Using Pinterest for homeschool inspiration
Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae
A note from Jamie: This post originally published on August 8, 2011. Pinterest has grown substantially since then, and has become a popular spot for keeping track of homeschool inspiration! You can find Lora Lynn’s boards here and follow mine here if you’re so inclined. Enjoy!
Pinterest is the latest darling of social websites. It allows you to “pin” or bookmark pictures and posts that inspire you. You can then organize them into categories, creating your own lovely online bulletin board.
For homeschool moms that crawl the internet looking for craft ideas or inspiration, it’s the perfect way to keep up with each new page without creating a million bookmarks in an already crowded folder.
You can create a board for art ideas, one for curriculum favorites, and another for schoolroom inspiration.
Once you’ve pinned an item, just click on it again to be taken to the website where it originated. (Important note: if you pin items from a website or blog, make sure you are pinning from the specific post and note the entire site. Otherwise, you may not be able to find the information you wanted to save.)
Pinterest is also searchable, which means if you are on the hunt for a specific thing, like valentine crafts, you can easily find a myriad of ideas to spark your own creativity.
Are you using Pinterest? Have you found it helpful to keep track of homeschool ideas there?
I am completely addicted to Pinterest! And I do have a Homeschool Board. And I can see from this post that I need to add to it!
I have several homeschool boards on Pinterest. It is so much easier to remember great ideas with pictures!
http://pinterest.com/amyswandering/
I love pinterest for homeschool planning! And I love that I can now link to all the listed homeschoolers! Here is my Pintrest.
http://pinterest.com/je9jeanine/
Since I first heard about pinterest, I always said I wouldn’t join because I didn’t need a new computer distraction (since I actually have to homeschool my kids at some point!) 🙂 But I did join a few days ago for this very reason. I think it will be a great way to keep track of homeschooling ideas.
absolutely love pinterest and created a ‘school at home’ board some time ago as we prepare for our HSing journey to begin this fall!
– – – – > my board: http://pinterest.com/angiewarren/school-at-home/
love these creative spaces, great post!
I’m new to pinterest too – just in time to plan what I’m going to have my one year old do while I’m homeschooling her big brother. It’s so much fun!
http://pinterest.com/valancyjane1926/
I’ve just started using Pinterest and I’ve found all sorts of great ideas for learning. I originally thought it was a site that catalogued what you can’t afford to buy, but now I realize its a fantastic source of inspiration. http://www.pinterest.com/tea4tamara
I am a total Pinterest convert, and agree it is great for homeschool ideas! I have my boards at http://pinterest.com/nbpath/ and look forward to checking out the boards of everyone here in the comments!
I have a homeschool board already. http://pinterest.com/while_tangerine/homeschool/
Pinterest is extremely addictive but super inspirational 🙂
Oh yeah, I’m diggin’ Pinterest. I’ve been on for a month or two now and simply LOVE the brilliance of it. My only problem is that it has the potential to eat up so much time. I have to be very disciplined about it… but I do love it so…
Oh no…afraid I may have to jaunt over and set up an account…
I’ve seen it popping up more and more and anything to make organizing my ideas easier is good for me.
Now…how to keep it from becoming the next addiction! 🙂
I have figured out how to REPIN but not how to pin. I haven’t found the source that shows how you pin/bookmark to my boards. Can anyone help me?
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve been using it ever since you posted about it and have now moved all my “pinnable” bookmarks to Pinterest. This is great!
Gen
http://pinterest.com/mamangenevieve/
I remember reading this post the first time it was published and I blame Lora completely for getting me addicted to pinterest! after reading this I signed up and have lost many an hour of sleep because of it! 🙂
I love Pinterest. I just have to avoid wasting time on there!
I just joined pinterest last week and the things I’ve found for homeschooling AND the kitchen are AMAZING. So easily addicting, but I figure as long as you actually use what you pin then it isn’t wasted time…right? I will be following the above pinterest links… here is mine:
http://pinterest.com/farmmilkmama/
It’s been wonderful! I’ve found all sorts of projects and recipes that I never would have run across otherwise. I also love how easy it is to organize everything, so I can save pins when I don’t need them right away.
It was definitely addictive in the beginning, but after a few months, it slowed down (thankfully) 🙂
I love pinterest for homeschool ideas 🙂
http://pinterest.com/ramblings
Oops, here is my ‘fixed’ link to my “What-t0-Teach” Pinterest board.
🙂
Great idea for a post. Pinterest is indeed rich with ideas for homeschoolers!
Off to pin THIS post to my Pinterest homeschool inspiration board:
https://pinterest.com/pamelaoprice/homegrown-kids-inspiration/
I love pinterest!!! The only downside is that it’s time consuming once you
get addicted but I think I’ve got it under control now !!
Thank you for this great post!!!