Most people think of YouTube as a place to view the latest ridiculous video, however with a little creativity it can be used as an effective teaching tool.
Last week I used a segment from a popular show, called The Shark Tank, to teach my intermediate students about presentation skills, working with percentages, business language and perseverance using this simple 10 minute T.V. segment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-zSDjJsPQ&feature=related).
During the lesson I noticed that every student was engaged and many were asking the questions that I had planned to ask. Sometimes it just takes a little creativity with something that your students are familiar with to bring some life back into their learning.
