The Effectiveness of a Technological tool for Teaching English as a Second Language

           Teaching today’s students is an immense challenge educators face in the classroom. The vast majority of students live very active lifestyles, are accustomed to many commodities, and usually have the most advanced technological equipment in their hands.   In essence technology drives their everyday life.   Teachers must take advantage of this importance students place in the use of technology.   Many experts agree that integrating technology in the classroom, when aligned with subject matter curriculum, increases the chances of students’ learning and motivates them to actually want to learn. Gunter & Gunter (2015) state, “Technology, when placed in the hands of teachers and students, can provide unique, effective, and powerful opportunities for many different types of instruction and learning.” What technological tool can be effective in teaching English as a second language, ESL, in the classroom?        There are an abundant range of technological tools that are