Pinterest+Presentation

New Tech Tool Alex Goforth, Hailee Klauka, Stephanie Cogdill, and Amanda Moniz http://pinterest.com Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard that lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.
 * What is Pinterest? **


 * How can we as educators use Pinterest? **
 * Classwork: Add subject specific images to use in an assignment or a class discussion
 * Crafts: Find crafts and projects for school
 * Books: Find new books to read and recommend
 * Research Boards: Have students create boards for different classroom research topics/assignments where they can pin relevant articles, images and videos
 * Historical Figures Board: Have students use a board as an online poster with pins to online content and images relating to a famous historical figure; then present them in class
 * Online Bibliography: Have students create pins of all of their online references and add as a link to websites, presentations, or blogs in lieu of a formal works cited
 * Group Collaboration: Have students create a board that multiple users can post on and then use it for group collaboration or team projects
 * Class Board: Create one board for the class where students can post interesting articles, images, and videos they find at home relating to classwork
 * Decades Board: Have students research specific decades and create boards that visually reflect the important people, trends and culture of that time period
 * Classroom Music Board: If you ever play music while students work or write, create a board where students can pin their favorite songs and artists so you can use their favorite music in class (remember to check to make sure their suggestions are language and theme appropriate first!)
 * Project Sign Up Boards: Have students visually signup for projects by posting a pin of an image with their name as the caption; for example, if you are assigning students to study individual countries, students would post a picture of their country with their name as a caption