Pinterest

At first, I had no idea what Pinterest is all about. All I knew is a lot of my female friends and colleagues kept talking about this new site, Pinterest. Not to be sexist but I thought, hmmm, another one of those online shopping chick websites. To my amazement, after signing up for an account, Pinterest is my new favorite website, next to Google. I am amazed at the wonders of Pinterest. It never dawned on me that Pinterest is made out of two words- pin and interest. Basically, you are pinning websites, recipes, lessons, posters, etc. to your board of interest.

Pinterest could be used for all sorts of things. For example, I am a Special Education Math teacher, therefore, I can pin anything to my Math board that pertains to Math and the infamous Common Core Standards. Also, I have a son who is in elementary, hence, I can look up any lesson for any of his classes to help him with homework. In addition, prior to his upcoming birthday, I can also create another Pinterest board by looking up birthday ideas for my son. Cool, right?

An advantage for using Pinterest would be the fact that you can look up anything and everything that surrounds your life, and pin it to the specific boards you created. It does not have to only be about teaching, professionals, and so forth. You can definitely use it to help you get organized in life. :) Another advantage would be the fact that you can build your knowledge in preparation for teaching a new lesson. Just search anything that you will be teaching and sure enough, Pinterest will direct you to different websites or worksheets to get started.

A disadvantage with Pinterest would be not knowing if the website is legit. It might be a site that contains inaccurate information, thus, you have to be vigilant in looking up resources to use.

Overall, it's a great tool especially if you're an educator.

Here is the link to my Math Board in Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/benrayphand/pins/