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Digital Word Walls and Vocabulary Learning: The Use of iPods to Facilitate Vocabulary Instruction with ESL Students. Today's advances in technology have provided us with a variety of useful tools that can supplement andenrich the ways in which vocabulary is taught and learned. One of the latest trends involves the use ofmobile devices. This technology is expected to become a mainstream addition to classroom practices inthe immediate future (Johnson, Levine, Smith, & Stone, 2010). . Mobile devices include digital tools thatare portable, provide Internet connectivity, promote social interactions, and expand data collectioncapabilities. Trifanova, Knapp, Ronchetti, and Gamper (2004) define mobile devices as "...any device thatis small, autonomous and unobtrusive enough to accompany us in every moment" (p. 3). Additionally,Naismith, Lonsdale, Vavoula, & Sharples (2004) suggest that mobile technologies provide immediatefeedback, authentic experiences, and availability of information in a mobile environment that allows forcollaboration to support lifelong learning