Both categories of communication online (synchronous and asynchronous) are very important and useful to learning in a connected classroom. It enhances the learners ability to collaborate in a meaningful way in or outside the classroom during formal or informal sessions. They also provide an avenue for collaboration to take place across boundaries using a wide range of communication tools; FaceBook, Wiki,Blogs YouTube, Twitter, etc.
In addition to the use of communication tools in the connected classroom, there are a myriad of digital webtools that are available for digital storytelling where the learners are motivated to apply, contextualize, visualize and personalize the language they learn and create imaginative stories for sharing. It must be noted that inspite of the many benefits of communication tools in the connected classroom, participating in the activity drove home the point of the difficulties learners could experience to sychronize due to poor time mangement, incompatible work schedules and lack of internet connection, especially during synchronous communication on line.
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