I mentioned Pinterest in an earlier post in which I said it was really appealing to my creative/visual side. Usually I’m busing reading my extensive Google Reader lists of “Must Reads”, “Might Reads”, “News”, “Photography”, etc etc, happily starring (really good for finding stuff you thought you read earlier!) or delicious bookmarking into stacks, the interesting articles, blog posts & sharing that I come across (gosh no wonder I have no time to write my own blog posts – hehehehe). Most of that “stuff” is writing (with a few visuals here and there) but the majority of it, is definitely for reading or in my case reading-later!
Enter Pinterest. It’s a visual pinboard! It lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People are using pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes! No words (unless you count the comment you can post with a pin) – all those ideas, things that make you go ahhhhh, oooooooh, you can now “pin” on a “board”. You can follow other people’s boards and there are some pretty creative people out there! What I love is that it’s so easy to follow people with similar interests/pursuits to you and it’s so easy to share. Today (thanks Mel) I came across two images that explain aperture and Depth of Field SO clearly – and I would never have come across them without pinterest. Now that’s cool! And there’s a Pin It add-on for your browser!
Below are my “boards” so far ……… Photography (all things photography from camera equipment to techniques), Classroom (cool ideas for the classroom) Fitness (keeping healthy), Inspiration (quotes & sayings), Oh the Places We’ll Go (places I’d like to travel to), Just Gorgeous (what else can I say?), and Books worth Reading (self-explanatory).
Morning darling!! I start a pinterest thing once but lost interest very fast, i think you need to keep building all the time as you do.. My days are so well blocked out at the moment, I literally have TWO more minutes on checking out blogs then on with the gumboots and out to the barn.. You have been quiet lately.. good to see you!! c
Hey C!
I’ve been doing more reading than writing lately – getting back into the swing of it now. Thanks for stopping by – love your photos of the farm!
Chrissy,
I stumbled upon Pinterest a few days ago, and then here I am reading about it on your blog! Thank you for the simple description of how it works and for getting a word out to educators.
I am helping some of my students with their action projects for our unit on Sustainability, and I thought maybe I could find some ideas on “Repurposing” or “Upclying” on Pinterest. While I wasn’t hopeful with these lofty search terms, there were tremendous results!
I look forward, as always, to the new learning with you.
Stacie
Stacie,
Great minds think alike, my friend! I am really enjoying Pinterest on a personal level and I hadn’t even thought about the possibility of using with G5 students – so you are one step ahead of me!! As you look forward to new learning with me, I hope you know that I always look forward to new learning from you too! You inspire me and are a constant reminder as to why I should blog and share my learning! Thank you!
I just heard about Pinterest from a friend in the States. I was wondering aloud with her about to get organized on the web. And now, it seems I have heard it mentioned at least 5 times this week either in blogs or in conversations. Word spreads fast! I would be interested in how to use it a school setting, especially for our science unit on gardening. I like Stacie’s idea! I will have to do some research…and tomorrow is Sunday (day to play). Thanks for the inspiration!