“EDJI”

EDJI

        “Edji” is a free tool that permits to connect people through readings. People can create an account through google account. To create an account people should enter into this link: https://edji.it/#/registe and register with a username and password or using google. Though this tool people can have access to readings and share it with others creating a group. Furthermore, people can comment on readings. If someone can participate by commenting on reading, and he/she does not want to create an account, he/she can enter with a code provided by who share the reading. For that, only need to type his/her name and he/she will have access to the reading.  This tool also permits people to highlight information that is relevant. It will have a color but, if the same information is highlighted many times it will change to another different color.

 It is an educational tool to teach English through readings. The teacher can create a free account using a google account and use this with students. Through this tool, the teacher can encourage students to participate in creating a group to post files, or sending them a code. It is not necessary to create an account to permit them to read and comment readings. Moreover, the teacher can assign some collaborative task through this tool. For example, the teacher can ask students to write any paragraph or essay. After that, the teacher can ask them to identify parts of classmates’ paragraphs or essay by lightning. Besides, the teacher can use some pictures to engage students to read and help them to build a good habit for reading.