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WEEK 3: TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Based on the article "Blending technologies in ESL courses: A reflexive enquiry" By Paul Gruba, Cameron Clark, Kellyn Ng and Marisa 


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The use of the technology in the classroom is important especially when is relate with teach or learn a second language. The use of multimedia technology is an important tool in the class because it call students' attention and makes students understand it in an easy way. In addition, it changes the teaching method that students are accustomed to learning.

Unfortunately, not all schools have the opportunity to integrate the use of technology in class, because they do not have the necessary financial resources, which means that not all schools can teach a second language using technology. For these reasons, many teachers must teach with the traditional method that sometimes makes students get bored easily and lose interest in learning a second language, especially working with teenagers  who are currently growing at the same time as technological advances.

On the other hand the use of podcasts are a good tool for teach a second language because using these tool students can improve their listening skill wich is really imortant. Using podcasts students can learn the pronunciation of some word and also to identify the differents accents. 

Those are some reasons of the importance of integrate the use of technology in classrooms. 


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  1. Unknown3 de febrero de 2018 a las 20:14

    Hi Isabel, I agree with you. I think that the goverment should facilitate technological devices to all public schools and not only some of them. I think that in this way the learning process of the students will improve and all of us can have the same opportunities to grow. And also, I think that the use of podcasts is really useful too.

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  2. Olga Delgado Juarez6 de mayo de 2018 a las 9:41

    Hi Isabel! As you said, unfortunately not all schools have access to technology. In this case those who do not have technological tools could make the use of these tools outside the classroom. We as teachers can develop different activities to help our students to develop skills in this area from home doing different tasks at home that is a good idea. Good Job!

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