Prepare to be addicted...to the world of Pinterest! If you have not yet discovered this pin board full of ideas and inspiration, let me show you what you're missing...
This is a screenshot of my education board, "Classroom Organization". Pinterest is like your scrapbook full of ideas from clippings of magazines, except it's online and you can use its search engine to find what you are specifically seeking. You can use this for many things other than education (I have home ideas, recipes, workouts, and wedding pin boards as well, just to name a few), but for education I even have three different boards. My first board is the one you see here, "Classroom Organization." I also have a board for "Technology in the Classroom" and "Teachery Things", which is just a compilation of anything I might use for lessons,
projects, etc.
To get started, go to the link below.
For more information on how to get started and how
to use your Pinterest account, click below.
Facebook:
Another tool people use to share educational ideas
is social media. While many use social media networks like Twitter and
Facebook for personal use, others see it as a way to include technology in the
classroom. Sites like Facebook could be used to raise student engagement
in class and projects, provide research articles and tools, or have a class
conversation online.
Obviously there have been many objections to using
Facebook in schools (online safety, distractions, inappropriate content...). Therefore, many districts do not allow access to sites like Facebook at
school. While I see the pull and attraction of using social media to engage
students, in my third grade classroom, I do not see Facebook as being the best way
to engage my students through technology. I use other online resources
provided through the curriculum I use that allows students to participate in online learning in a safer way. However, if you would like to look
into this yourself and have not yet explored Facebook, you can create an
account at the link below.
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