I would be considered a Stage 1: Lurker when it comes to Pinterest. I have had an account for a while (two accounts actually as I just discovered...I forgot I made one years ago in college). When planning my wedding, I definitely used this social media site to get centerpiece and dress ideas. I enjoyed looking at all the pictures. I also came upon this site when doing Google searches for my classroom, and I found some neat ideas over the years. Nevertheless, I never spent much time really using the site---I never really organized pins, pinned things in general, or followed anyone. I spent more time on it today and came across some neat classroom management ideas.
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I love making lists. I have Post-It notes all over my desk. Pinterest is essentially just that but on the computer. The site is actually really up my alley so I am not really sure why I have shied away from using it. Something about it overwhelmed me and that caused me to not fully pay attention to it. By spending more time pinning and gaining followers, I can venture into the higher stages of connectedness when using a PLN (Professional Learning Network) like Pinterest.
I most identify with the cognitive benefits of using a PLN. I like gaining creative ideas from other educators to help meet needs or solve problems in my classroom. While I use TpT a lot to gather resources for the classroom, I have recently found Twitter to be very helpful in order to learn new ideas from teachers. I shared my classroom management board on Twitter to see if anyone may be inspired and/or share more tips with me. After exploring Pinterest more, I need to use this social media site to help myself stay connected with other teachers so that I am not sitting in isolation with my classroom problems.
Let's hope these blurt beans work so I can stop all the chatterboxes in my room....
Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the love of making lists. Pinterest is great for that as well. I find that for a while Pinterest was overwhelming like you said. When I started teaching I would pin everything and anything in order to get ideas to make that "perfect" classroom we all dreamed of. I definitely never used half of the pins I put on my boards. I want to try to use it for more practical and realistic ideas for my classroom in the future. Great post!
Hello Laura,
ReplyDeleteI use Pinterest as one of my go-to social media platforms for work and the interests I have. I debated about starting a professional account, but the idea of spending a boatload of time of reorganizing my pins and boards makes me shudder.
That's great that you found so many ideas to help with classroom managment. I would like to recommend to you any pin you can find that features an eduator, presenter, and author named Harry Wong. He has tons of practical ideas that can be used at any grade level about classroom management. Good luck with Blurt Beans, hope that strategy works for you.
Hi Laura, I also thoroughly enjoy making lists. I too have a lot of sticky notes on my desk. I use them for my to-do lists and then I can throw them out when I complete them, but it's a good tool for me to stay organized.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great that you were able to search and find different tools and strategies that will help you with your chatty classroom! I am excited to see if any of the methods you found worked and if you come up with other ones as you explore and try different methods in your classroom. Best of luck!
Thanks for sharing your board on Twitter!
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