WHY USE SOCIAL MEDIA {pinterest}

BBC Active explains that Pinterest is an exceptional tool for educators and students alike. It can be used for sharing resources as well as group work (Using Pinterest for Education, 2010).

BBC Active gives five examples of good educating Pinterest use:

·         Compile content, including educational videos

·         Organize and store ideas

·         Connect and comment on students’ work

·         Make connections with other teachers and get        ideas for future projects

·         Create group projects: community boards can be perfect for collaborative projects (Using Pinterest for Education, 2010).

"Online learning diversifies how you create levels of student engagement." (Maloy, Verock, Edwards, & Woolf, 2014).

Students learn differently. We want diverse learning and engaged learning It's a good thing!

Maloy, R. W., Verock, R.-E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2014). Transformaing Learning with New Technologies. Massachusetts: Pearson Education Inc.

Using Pinterest for Education. (2010). Retrieved from BBC Active: http://www.bbcactive.com/BBCActiveIdeasandResources/UsingPinterestforEducation.aspx

Think you're too creative to use social media in your writing?

Think again.

Every writer gets into a rut and social media might be the inspiration you need. 

Pinterest is a great tool! Look up: writing prompts and see what comes up! What did you find and what did you write because of those findings?

Maybe you just need help with replacing a boring word like "bad"... Pinterest can help with that!

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Assignment #1- Use Pinterest as a tool to spark some creative juices.