For this assignment I signed up for a Pinterest account. My only exposure to Pinterest before this assignment was when my girlfriend would have her friends over and they would talk about using it for receipes and wedding pictures. So I decided to explore this social media site to find out what it was all about for myself. Pinterest is a social media site that encourages sharing of ideas through pictures, websites and videos. There are no copyright laws when using Pinterest which allows a person to use any image from any board they find. Setting up an account was very easy all you need is a working email account and your set. Once logged in I immediately realized that there are a lot of educators already using this site. It didn't take long for me to start finding resources in Economics and U.S. History. I created a board called, "Projects to Try" and started pinning!
Professional Uses:
I work at a small alternative learning center where I am the the only social studies teacher. Pinterest is a useful tool because it allows me to quickly sift through unlimited information and find ideas that will work for classes I am teaching. At the same time this puts me in contact with other social studies/ESL teachers around the world. If I really like what one specific teacher is doing I can follow their board and never miss any new ideas that he/she pins up! Having four preps makes me forgetful from time to time causing me to lose track of use links, pictures, lesson plans, etc. Using Pinterest would help me stay more organized. Reviewing new materials and websites helps my classes from becoming stagnant. With Pinterest any idea or resource I may want to use in the future can be found in one place making me a more efficient teacher.
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