Adventures of a Techy Teacher: Pinterest

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Confessions of a Horrible Blogger

I readily admit it...I am a horrible blogger! I have the best intentions, but most do not come to fruition.

I am a connected educator. I'm on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest...the list goes on & on! There is so much information to find and share out there, and I spend most of my time finding that information and sharing with others. This is in addition to lesson planning for Kindergarten (if you're a K teacher, you know how fast-paced and full a K day is), being a wife, a mom, a friend, a District Technology Coach, and a TRIG Coach. I love all of it!

The place that this all falls apart is my blog, which is connected to all of the sites I've listed above. So if you're someone who is checking out my profile, please don't get the wrong idea. I love making connections IRL and virtually, so if you're looking to find out more about me and the knowledge I love to share, then search me out there. I'm hoping to have more time for my blog and to keep up on it, but I'm just not sure where to find it!

Twitter:https://twitter.com/TechyTeacher1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdventuresOfATechyTeacher
Google+:https://plus.google.com/+SandraFreeland
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sandra-freeland/6a/324/96a
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/techyteacher1/

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Connect with my Social Networks!

If you'd like to be connected to my growing social networks, please click on the pictures in my page banner. You can Like my Facebook Page, follow my Twitter account, check out my TpT store (it's a work in progress), follow my Pinterest boards, or email me with any questions. Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, December 31, 2012

Learnist

Hello Friends! It's my last post for 2012. Happy New Year to you all! I'm looking forward to a very prosperous and enjoyable 2013 for myself, my family and all of you.

Learnist

Last time I posted I discussed Pinterest and shared my Pinterest boards. This time I'd like to introduce Learnist. Learnist has been likened to "Pinterest for Educators." Learnist is a fairly new education, collaboration, and professional development tool. It was created by Grockit (the well-known test prep company) and released on May 24, 2012. For more on Learnist see Hack Education's post about its launch.

Where Pinterest gives users ways to "pin" websites and photos to their "boards", Learnist creates a timeline of possible learning for users. Users follow other Learnist users and can follow the "learnings," or posts/pins, of other users in a linear fashion. Learnings can be checked off as they are completed and can be commented on by other learners. In a sense it's kind of like Pinterest and Wikipedia got together and had a brain child called Learnist!

As an educator that tends to be more elementary focused, I feel that I would be more likely to use Learnist for professional development and personal learning than I would promoting use with my students. I am relatively new to this site, so I've been following and not posting. Once I feel more comfortable interacting with the site I will start creating learnings for others to follow (click here to follow TechyTeacher1 on Learnist). For more on how educators are using Learnist see Mind Shift's blog post.

I feel that Learnist is definitely an up and coming way for educators to collaborate and share. I've found some great iPad learnings, which will be a benefit when our Title I and Special Ed programs launch the iPads after January 2nd. Either way, its worth checking out and seeing whether you will personally benefit from this free service!

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Collaboration and Technology Learning

Pinterest!

I absolutely LOVE Pinterest! It is a great way to collaborate with other teachers/educators throughout the world. We can be globally connected to each other and work together to make education more engaging for our 21st Century learners. Of course, I pin so much more than just technology ideas and education ideas. I use Pinterest for many, many subjects. You can search for me on Pinterest (username: techyteacher1) or you can choose from my technology boards below. If you haven't began a Pinterest account yet, you are missing out!