Using Pintrest in the FACS Classroom
Do you ever look at web 2.0 tools and wonder how you can use them in your classroom? Well I thought I'd drop a few ideas on how to use Pintrest in the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom. Event Planning Teach an event planning course? Pintrest is a great tool to use. Have your students design inspiration boards for an event or use it as a brainstorming session. Pintrest can even be used as a collaborative tool! Interior Design Have students create design boards through Pintrest. Students can even create a board for the elements of design as well as a board for the principles of design. Foods Allow students to pin recipes they hope to try! This will allow them to be a part of the planning process and will engage them more then ever before! Make it a competition to see who can chose the most well liked recipe. Sewing Students can find and chose projects based on the pins. Students can add their own creative edge ...