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What is it?
Pinterest is a pin-board style way of sharing photos that pertain to people’s interests, hobbies, collections, etc. You form boards based on what interests you and pin items to your boards. Pinterest is free and you can sign up using your facebook account or by creating a log in. Pinterest is a fun creative way to share and organize ideas based on your interests. You have friends that you can “follow” and share ideas through Pinterest. It is great for teachers to find, share, and pin ideas for lessons, classroom organization, and classroom decorating.
Educational Uses
Teachers can search for anything related to lesson planning.
It provides teachers with ideas that can assist their lessons, and activities for lessons.
Teachers can share their ideas with other teachers.
Using this as a teacher tool, teachers can find and ideas for lessons that align with the common core standards.
Using this as a teacher tool there is no set assessment, or way of assessing students. Teachers search for, and share ideas on assessment strategies for any subject.
Value
Pros Pinterest is a great way to organize your ideas and interests. It provides teachers with great ideas that can enhance lessons!
Cons If you are not familiar with Pinterest it can be difficult to navigate.
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