WELCOME TO… Pinterest and Polyvore in the Classroom Let's begin with a get to know you!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT You'll find boredom where these is the absence of a good idea. ~Earl Nightingale

TEACHERS MAKE THE WORST STUDENTS.  If you can’t be nice, be quiet.  PARTICIPATE!  Take breaks as needed.  Feedback is appreciated!

 Pinterest is a virtual pinboard.  Think of it as an online bulletin board.  It is a way to digitally store ideas, virtually collaborate, and create mood boards.  You can create private boards (3)  You can create public boards and invite other pinners to pin as well!  It has many in class applications and my students LOVE to use it. SO WHAT’S PINTEREST?

SO, WHAT’S POLYVORE?  Polyvore is a virtual closet.  It is a little more difficult to use AT FIRST than Pinterest.  It only works with Google Chrome at my school.  Can be used in conjunction with Pinterest.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?  Your students will be... more engaged, interested, having fun, showing and telling, challenged, creative, quicker, researching (without plagiarism), applying, sharing, collaborating, and a whole lot more.  It's also less messy than making collages with fashion magazines and it is constantly updating.  Best of all, it's easy to grade because it is VISUAL.  Beware…grading is subjective...

CLASS IDEAS  Apparel Cultural Project – See my pinterest board. See my pinterest board.  Dressing for different occasions, different body shapes  Use Polyvore to create 1 or 3 or 5 outfits representing...fads, classics, uniforms, style, and on and on…

 Adding text is simple!  Students can explain why they made the choices they did.  HOT because they are APPLYING.

CLASS IDEAS  Pin examples of quality workmanship, good fit/poor fit  OR Use Polyvore to make an outfit you would wear. Print it. Hover over the clothing items and record the costs on a separate sheet. Show the MATH of cost per wear for this outfit if you will wear it 15 times in a year. Don't forget to include dry cleaning costs.

CLASS IDEAS  Pin the steps you took while doing your own laundry....explain the pictures and the process of each step  Pin fibers on two boards - Natural and Manufactured - include the fibers and examples of each fiber being used in clothing/products

FEELING DEFLATED?  Keep it simple, silly.  No Shame.  Love the bad kids.  When in doubt, wear hats.  Worksheets are as fun to grade as they are to do….they’re NOT.

KISS

LOVE THE BAD KIDS.

WHEN IN DOUBT, WEAR HATS. Princess crown & One on one grading

WORKSHEETS ARE NOT FUN. Display boards and how they can help you….