Pinning for Education

There are many popular websites that people enjoy browsing in their free time, like social networking site. A few months ago, I was interning in a kindergarten classroom, and the teachers kept talking about Pinterest. The teachers were talking about all kinds or crafts and school activities they were finding. I was curious, so I had to look up this website they were talking about!

When I found the website (http://pinterest.com/), I signed up for free and was amazed. It was like an Internet clipboard. This website contains all kinds of topics to choose from. The page is full of pictures that can be clicked on and taken to the website where the picture was located. If you find something you like, you can “pin” it to your own Pinterest page.

One of the topics that can be picked is “Education.” There will be pages full of pictures to click on to find useful websites for education. It contains things like classroom organization, fun hands-on activities, and education news. This site is great for teachers, because if you find something that you like, you can simply pin it to your board. It is also good for parents because it contains useful information for helping children in school.

Since my blog is focused on getting a child ready for school, you may want to use the search option on Pinterest. You can search “preschool,” and everything on Pinterest concerning preschool will pop up. Because of Pinterest, I found this great website: http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2012/03/71-things-your-child-needs-to-know-before-kindergarten/ .  This site shows parents what their children will be learning in kindergarten. It is easy just to search the Internet for this kind of information, but with Pinterest it is posted on your board. Since it is on your board, it is easy to find. I have many boards like recipes, style, and teaching boards. I pinned this site into my teaching board, so I can just go to my board and find this site by the picture. Pinterest is just a great way to remember all the education sites that I have found, and other people can view my boards to see my sites.

I would recommend for teachers to use Pinterest to find ideas for their classroom organization and activites. I would recommend for parents to use Pinterest to find ways to prepare their students to begin school, or to just prepare for the upcoming year. I personally love the site, and I think others will enjoy the site, too.