Barry Bakin is currently an ESL teacher at Pacoima Skills Center in Pacoima, California. Pacoima Skills Center is part of the Division of Adult and Career Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District. He teaches ESL Beginning High in a “hybrid technology” classroom. He describes a “hybrid technology” classroom as one in which all types of technology for English language learning are available for use by the students and teacher in an integrated fashion within the curriculum. In particular, the classroom is equipped with 17 desktop computers continuously available for student use so that students can move back and forth from their desks to the computers as necessary, and an additional complement of 25 laptop computers that can be placed on the table tops when the particular lesson calls for all of the students to use computers simultaneously. Barry is also an ESL Teacher Adviser for the ESL/CBET and Citizenship Programs Office in the Division. In that capacity, he develops and delivers technology training, curriculum and other support services to ESL, CBET and Citizenship teachers throughout the Division. For questions or feedback about these pages, he can be reached at bbakin@lausd.k12.ca.us.

(Two views of Barry’s classroom when the laptop and desktop computers are being used)

To email Barry Bakin comments or feedback: bbakin@lausd.k12.ca.us