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The pedagogical activity '''Role-playing''' is very common in ''offline'' settings, but can also be effectively implemented online. In this e-tivity the students are usually given '''pre-defined roles''' or tasks to act as if they were a '''known scientist or inventor, historical persona, manager of a company, customer, etc.''' The ''situation background'' for role-playing has to be well defined, as well as the ''theoretical foundation'' or ''educational goal(s)'' of the the task. Also, the '''procedure for role-playing has to be sufficiently precise''' and the students have to be familiar with the technology so that it doesn't affect their behavior when they enact a certain role/character. The role-playing task can be performed offline (in face-to-face interaction) and videotaped. In this case '''the video clips can be placed on YouTube or some other video-sharing website'''. Other Internet tools that can be used for role-playing include '''chatrooms, instant messaging, and forums'''. The text/transcript of the role-playing interaction can also be written in a '''wiki or blog''' and commented.

This e-tivity can be very well supported with the use of many '''online communication tools''' including ''chat and instant messaging'' ([[Google Talk]], [[Google Wave]]), ''collaborative writing'' ([[Springnote]], [https://writer.zoho.com/home?serviceurl=%2Findex.do/ Zoho]), wiki and blog, and ''social networking'' tools for learning communities ([[Ning]], [[SocialGo]]).
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