I believe that for many teachers we can fall prey to getting into a set routine and we follow the curriculum set in front of us. There was an article posted on BBC Active that discusses using Pinterest, a social network, for educational puproses. Teaching, whether it is for k-12 or higher education, is a collaborative effort so why not use a social network such as Pinterest to share and gather ideas for classrooms. For those of us teaching future educators why not incorporate the use of social networking into the classrooms, have the students explore sites such as Pinterest and discover new tools to use, have them come up with ways to incorporate STEM into the curriculum in creative ways that may be appealing to the children in class. Below is the link to the article on BBC, I'd be curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on incorporating social networks into the classroom and for collaborating with others.

http://www.bbcactive.com/BBCActiveIdeasandResources/UsingPinterestforEducation.aspx