Idea 9: Engaging Students with Online Content Curation Tools (Pinterest)

What are Curation Tools?

Curation Tools are a way to take content from the internet and aggregate them in a central place, typically with additional information. The most popular one currently is Pinterest.

Instructions

• Create a Pinterest account for the course.
• Create a board related to the course content.
• For unrelated topics, consider creating separate boards.
• Instruct students to post relevant materials they find to the board.
• Students can also be required to add a short description or analysis of the source, which will be visible for everyone to see.

Advantages

• Resources are complied in one place, making it easy for students to refer back to them for research.
• Boards can be created for a variety of subjects, making them easy to search for and organize even after the class ends.
• Students can communicate through the program, making collaboration easy.

Adapted from:

Reiss, T.M. (2014). Using Content Curation Tools to Engage Students. Retrieved from https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/using-content-curation-tools-engage-students/

Jones, R. (2013). That’s Pinteresting! How Educators Use Pinterest Effectively. Retrieved from: https://shellyterrell.com/2013/10/21/thats-pinteresting-how-educators-use-pinterest-effectively-by-reese-jones/

 

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