One thing that I use in my class (a lot) are videos. I find its a good way of starting my class; it gets my students listening and thinking in French, and its fun. I have been collecting the videos I show on my YouTube channel. If you don't have a YouTube channel, I would strongly encourage you to start one! They are great! Any video that you find, and want to use later, you can save it and organize your collection of videos into playlists. There is no limit to the number of playlists or videos you have on your channel, so just add them on.
To get a YouTube channel, all you need is a Google login. If you have a Gmail account, you already have what you need to sign up. Another plus is that any other channels that you subscribe to are in the side bar of your page.
For my video collection my vids are organized by subject or theme for FSL class. Every time I find a new video while I'm surfing online, or a colleague sends me a link to a great video, I throw it into my playlist (depending what its about.)
I also share my YouTube channel with my students. Listening to French videos is great practice. Some of the videos I show are really funny, so the students like to watch them again, or share them with their family. I have a link to my YouTube channel on my class blog.
I love the ability to pull up a video to highlight a point, or introduce a new concept. One of my student's commented that I seemed "to have a video for everything. It's pretty cool." That endorsement works for me.
If you want to have a look at my playlists and videos, my YouTube channel can be found at here.
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