I. Love. Pinterest. I really do! I've used it for probably over a year now, and at one point I became very addicted to it. I started out using it for personal reasons, finding great ideas for my home, my kids' rooms, hairstyles, etc. Then I realized that I can use it to gather information for work. I now have boards for promoting books and reading, display ideas, authors, etc. Just recently I looked for ideas for March displays (aside from the usual St. Patrick's Day) and pinned a few of those. Pinterest is my go-to tool for fresh and interesting ideas for my school library.
I did play around with Learnist a little. I think I might explore this more as I get closer to the end of the year and begin thinking about lessons for next year (especially orientation). I think it would be fun to put together a few learning experiences for students, especially those who may have missed a lesson, or for homebound/alternative ed students.
Diigo is another tool I went back to explore. I don't think I would use it directly with my students because I already have several links for them on my website. However, I would use it to gather additional websites, that I can then add to my library's website. It's a great way for me to organize sites for review, before placing them for others to use from my site.
This was great fun!
Pinterest is ridiculously addictive isn't it. But also amazing, so many great resources and ideas.
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