Examples of Use
Pinterest offers a different way for students to discover and explore new information. ‘Pinterest is a true serendipitous discovery. Also because the site uses images instead of text, it is easy to use, visual, creative and it is not invasive or threatening’(McDermont, 2012).
Real life examples of Pinterest being used in the classroom
The appeal and success in using Pinterest is that it is a visual experience, students are immediately engaged with the beautiful images, stimulating their interest and also their recall the information associated with the image.
Case studies of teachers using Pinterest in their classrooms:
Sarah Ludwig, a technology coordinator at Hamden Hall Country Day School started using Pinterest to create boards for her racially and economically diverse group of about 560 pre K to 12th graders. She uses it to promote literature and also has instructions and tutorials relating to different areas of relevant study. Her boards also include an illustrated guide to the Dewey Decimal system, examples of how to use Glogster for an assignment, a tutorial on keyboard shortcuts, and a tip sheet on correct punctuation use. She also offers Book Trailers, Programming Ideas, and previews to new books. “Book covers for teens are so great to look at, and book trailers are obviously visual, so it’s a neat way to pull all of those things together,” Ludwig adds. “I also like how the boards are displayed, with all of them on one page.”(Kate, 2012)
Joe Dyer, an innovative studio arts teacher and Robertson’s colleague, uses Pinterest to show students different artistic styles.(Kate, 2012). Dyer made his teaching board collaborative so that once students have accepted the invite to contribute, they can pin examples of the art style they are studying to his allocated teaching board. Reversely, students have added Dyer to their Pinterest Boards so that he can add art ideas for current and future projects on which they are working on(Kate, 2012). I find this idea of sharing art ideas and history very fascinating and beneficial for teaching visual art in a high school environment.
Checkout his Teaching pinboard here:
Real life examples of Pinterest being used in the classroom
The appeal and success in using Pinterest is that it is a visual experience, students are immediately engaged with the beautiful images, stimulating their interest and also their recall the information associated with the image.
Case studies of teachers using Pinterest in their classrooms:
Sarah Ludwig, a technology coordinator at Hamden Hall Country Day School started using Pinterest to create boards for her racially and economically diverse group of about 560 pre K to 12th graders. She uses it to promote literature and also has instructions and tutorials relating to different areas of relevant study. Her boards also include an illustrated guide to the Dewey Decimal system, examples of how to use Glogster for an assignment, a tutorial on keyboard shortcuts, and a tip sheet on correct punctuation use. She also offers Book Trailers, Programming Ideas, and previews to new books. “Book covers for teens are so great to look at, and book trailers are obviously visual, so it’s a neat way to pull all of those things together,” Ludwig adds. “I also like how the boards are displayed, with all of them on one page.”(Kate, 2012)
Joe Dyer, an innovative studio arts teacher and Robertson’s colleague, uses Pinterest to show students different artistic styles.(Kate, 2012). Dyer made his teaching board collaborative so that once students have accepted the invite to contribute, they can pin examples of the art style they are studying to his allocated teaching board. Reversely, students have added Dyer to their Pinterest Boards so that he can add art ideas for current and future projects on which they are working on(Kate, 2012). I find this idea of sharing art ideas and history very fascinating and beneficial for teaching visual art in a high school environment.
Checkout his Teaching pinboard here:
I am also involving some of art students on Pinterest. I have my year 8 Visual Art Extension Program brainstorm ideas for their art project. I recently gave them a new project based on party animals. Students collected funny images that related to each word and then decided on how they would arrange and create their own image of a humorous animal at a party. This was easy to monitor what they were looking at and researching. It was also easy for me to view and print off images they needed. They have been inspired and exited by the theme combined with the process. I said they needed to find at least 10 images on their brainstorm board before they could start, some students got so carried away they pinned over 20 images and ideas. I am expecting a great end result from this project.