I waited until the last minute to do this assignment, even when given so much time, strictly because, like most, I could not come up with something I wanted to write about! I gave it some thought over the last week and it finally hit me, while I was on Pinterest instead of doing school work! Since I spend too much time on the site anyways, I thought I would use this blog to show you (my classmates) some awesome ideas I have found from the site!
For those of you that have never heard, or been on, http://pinterest.com, it is basically cork boards (that are virtual, of course) where you "pin" things you find on the internet. You can create different boards such as food, DIY ideas, classroom, etc. This explanation is probably really confusing if you have never heard of it, but if you visit the site you will understand more clearly. :)
WARNING: The site is EXTREMELY addicting!
Because of copyright reasons, I will not simply just post a picture or an idea on my blog, but I will refer you to other blogs from teachers that I have discovered and put a little blurb about why I like the idea. I figured this could be beneficial to us all; gain some more resources, as well as see some cool ideas. You are more than welcome to comment about whether or not you also enjoy the idea that I share.
Of course, this plan sounds great to me...since I will be required to stay on Pinterest for even longer ;)
Anyways! Here is an awesome blog, http://wisewittyteacher.blogspot.com/.
I would recommend looking around the blog a bit! There are some fun ideas on there, such as "Fraction Pizzas", which the author actually discovered on Pinterest from another blogger. One of my personal favorites is the plan book http://wisewittyteacher.blogspot.com/search/label/diy!! If you love organization (and sticky notes) like I do, you will love this! Planning for years to come is not something I had ever thought about, until I saw this awesome idea. When first starting out, it would be a great way to record activities and lessons that went well and we want to use again in the future. Once we have been teaching for a few years and have our lessons pretty figured out, this would be a great tool. I love the idea of using the yellow stars to indicate changes.
What do you think??
I hope you enjoy my blog, and that you gain a couple resources and ideas through the rest of the semester :)
Renae!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is awesome! Thanks so much for the great ideas from Mrs. Wise's Classroom! How fun and creative:] Gets you excited to teach! Love the lesson plan notebook idea, so clever. I totally understand about pinterest being addicting and having so many wonderful ideas! Gina
Renae,
ReplyDeleteI love how you chose to blog about pintrest! Not only is your blog fun, but it relates to everyone in our classroom because it contains creative classroom ideas for the future!
Renae,
ReplyDeleteI also love that you are doing your blog on pinterest! I love pinterest. I think there are a lot of good resources there, especially for educators, but even for food or home ideas. I have found some really cool ideas on pinteerest. I am really looking forward to your posts!
Pinterest is quite the addiction :) I love it! It just has so many good ideas that I have never thought of! I try to limit my time though otherwise I would be on there all day
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog! I love the fact that you are interested in helping all of us future teachers to find great ideas for the classroom. My plate is overfilled and I am walking a tightrope right now so all the suggestions I can get for my future teaching is well appreciated. Since Pinterest is addicting I will be waiting for the semester to end to really check it out.
ReplyDeleteI loved what you have shared with us so far.
Tina
I have heard a lot about pintrest, and have heard that it has awesome teaching ideas. The ones you showed us sound really fun, especially the fraction pizza! I also really liked that you provided a warning. haha :) Thanks for sharing. I'm going to have to check this pintrest thing out.
ReplyDeleteI have never used Pintrest, but after hearing about it from so many other bloggers I may actually have to take a look it sounds pretty interesting.
ReplyDeletePinterest can be definitely addictive. It is definitely useful to design a board only about teaching and education.
ReplyDeletePintrest is fun! I haven't found myself addicted to it yet, though. :D
ReplyDeletePinterest is awesome! It really is very addicting. The first time I was on it, I spent three hours there. I had no idea I was on it for that long. They really do have a lot of great ideas there for just about any topic of interest.
ReplyDeleteI blame you for getting me addicted to pinterest in the first place, and I wasn't surprised at all you would choose to do it on that (a little sad because it is such a great idea, and I waited even longer than you to start this project, so I couldn't use it :( haha) I loved both these ideas you pinned, I definitely am going to re-pin them both into my own education board, and hopefully once we become teachers I will be able to use them both in the classroom!
ReplyDeleteYikes... a blog about pintrest that sounds twice as addicting!! I love pintrest as well and your blog will be excellent for teachers to follow! They have so many ideas for teachers that you will be able to post but then also other sites teachers could use... that will be an awesome resource for teachers! Thanks Renae!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH I LOVE THIS BLOG! I, too, am addicted to Pinterest. I love her ideas for Valentine's Day a lot! I am excited to look through her blog more and get more fun ideas! Thanks Renae :)
ReplyDeleteI am not on pintrest nor do I really get it. But I also feel that way about facebook. Sometimes the easiest things for us to write about are right in front of us.
ReplyDeleteI adore this blog because it has pininterest in it! hehe. Thanks for the interesting ideas! :)
ReplyDeletePINTEREST! ha. I love that website. Its amazing because I have actually used it on a lot of my homework. Its amazing how resourceful it is! I also love that you are posting about other blogs because now if i find any of the blogs I like, i can simply just follow their blog. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteNever tried pinterest. It does sound intriguing but if i need creative activity ideas now i can just view your blog!! :) who knows maybe ill try it out sometime. Pizza fractions=genius thanks for sharing!
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