I have been pinning for about two months now. One of my colleagues, not even a very "techy"colleagues told me about it. She said it was addicting, and she is 100 percent correct! Last Sunday I sat down with the sole purpose of finishing up my lesson plans for the week. I preceded with my normal "getting down to work" routine which including checking Facebook, a quick look at CNN, and a few other sites. Before actually opening up my digital plan book I thought, why not just give Pinterest a quick gander. Several hours later, the plans were still untouched from the previous days efforts.
I had no idea how long I had been searching and pinning...time just seemed to runaway from me. However, my day was not totally wasted. I was able to create a few pin boards of classroom organization techniques, some fun things to do with my after school clubs, and some interesting knowledge products, and other useful ideas. Of course I also have pin boards for all kinds of recipes, and crafty items for when I am feeling "Martha" like.
Pinterest basics-basically Pinterest is a giant digital pin board. Each board you create can have a theme. You can repin pics from other people's boards, or find your own on on sites that you love. Click on the pictures you like and it takes you to the website it was pinned from. I love that I can log in through Facebook-one less username and password to remember. Like Twitter, you can "follow" your friends and other pin heads (I couldn't resist) who have great boards.
So if you are looking to procrastinate this weekend...sign up for Pinterest. Note, when I signed up it did take several days to be invited, don't know if that is still the same.
On a side note....I just received approval from my Superintendent to make a Facebook page for our library...for next year.
