John,
Tone it down or stuff it! I find those who make comments such as your own are the types who value petty things over learning and their students are the worse for it. Pity 'em.
Elena,
You ask a valid question and I'll ask many of the teachers from around the world who participate in our education/technology forum. You might also ask the question at
Classroom 2.0 - a site dealing with technology and teaching....some great minds there! have you tried such a simple tool such as voicethread? It is awesome but might not be as hightech as you need. But you could post pictures and have conversations around them by voice, illustrating grammar points.....
David
EFL Classroom 2.0