Although I see the many ways that Pinterest can be used for learning, for me, I don't yet see the big picture. I spent more time finding things that were irrelevant and useless for the topic I was looking for. It could be the topic, but to be honest, I wasted a lot of time weeding through all the other junk that were found after my initial search. I can see Pinterest as a good way for people with hobbies, but right now, I don't see it being very useful for my classes. Some of the suggestions this website can be used in education is for showing students great quotes or beginning a discussion. Much of the advantages however have to do with getting the teacher organized rather than an effective tool for incorporating technology for students in English class. I can see it more for students in Art or Science classes because there are more samples and creative ideas.
PLUS:
a lot of resources
user friendly (mostly)
easy to use
great for hobbies
DELTA:
too many resources that are not relevant
requires internet
needs consistency and optimism to work in the class
Here is my Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/antenille/ms-antenilles-satire-resources/
Here is my How to Pinterest: http://screencast.com/t/oTrgs4ciVl7
Hey Antenille, at first I couldn't see the big picture, but after searching around, I could see it's usefulness in the class. If you can't find a topic, one thing that you or your students can do is share their project on pinterest, that way when other viewers search for the title of the topic they worked on, they could pin it to their board.
ReplyDeleteI found a lot of resources on math and what other teachers are doing to teach specific topics. You might be right though that there are not much out there for English. Maybe all they need is you or a group of students to start creating boards for others to find.