CALL review 3

Of the four skills of a language, writing is perhaps the least interactive. However, through CALL, it could become interactive and collaborative. One of the most useful CALL tool that I will review today is the WIKISPACES. Wikispaces is a social writing platform education. It enables teachers to create a private space for students to communicate and to work. The teacher can give feedback on students' work whenever he/she wants. Wikispaces also allows embedding different contents such as youtube videos and voice clips. The fortes of Wikispaces are as following. The first strength is that it is free. It doesn't require any money, so teachers can create a friendly environment without extra cost. Second is that it increases teacher capacity and makes the teachers' lives easier. Feedback and correction can be given and shown very easily. It also makes classrooms a lot more fun because Wikispaces allows writing to be interactive. Wikispaces allows teacher-to-class interaction, teacher-to-student interaction, and student-to-student interaction which is a lot more than traditional writing. It is very accessible on computers, tablets, phones, and anywhere the Internet is available. Wikispaces also has a function of an SNS, which can help teachers to develop a personal relationship with the students. Wikispaces is definitely an awesome and a recommended tool to use.