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 to the ideas of others. 

I hope some of these ideas will work for you. Pintrest is also a great planning tool even if you don't have the ability to allow your students to use it.