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The Power of Quality Technology in the ESL Classroom Instructional technology tools can reshape your curriculum, or they can be a way to reinforce concepts and address gaps in language skills. According to Jeff Wiseman's presentation, " English Language Learners as Digital Natives: 21st Century Tools for Sheltered ESL Classrooms," there are many benefits to integrating technology in an ESL setting: They can individualize and customize curriculum.

While writing about LangMedia yesterday I realized that I've reviewed a lot of resources for foreign language and ESL/EFL students and teachers over the last couple of years. Here are ten of the better free resources for foreign language and ESL/EFL students. Smart.fm is a free service designed to help you learn languages, mathematics, and history independently.

Technology can be a great asset in ESL classrooms, offering authentic writing activities and endless resources on grammar instruction, lesson plans and other central topics. Computers, tablets and e-readers can all be instrumental in learning English, offering interactive and motivating activities for students of all ages.

Teachers use multimedia with ESL students for a variety of reasons. The text, graphics, video, and audio encourage immersion in language. The nonjudgmental aspect of technology is comforting for these students. The individualization, instant feedback, and assessment components of many software packages are all positive factors.

Technology related to teaching and learning English as a Second Language (ESL)

ESL Teaching and Technology offers teacher and student resources, including categorized lists of sites that are useful for enhancing learning, curriculum, and professional growth.

The Internet TESL Journal Renee YbarraRybarra7 [at] aol.comC.C. Lambert Elementary (Tustin, California, USA)Tim Greentgreen [at] fullerton.edu http://faculty.fullerton.edu/tgreen/ California State University (Fullerton, California, USA) The article premise is that technology can be used as an effective teaching tool for English language learners.