Paraphrasing+Activity+2

=** ﻿ Paraphrasing Activity 2 **=

For this activity, you are encouraged to work in groups of 3 to paraphrase an original text. There are 4 parts to this activity:
1. To sign up for a group, go to the ‘Projects’ page on the left tab. **Note:** If you are finding it difficult to form a group, you may work on your own. 2. Paraphrase the text below, then post it on the discussion board of this page. 3. Use the checklist to evaluate another group’s/someone else’s paraphrase. 4. Post the evaluation on the discussion page.

** Text to be paraphrased **
**Part A ** In the past, work life was necessarily separated from home life by a physical commute. Nowadays, new mobile communication devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets provide the opportunity for new workplace arrangements, including telecommuting or working remotely from home or elsewhere. In a recently released market study by //Cisco Systems;// approximately two-thirds of employees expressed the desire to work in a flexible environment. In fact, over half of the respondents said they were prepared to switch to a lower paying job if they were offered the opportunity to telecommute. Most said they were comfortable with remote collaboration and reporting arrangements. However, this desire for a more flexible working environment has created workplace dilemmas. The same //Cisco Systems// research found that that almost half of businesses were unprepared or struggling to put mobile workforce procedures into place. Professor Kevin Rockmann, of George Mason University, thinks that “organisations are struggling to know which technologies to support” (Mackenzie 2011). He suggests that businesses should allow their employees to choose the technologies they wish to use to stay connected, rather than putting into place company-wide technology policies. Source: Mackenzie, I. (2011), //Has Mobile Working Come of Age?// BBC News [online]. Available from: [] [Accessed 30 September 2011] ||
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