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Application of Web 2.0 Tools: Use Pinterest in Large EFL Classroom
Eight Effective Ways to Use Pinterest in Large EFL Classrooms
Before the Lesson
1. Collect Students' Prior Knowledge
-Create a board
"How to describe a person?"
Pin your favorite characters here, and use adjectives to describe him/her…. (invite students to pin to the board)
2. Preview the Lesson
-Create a board with several pins containing information about a particular topic… students should review board to know what they will need to know before the lesson
During the Lesson
3. Using Pinterest as a Blackboard
-Can serve as a substitute for powerpoint
-a great way to organize materials for a lesson
4. Students who the results of their group discussion using Pinterest
-for a large class, use pinterest to collect discussion…
-students must find the graphic they like most and pin it to board
-teacher can review boards after class - can be used to assess success of activity
After the Lesson
5. Groups of students take turns to identify the key words in a lesson, justify their choice, and give a presentation to the class using Pinterest
-students pin images that represent key words from a lesson
6. Students each create Pinterest word board for the vocabulary learned during the semester (words are grouped according to meaning)
Professional Development
Facilitates teacher collaboration - teachers share ideas, lesson plans, students' work, as well as seek help from others
An international platform: teachers can expose students to the authentic English ways of life
Drawbacks
-invitation request
-possible addiction
-inappropriate postings
-copyright risks
-blocking in some countries
Other Ideas
-use Pinterest to brainstorm for writing
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