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 * Essay:**


 * Technology for educational purposes**

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". (Clarke, 1961). Technology is used every day in different areas because it gives many possibilities and advantages. The problem is that every day new information technologies come up, and people do not take advantages of new available technologies. In the education field it is not the exception, especially if we talk about countries like Mexico. Because technology gives many advantages in the educational field, vanguard teachers use information and communication technologies (ICT´s) in order to design clearer classes, to keep a constant communication with the students, and encourage them to use these technologies for their everyday personal learning.

Technology provides material and multimedia content to make clearer classes. According to Blankson & Traore, (2007), the use of technology in classes helps the improvement of language skills of the students and make classes more understandable. Vanguard teachers use informatic tools like power point in order to organize content when presenting information. On the other hand there are many multimedia sources with available content on the web that teachers use and adapt for their classes and make them clearer according to the students needs. However, the use of technology in educational context is not limited in the classroom.

ICT´s work as a way of communication between teachers and students. In a study about students interaction outside of the classroom trough social networks Greenbowe & Schroeder affirm "Based on our preliminary results, we would encourage others to explore Facebook groups as a supplement to face-to-face classroom instruction" (Greenbowe & Schroeder, 2012, p.1), there are many websites which work as learning environments. **//__Runon sentence...break it down into two or more.__//** An example is social networks, where the teachers get in contact with the students out of the classroom, share additional information, and clear doubts. **//__Citation?__//** On the other hand the students share information, opinions, doubts, or any idea related to the subject. Although students know how to use these technologies, many times they do not know the possibilities of using them in personal learning.

Vanguard teachers **//__(You can also say, "Innovated teachers...")__//** encourage students to use these technologies for personal learning. "The interactivity of websites makes them attractive to learners, who can work through language exercises, do an online test, play language games, and much more" (Sharma, 2006, p.309). __There are__ websites focused to students self learning. They __can__ practice lessons reviews in class, with attractive media content, and games. That is why vanguard teachers show students the possibilities of use these websites to their students, not only because they get fun but it helps them in learning.

Technology offers many possibilities, and vanguard teachers take advantage of them to improve their classes, have a better communication with students outside of the classroom, and help them in their self learning. Some websites and social networks make teaching and learning not only easier, but also more interactive and fun. There are many sources of information and social networks that both teachers and students take advantage of in order to improve academic communication. Technology changes with the time it is important to get updated for the use of these tools in order to not be surprised and think it is magic.


 * References:**

Blankson, L & Traore, M. (2011) Using literature and multiple technologies in esl Instruction. //Jurnal of language teaching and research, 2//(3) p. 563

CLARKE, A. (1961) Profiles of the future. Clark´s Three laws. //Sir Arthur’s Quotations. Retrieved september 7, 2012, from// [|http://www.clarkefoundation.org]

Schroeder, J., & Greenbowe, T. J. (2009). The chemistry of facebook: using social networking to create an online community for the organic chemistry. //Innovate: journal of online education 5//(4)

Sharma, P. (2006) Language learning online: towards best practice: using the web to support language learning. Elt journal 60 p. 309.


 * Brainstorming**

Brainstorm, computers, advangate, disadvantage, education, tool, material, designing, students Outline


 * T.S.**

Because technology gives many advantages in the educational field, vanguard teachers use information and communication technologies (ICT´s) in order to design clearer classes, to keep a constant communication with the students, and encourage them to use these technologies for their everyday personal learning.

I. Introduction paragraph

I. Technology provides material and multimedia content to make clearer classes

a. materials design

b. material adaptation

II. Technology as a way of communication outside of the classroom

a. web learning environments

b. web interaction

III. Encourage the students to use these technologies for personal learning

a. Autonomous websites

b. Fun in selflearning


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