Pinterest

Pinterest

What is it and why use it as a teacher?  

Imagine a giant cork-board. On that cork-board you have all those great tips tricks and hack, all those awesome lessons you want to try out someday, all the articles you want to read this summer when you have time.  This is another way to collect and share your internet finds.  I love how it is visual and easily organized.  Then when I want to go back and explore deeper I can find the board that I created, find the pin, click on it and it will link me to the site. Now imagine being able to see other teachers boards and taking the things they pinned on their boards. Using and exploring Pinterest is so much easier than I am making it sound.  This really, truly is one of my favorite tools that I use as a teacher and as an artist. Just watch the video below to see what I mean. 

Click here for a brief Tutorial.

Now sign up for a free account here.

4) If you want a place to start explore the resources below to find some inspiration on how to use Pinterest as an educator.

a. New Pinterest and Education – Stephen's Lighthouse

b. 37 Ways Teachers Should Use Pinterest

c. 30 Inspiring Pinterest Pins for Teachers

5) Below is a list put together by from Profession Marcia Jeans, of Baker University, of some great Pinboards from teachers/organizations. These are six pinners from the field of education and leadership . View some of their resources and add them to you own pinboards or follow them!

Vicki Davis (coolcatteacher)Vicki has created boards on: ”Being a Social Media Maven”, “Teaching Ideas and Apps” and “Collaborative Writing”, and my favorite “Global Collaboration in Education”.

Eric Sheninger (esheninger)

One of the movers and shakers in the field of social media in education, Eric is using his boards to organize resources in the areas of educational videos, Google chromeextensions, Twitter apps and resources, Web 2.0 tools for educators and his personal learning network (PLN).

Karen Steffensen (kstef2)

Karen is an educator with the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat. She has created boards on “Transforming Education”, “Great PD Links” and boards with resources in the areas of science, the arts, literacy and numeracy.

Debbie Fucoloro (debbiefuco)

An ICT specialist in Missouri, Debbie has curated her resources on social media and web 2.0, ideas in education, infographics and her work as a PhD grad student.

Shannon Smith (shannoninottawa)

Shannon’s boards run the gamut of teaching from kinder to language arts, and includes a great board on edtech essentials.

Shelly Terrell (shellyterrell)

By far the busiest pinner of the list, Shelly has amassed an extensive set of resourcesin everything from digital storytelling and graphic organizers, to collaboration tools and word cloud tools.