I found the article by Letizia Cinganotto and Daniele Cuccurullo “Open educational resourses, ICT and virtual communities for content and language integrated learning” very interesting, in that it deals with themes heretofore underscovered by me, such as the relationship between cLIL methodology and techonologies and as well as new digital media apllications. 

The aim of their article was a descrition of some of the latest trends in European school curricula such as CLIL and the intention was a demonstration of an up-to-date scenario of how CLIL methodology can be successfully implemented through informatical and digital technologies. 

I was impressed by the quality of the information relating to web-sites and platforms designed to develop knowledge of materials useful for CLIL as well as the information supplied by Cinganotto during the lesson in Foligno 26^th February.

On the other hand, the optimism in the use of CLIL technologies was also very interesting to note. In everyday school life we are up against a daily reality: the use of interesting digital technologies is often made difficult because the schools do not always have the technologies, or sometimes because of bad internet connection, not to speak of the lack of computers or interactive boards. 

According to him there are very good CLIL examples across Europe but especially in States where CLIL activities are well financied by educational bodies, as well as where there are “young” teachers: “Those who have grown up with a high exposure to new technologies and have a very integrated mind-set. Thus they actually respond very well to this idea of deeply integrating language into authentic content learning” (sic). 

In my opinion, on the one hand I agree with considering technology as a part of the instruments and strategies which a teacher can easly apply in his lesson but, on the other hand, the teacher has to be well prepared to use these kinds of tools and, first, has to posses a very good level of the foreign Language.

Moreover, teachers always must be good communicators. 

I found the same theme about the 4C's in a power point presentation by Professor Violini.

ICT (Information and Communication Technology) could represent a very important means in the teaching process as long as the students are sufficiently trained to use them in their classes. 

In my work I have often realized that students are less familiar with the use of technologies than may be thought. In fact, 21st millennium learners are a generation used to use social means such as facebook or instagram, etc but they are not always able to use more complex PC programs. 

At times the inappropriate use of technologies can be counter-productive due to poor resources and their application.