devices such as cellphones, laptops and tablets worldwide. Thus, mobile devices have become
omnipresent.
In economically advantaged sectors such as private education, teachers are conflicted
with the implications of facing students who seem more interested in texting and surfing the
Internet, than paying attention to lectures. The objectives of this Educational Intervention
proposal were, in a first stage, to determine whether the English teaching and learning
community at UVM Campus Veracruz had problems concerning the use of mobile devices in
class. A subsequent second stage dealt with the implementation of an innovative solution to
solve this problematic situation.
However satisfying, the implementation process presented one main constraint: Wi-Fi
connection instability. Counting with either the institution’s support in terms of classroom
mobility, or an appropriate connection system would have guaranteed steady Internet
accessibility, and therefore a more successful implementation. Based on students’ reactions, it
can be inferred that the English teaching community in general could benefit from the
implementation of this Educational Intervention proposal. In addition, there was a reduction in
the amount of time the teacher-researcher took to prepare material for her classes thanks to the
features of several of the tools used, Edmodo in particular.
The number of tools that can be applied to education increases every day. Therefore,
many other activities to fit a given class needs and interests could be developed. Even within the
context where the implementation of this Proposal took place, there are still many windows of
opportunity to eventually reach the totality of the student community at UVM
Teachers interested in implementing this innovative solution should bear in mind a series
of aspects. Firstly, observation is key to determining if students are skillful and interested in
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