Teaching Pinterest is a blast! It is easy to teach sometime when you love using it!
It went well! The three students I had were helpful and understanding when somethings did not turn out as expected. For example, because of updates they no longer have you list of what you are interested in. This made the checklist I created and had them check off almost useless. They did get to see the categories which might help them in the future for searching. I am busy writing up all this for my final project report. In the end they all created accounts and search different topics for the floral business and created pinboards on those subjects. Two of my learners are hooked. They loved the quality of the images and they fact that you can connect with other people. The other learner was a little more hesitant and she will be less likely to use the application, but she will understand what the other two are taking about when discussing using it. I enjoyed teaching the use of this tool, because of it's so versatile and visually appealing.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Pinterest Day
Well, it's coming along.
My sister is signed in on Pinterest her husband's iPad. Pauline is suppose to already have an account, but has not touched it. Libby has an iPad, but no FaceBook account. I sent her a link through her email, so hopefully we can get her an account. I am bring my iPad and my iPhone incase there is an issue. They both have Pinterest on them.
The tutorial is done. It is in a large font, so there will not be a problem with reading it. I made a list of what they need to be able to do and used that for the outline of what I need to teach. The outline list became my tutorial in the end. I have only a few screenshot images with annotate speech bubbles marking the different buttons. I have also, made a list of the topics that they can select to follow. It is a little intimidating looking at a screen and having to make choices about what you like. This way they can check what they like before the large list comes up and intimidates them.
I have to be down there at 2:30 and it is about a 45 minute drive. Thanks, for all the well wishes.
My sister is signed in on Pinterest her husband's iPad. Pauline is suppose to already have an account, but has not touched it. Libby has an iPad, but no FaceBook account. I sent her a link through her email, so hopefully we can get her an account. I am bring my iPad and my iPhone incase there is an issue. They both have Pinterest on them.
The tutorial is done. It is in a large font, so there will not be a problem with reading it. I made a list of what they need to be able to do and used that for the outline of what I need to teach. The outline list became my tutorial in the end. I have only a few screenshot images with annotate speech bubbles marking the different buttons. I have also, made a list of the topics that they can select to follow. It is a little intimidating looking at a screen and having to make choices about what you like. This way they can check what they like before the large list comes up and intimidates them.
I have to be down there at 2:30 and it is about a 45 minute drive. Thanks, for all the well wishes.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Now the fun begins.
Dr. West gave me the ok and my sister gave me the only date available for Pauline, Libby and Karen to learn Pinterest. It is this Friday! So I am off and running. I need to figure out their needs and make my documents. I will need their email addresses or I can invite them through Facebook. I know getting signup to Pinterest can be a problem sometimes. So wish me luck!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Proposal for Final Project
My Proposal: I would like to kill two birds with one stone.
To teach how technology can aid in reference material for a business and help out my sister's business associates.
My sister is a floral designer and she works for a florist in New London, Illinois. The lady that she works for, Pauline, is in her eighties, her coworker is in her seventies and my sister is behind when it comes to technology. The floral shop has been having brides come in to talk about the flowers they want in their wedding. The brides want them to go on their Pinterest accounts and see what they have pinned, but know one knows how to do this. My sister had ask me about 6 months ago if I would come down and show them how to use it. (I have shown my sister already, but she does not remember.) I agreed to help, but have not gotten down there yet.
Using this final project would allow me to teach these ladies how to use Pinterest and leave them some printed material that they could refer to when they forget. I can show them how technology can connect them to a vast supply of floral images and allow them to build image references on their pin boards. Hopefully with three of them and the printed material they will use Pinterest often as a way to better serve their customer.
To teach how technology can aid in reference material for a business and help out my sister's business associates.
My sister is a floral designer and she works for a florist in New London, Illinois. The lady that she works for, Pauline, is in her eighties, her coworker is in her seventies and my sister is behind when it comes to technology. The floral shop has been having brides come in to talk about the flowers they want in their wedding. The brides want them to go on their Pinterest accounts and see what they have pinned, but know one knows how to do this. My sister had ask me about 6 months ago if I would come down and show them how to use it. (I have shown my sister already, but she does not remember.) I agreed to help, but have not gotten down there yet.
Using this final project would allow me to teach these ladies how to use Pinterest and leave them some printed material that they could refer to when they forget. I can show them how technology can connect them to a vast supply of floral images and allow them to build image references on their pin boards. Hopefully with three of them and the printed material they will use Pinterest often as a way to better serve their customer.
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