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and carry. Other than that, it was very useful, as it has several functions to record verbal information,
“Nowadays, photos are clear and realistic” Nathan, paperwork, February, 2014.
Apart from that Nathan also valued the advantage of using the GPS:
We do not need to write the information onto paper we can just record them
straightaway into the GPS program Nathan, paperwork, February, 2014
This study shows that the unique functions in the phones and GPS make the environmental information
more explicit. Secondly, the phone was used to replace other
devices such as camera, and the sound recorder. The learner reacted to the farmer’s speech, they recorded
when the farmer enquired what they are interested in. The phones also took photos they needed. One male
student doing a book valued the benefit of the phone in collecting data:
Our group created a biography of the farmer, the tool that I used to collect data
was my phone. I recorded his story during the interview. After I came back, I listened
to the recording again. I felt his enthusiasm to run his farm with Buddhist practices.
Listening to the farmers speech simply just illustrated his passion. I sensed his
marvelous passion, which his exact words were copied into our book. Christ,
paperwork, February, 2014
Thirdly, mobile phones and iPads invited other actors.The phones invited other actors such as the
computer program as well as the human actor.Mobile phones made connections to Facebook and YouTube,
that took environmental information into account The environmental information, photos and VDO were put
into the social media and available to the viewers. The role of the media was not only inspiring the
students but it also inspired others. The audiences were stimulated by the environmental information or
somehow created more environmental awareness. An example is revealed in a students expression. A
female student claimed that the photos taken by her phone did not just provide her a memory, nevertheless
those photos influenced her peers who have never engaged with nature and that made them more eager to
participate:
When I put photos on the social network, my friends loved them and seemed to
appreciate the beauty of nature by just asking the details of those photos Allen,
interviewed, February, 2014 EE media are posted on social medias, see more
links at: https:www.facebook.comgroups127929850605214
https:www.youtube.comwatch?v=v73qguA9Syo From the ANT’s viewpoint, students learnt and
generated knowledge while they used several electronic devices and translated their environmental
information. They learned by listening, observing, and reflecting their opinions in their paper works. Students
became a network of technology. Media-making is a network.Students expression shows how they develop
their learning ability and consider the benefit of the phone.
For the radio spot, I used several skills to collect data. I conducted the data by
observation, writing my notes and recording the interview. I used all my skills as I see
the limitations of the interviewer who sometimes have a limited perception ability.
The voice recorder and mobile phone helped to produce data Paul, paperwork,
February, 2014
Group discussion in the classroom revealed the influencing of the devices on students. Students
reflected about their experiences through mind mappings.
Figure 3. The mind mapping The example of a VDO making group in figure 3
reveals the association of a students work. It showed the media-making outline, the equipments that they
use as the learning resource and the outcome as well as the problems doing the VDO.
The mobile phone became an actor, it is an effect, it was a connection of student’s interests. The
phones stimulated students learning process and linked into other networks.The phone is considered as
a powerful actor which holds things together: humans, texts information and technological materials. As
Murdoch1995wrote: ‘powerful actors speak for all the enrolled entities and actors, and control the means
of representation’p. 748. It moves from place to
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place and linked the environmental information from one user to another, from one device to other devices.
It is a hybrid relationship to stimulate students’ learning outcome.
6. The Media-making network