Ecuadorian Public high school teacher s perceptions on technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms during the COVID -19 pandemic

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Abstract: The present study entitled Ecuadorian public high school teachers perceptions on technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic which analyzedthe technological resources used by teachers in their EFL classrooms. This research was carried out in three provinces of Ecuador which are El Oro, Azuay, and Morona Santiago.Ten English teachers from public high schools were included in the sample population using a combination of quantitative and qualitative approachmethodology. Additionally, survey and interview techniques were used, and the instrument was a teachers' questionnaire. Consequently, the research found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers utilized a wide variety of technological resources, including virtual platforms, WhatsApp, online dictionaries, web pages, educational apps, and digital games. Likewise, teachers have acquired technological abilities and were technologically competentas a result of their self-education or training courses.On the other hand, teachers didnot believe Twitter is beneficial for EFL instruction because it did not appear to engage students' attention, and didnot facilitate teacher-student interaction.