Being a nerdy teacher, and currently being challenged to insert five unique types of technology integration into a unit plan, my immediate thoughts did not go to Christmas shopping or baby showers. I, of course, was plotting uses for education.
A few months ago I wrote a blog post about ways to use Pinterest for education. Most of those were ideas for teacher Pin Boards (though I am working on a follow-up post that includes more student-use ideas). However, for the few ideas that asked students to create their own board, and for the many ideas you undoubtedly have, this new feature is a blessing.
When students post work to the internet, we as teachers have the responsibility to make sure that it is their best, portfolio-level work. After all, what goes up there stays up there. Private boards give students a chance to post works-in progress and only invite teachers to look at them. A teacher can comment and help students work out their ideas without anyone else being able to look at the project. Privacy on Pinterest will help ease some students' anxiety and give teachers a new avenue for constructive feedback.
What are you Pinterest education ideas?
