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Online interactions

We’re living now in the era of online collaboration and exchange of ideas  through synchronous or asynchronous modes of communication via the Internet. Several different types of  tools are at our disposal to get in touch with others through writing, reading, listening and speaking, regardless of geographical distance.

The most common tools for asynchronous communication are emails, egroups, forums, and slideshares - they are useful for your own learning as well as for your interactions with your students and colleagues. You can take advantage of their specific features to keep in touch with those who are far from you yet close enough to be reached by an online message.

Email: It is a way of exchanging digital messages from an author (sender) to one or more recipients (receivers). It’s one of the most popular tool for asynchronous communication. Two of the best servers for creating an email account: google e yahoo.

Egroup: It’s online space that can be set up by you to make communication easier among all participants, you and your students, for instance. More ...

Forum: It’s is an online discussion site where people can hold asynchronous conversations in the form of posted messages. One of the best free services is the Voy Forum (www.voy.com). Access the site and follow the instructions to set up a forum. It involves a simple straightforward set of actions. Go for it!

Slideshare: It’s is an online community for sharing slide presentations. Files can be uploaded onto this community in the following formats: PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote, OpenOffice. Click HERE for more information.