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Sociocultural theory puts social interaction at the center of all learning processes. However, classrooms worldwide and specifically in India see minimal social interaction. Various approaches that can make classrooms interactive have been suggested and tested. Networked computers is one such approach in which use of personal devices like tablets, phones, or laptops that are connected via a local network or the internet is used. Students can work together on a common problem, collaboratively write blogs, and collectively design and explore simulations. In these types of activities, all participating students have access to a common digital workspace or shared screen. Where they can create and manipulate representations and also access, use, and modify representations created by other students. In a classroom where such activities are used, the role of a teacher’s activities also needs to change. In this study …