I have to admit that I was one of those people who just logged in to sites like YouTube in order to watch music videos and stuff and it's awesome! you can find even what you're not looking for, which is the reason why YouTube has become an excellent source of information for everyone, you can find all kind of videos including lessons of all types. Not going any further, This was an excellent way to teach people like me (who's actually learning all this technology things for the very first time) new vocabulary and an excellent way to present new content. YouTube is not a difficult tool to use and yet it can be very helpful and practical, specially taking into account how our society is moving nowadays and how children and teenagers are in contact with technology and personal media 24 - 7 (in some cases much more than the teacher)

Podcasting made simple. This new service can help you get into the world of podcasting with very little struggle. Listen to the description in English or in Spanish. I recorded these audio descriptions in less than half an hour and was ready to post them in this blog or any other. check them out.

Video tutorial.

What's better to say? "For example" or "for instance"? "You should" or "You ought to"? Have you ever gotten this kinds of questions from your students? if you have then you know that the answer is somethimes difficult to give. It all depends on what is more commonly used. Here's a quick tip to check what is more commonly used in these cases. You can use a search engine to check the occurence of phases. The higher the number of occurrences, the more commonly used a phase is.

Social Networks have great potential for education. they allow us to communicate with friends and share ideas and content. Why not with students.

Chances are your students are already a part of a social network site and probably check it daily. The video shows you how to use Facebook or Friendfeed to manage a class, give out assignments, make anouncements, collect homework, and much more.

The video is in spanish.