Collaborative Writing 1.

      A short vignette on the use of ICT in the English class

             This is a seventh-grade class at the primary level in the city of Salta. In the classroom, there are 20 students who are sitting in traditional rows.  Each student has a netbook on their desks. The English lesson is about personal information and daily routines. The teacher explains to the learners that they are going to make PowerPoint presentations about their routines. She asks them to start their netbooks and go to the PowerPoint software. She writes some writing tips on the board and provides assistance to some students who look lost. Some students who are agile with technology also help their partners. Then, the teacher writes some guidelines on the board about how to write the texts and gives some explanations about the use of the software. The students who end earlier than the rest of their partners have to save the PowerPoint in a pendrive and practice the oral presentation in pairs. The students look quiet and involved in the task during most of the lesson. At the end of the class, the teacher stays in the classroom saving some student's files.