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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Pinterest
For those of you that have hours in your day with nothing to do, this post is for YOU (Or for those of us that need a creative outlet that have 30 minutes before bed--like me)! Honestly though, I could (and often do in the Summer) spend FOREVER On Pinterest! Pinterest is the latest craze, giving you more DIY ideas, style tips and educational ideas than your brain can even handle! All you have to do is sign up for an account, type your interest into the search engine on Pinterest and BAM-- thousands of pictures, websites and ideas for you to "pin". Pinning is pretty easy, just like a thumb tack. Click the pin button, choose what board you want the pin to go to and it is saved. Pinterest is essentially an on-line bulletin board or file folder. I cannot wait to have my students try idea #4 shown below--taking a virtual field trip to learn about a state. I will then have them report back, share their boards and get others excited to visit their state! You can also follow others on Pinterest who share your interests and have pins and boards you enjoy. I have compiled a short list of people to follow below. Pinterest can also give you great bulletin board ideas, lesson plans and games to try, as well as much more! I thought I knew all there was about Pinterest, until I checked out the awesome video below and now have even MORE stellar ideas to try out in the classroom.
If you are still want more ideas of how to use Pinterest in your school, check out these websites!
Now, if you're new to Pinterest, or have never heard about Pinterest, you may want to check out the two videos below to help get you started.
There are also some great people to follow on Pinterest! I have added their names below. Once you have an account, simply click on the link and check out their boards and pins!
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