[eng] ICT tools have become essential regarding the learning of a second language,
specifically in the teaching of English as a foreign language. These tools offer
teachers the possibility to adapt to 21st century students, who are digital natives.
In fact, the Spanish curriculum puts special emphasis on the introduction of ICT
tools into the classroom. Furthermore, the use of technology in the English
classroom could result particularly beneficial for students with special
educational needs (SEN). According to the Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de
noviembre para la mejora de la calidad educativa, schools must ensure and
provide special educational needs students with the appropriate resources
during schooling. Even though there are a variety of studies which analyse the
specific features of the most common cases of students with SEN or which
analyse the benefits of ICT for ESL students, they lack a didactic proposal
considering the reasons why these activities could help certain students.
Therefore, the present work aims at serving as a guide for teachers whose
interest is focused on ICT. Moreover, it focuses on examining in which ways
Edublogs, Flipgrid, StoryJumper, Funny Movie Maker, VoiceThread, and
Instagram help students with and without SEN, which include students with
Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs), among others, to improve their writing
and speaking skills.