Communication Tools

Communication Tools

It is the tool where we can communicate or contact with different types of people around the globe. It is also systems that facilitate communication between learners or between teachers or learners and teachers beyond the classroom (Chen, D., Hsu, JJF, and Hung, D. 2000). Examples: e-mail, chat/blog, social networks, bulletin boards, teleconferencing, video conferencing, mobile phones, digital camera, wikis.

There are two types of communication tool;

1. Synchronous communication tool
2. Asynchronous communication tool

1. Synchronous Communication Tool

It is a tool that is used as live communicating between the two users or it is a real-time communication between two users via computer. This kind of software or live chat software allows website providers to interact directly with visitors on their websites or applications, through some combination of chat/instant messaging and survey forms.

For example: video conferencing, telephone calls and etc...for the producers to contact with consumers to buy the goods if it is about the business.

2. Asynchronous Communication Tool

It is a communication tool that happens between the two users (sender and receiver) at any time rather than according to some clock that is synchronized for both the sender and receiver or in real time. Asynchronous communications also include computer-based exchanges of messages for which the participants need not be available or online at the same time, but, rather, read and respond as their schedules (and desires) permit. 

Examples: e-mail, discussion boards and text messaging over cell phones.

Steps to create discussion forum (Edmodo)

1. Go to www.edmodo.com

2. Click to 'I am a student"

3. Sign up for your free account if you are new or Sign in with google.account

4. Enter your account safety to unlock the edomodo's features if you need (Phone number or email address)

5. Clicked join class

6. Entered the classroom code (c88iha) to join the class

Edmodo Link

Blog

We have also learned how to create a blog using our gmail account in the previous session

Steps to create blog.

1. Go to google chrome
2. Sign in to Blogger. 
3. On the left, click the Down arrow
   

4. Click New blog.

5. Enter a name for your blog. 

6. Choose a blog address or URL.

7. Choose a template. 

8. Click Create blog.