Pinterest is probably not new to those of you reading this blog, but you may not have thought of using it the way my teacher friends are using it which is why I chose to share this resource.
When I first discovered Pinterest I did think it was a ‘cool tool’ and I created an account. I even added it as a widget on this blog, but then I never did much with it.
A few months later I heard some of my teachers talking about it with more excitement than they could contain. They were creating boards to organize their teaching resources. Their boards were curriculum related (Language Arts, Math, etc.) and theme related (Christmas, Fall, Beginning of the School Year). It has become an addiction for good reason.
Saving websites as Favorites/Bookmarks can be risky… if your computer crashes (or is reimaged) all your Favorites disappear and if you haven’t backed them up you’re likely to have a meltdown when you discover they are gone. Favorites saving websites, like delicious.com, are good tools (I’ve used it for a few years), and though you can add tags to your bookmarks (and even share them with others), when sorted they aren’t as visually pleasing as Pinterest. And…. with Pinterest you can follow others’ boards and others can follow you. The social aspect of this resource is what makes it such a great resource.
I have now joined the bandwagon and created a few boards that are technology resource related. I’m sure that in time I’ll branch out and create boards for my other intersts like crafting. Until then, I’ll be pinning. Will you?
(Note: In some school disctricts, ours included, Pinterest is blocked. That makes it tough to access those saved resources while still at school. For that reason, I still save bookmarks to delicious.com.)
