Technology in the classroom Part 1

I was away from the office for a few days, taking classes for the doctorate. I thought of writing from there and telling you about my research, but I didn't remember the password and I couldn't get in. This shows you that technology may be wonderful, but humans are still humans.
Anyway, I'll tell you what I'm doing:
I've been teaching English for 26 years and I thought I did okay, until I came to the University. I was working at a language school with adults who study English because they want to, and life was good. Suddenly, I'm in an environment with kids who study because someone says they have to, and teaching became work.
The biggest change I noticed, however, was that the minute I started doing a grammar explanation, the kids seemed to turn off. I tried explaining in many different ways, but couldn't seem to get through to them. At first I thought that they weren't used to having grammar explanations in English, but then I began to wonder if there wasn't something different in the way kids learn nowadays. I went to the literature and discovered that I was definitely on to something...

And I'll continue this story tomorrow.