Whatsapp Group Assignment 2.0

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's menu 

* The Case

* Groups

Ideas

* Desk research

* Interview questions

* Advice

The case

You are employed by WhatsApp Messenger Netherlands. 

Your team is looking to build a more user-friendly version of Whatsapp specially and only for elderly people*. 

The Scalda SD teams have to submit proposals about
the content for the new app. The best proposal will be choosen and implemented.

                                                                                                    * all users above 45 years old

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Management requires:

1. That your team analyses all the Whatsapp features thoroughly.
2. That at least 8 'elder' Whatsapp users are interviewed.
3. That your team analyses all the interviews, and

drafts a logical smart creative plan for the future
of this "elderly" app

• Present your plan any way you like  it.
  (video, Word doc, Powerpoint etc.) by Christmas 2024 via e-mail

When?

The last week before Christmas 2024

Where?

By email:

[e-mail] 

What are ways to get there?

1. Desk research

Desk research is a type of research that is based on the material published in reports and similar documents that are available in public libraries, websites, data obtained from surveys already carried out, etc.

Start of the day

whatsapp

Perspective taking

Looking at it from a different viewpoint.

Putting on another hat / wearing another hat

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Perspective-taking 

• Better results
• Enhances problem-solving
•  Improves communication / relation
• Boosts emotional intelligence

5.1 Podcast: 

Diana’s Story

1 Diana’s colleagues’ perspectives

2 Diana’s perspective 

3 How Diana resolved the issue with perspective taking 

4 Company’s results from perspective taking

5 Summary

Where do we keep information?

'online' in your draft proposal

• --> Share the information 
• --> Select what is important
• --> Rewrite it into the proposal in your own words!

Create a draft proposal and share it with members and teacher. This is today's task!

What's next?

After you have done your desk research and shown that to your teacher. Approximately 500 words. Your own words. 

The Team work program today

• Start: how are you feeling today? Why?
• What have we practiced for the last three weeks? 
• Video: How to design Interview questions 
• 2 Group Tasks
• Wrap up at: ___________

Interviews

Listen

Take notes

of the

tips for

interview

questions

Tip and tops 

• Record your interview
• Ask easy and benign questions at the beginning
• Be open ended (not yes or no)
• Listen to your subject and follow their answers
• Take notes during the interview
• Let the subject finish their talk
• At the end ask if they have something to add

Your group... now ...

... finds a place to sit 
... quietly work together on:
1. The paper unit 4 - offline

2. WhatsApp Update Proposal for erderly people. (e.g. interview questions)

Next time

We'll be discussing how to behave during the interviews. 

Theme: Politeness!

Perspective taking continued

• How is your friend's feeling? today and earlier
• What did you do last English lesson?

agreeing and disagreeing

Statement 1

"Teamwork stops people from being creative and productive ."

Statement 2

Internet is a good medium to meet a boyfriend or girlfriend