Word Document- It is a pedagogical tools mainly
correspondence between two classmates, use in micro software by students, teachers,
gives students a purpose for their writing. businesses and other people with technology
Buddy Journals promote student access. This tool can be very useful in this strategy
interaction and collaboration, and they can of creating a dialogue journal because students
can use it freely without signing in online or in any
also help improve students grammar,
application, therefore they can select this
punctuation, and spelling. This tool have application on task bar or under all computer
few steps to follow when creating the programs by typing Word document then select it.
dialogue journal firstly determine the Then after selecting it they can type their
buddy pairs ahead of time, assign a prompt conversation in a dialogue format and pass it to
or question that the students will be writing one another so that everyone can have an input
about their journals, then two students or participate in that work, so they have to write
who have been assigned as buddies write and give each other some chance to type his/her
to each other in separate journals for an response. This process will happen repeatedly till
allotted amount of time. While writing, they finish their conversation and after they can
re-read it then present it to the class or give it to
students should be silent. Then after the
the teacher for the feedback.
time expires the buddies switch journals
and respond to what their partner has
written. Lastly they monitor the writing
occasionally collect and read the entries
then share their writing with rest of the
class.
Teacher action with technology Student actions with technology
Learners will divide themselves into pairs
The teacher will read repeatedly the
according to the teacher instructions, and listen to
instructions that the learners have to follow,
the teacher while he/she is demonstrating that
and guide them on how to start this activity
tool. They will be also taking notes on how to use
online. He/she will firstly demonstrate on how
Buddy Journal and Word document to form a
to use the tool to the learners, by logging in on
dialogue journal. They sign up on that online tool
Buddy Journal and apply Dialogue format so
that they use or select word document and open
that it will allow two people to edit or write on
it so that they will practise it along with the
a single journal. Then the teacher will ensure
teacher demonstration. Lastly their conversation
that every learner have the partner and they
using one of the tools given by the teacher, also
both follow the instructions. In that case the
ask the teacher some questions when they get
teacher will facilitate all the process so that
stacked or need help because the teacher will be
every learner will participate in this work and
there to help them when needed.
ensure that they do it online not writing down
on their books because that it time consuming
whereas they can do it quick online.
Technology selection and affordances Alternative and similar applications, tools and
(Detailed instructions) services
LinkedIn is the alternative tool. LinkedIn is a PADLET- The teacher will use the padlet tool for
social networking site designed specifically for this pedagogy to ensure that all learners they
the business community. The goal of the site is participate fully in the learning and teaching
to allow registered members to establish and process. This tool is a virtue wall thats allows
document networks of people they know and people to express their thoughts on a common
trust professionally topic easily, it works like an online sheet of paper
where people can put any content anywhere on
the page, together on the page, from any device.
Teacher action with technology Student actions with technology
The teacher with technology will demonstrate Learners will listen and signup on Padlet by
how the learners should use the Padlet tool following the link that the teacher gave them, and
and give them the link to follow so that they start editing their comments on that sheet by
can be able to sign in and start commenting to using different colours. They will also ask the
the padlet sheet with the topic. This sheet will teacher some questions when they dont
automatically show their contribution when understand.
they use different colours for typing their
answers and views there. Therefore the
teacher will instruct them and guide them
through out the work.
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