Vygotsky post 2

Another type of scaffolding other than people is technology such as computer programs that train employees. Computer programs can temporarily give the user instructions that are pretty easy to understand so that those instructions can be internalized and used on a regular basis. Something similar that I have seen in classrooms on my own are posters and charts on the walls that the students are able to see everyday and use as a reference. For example when a teacher of a kindergarten classroom keeps a calendar at the front of the class and goes over the date with the class these students are being scaffolded not only by the teacher, but by the diagram that she is using. When the teacher is not pointing out the date herself the students can use the calendar to help them think about the date on their own and internalize the information.