So, this week, while I was searching for information on my topic for our Keynote project( I'm doing how national Music Ed organizations i.e. NAFME utilize social media), I realized that there's one social media site that I've blatantly left out: Pinterest! I'm on Pinterest right now, and although I don't use it too too frequently, I can see how it can be beneficial to music educators or just educators in general. There's a specific account just for National Music Education week that highlights specific Music Ed products for the classroom!
In a more general sense, on Pinterest you can search for boards based on a particular subject; everything from animals to gardening to education. The education section right now has lots of Thanksgiving related pinnings because of the proximity to the holiday, but it also just includes games or activities for any classroom setting.
I think the reason Pinterest is a great resource for teachers is because of its forum-like approach. IF you see a pin that you like, or you notice that you are seeing many pins you like from the same user, "following" this user enables their pins to appear on your dashboard or home page, and you can therefore communicate with them. I think Pinterest is certainly something I'll be looking into for incorporation in my PLN.
http://pinterest.com/all/?category=education
I think this is a great tool. It useful for both personal and "professional" use. To even have a public account you use specifically for educational purposes, others could benefit greatly from what you create and from what you have collected of others creations!
ReplyDeletePinterest is a fairly new website. I think it got popular within the last three years. This is a good resource for lesson ideas. Sometimes its hard to be creative so this would be something to spice up a lesson. Nice find.
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