| dc.description.abstract | The objective of the study was describing the implementation of Pinterest
as a source of teaching media in English subjects at the elementary school,
describe the use of Pinterest to help the teacher to find the teaching media for
teaching English to elementary students, describe the advantage and
disadvantages of the use of Pinterest as a source of teaching media. Because from
the review of some articles, none addresses the implementation of Pinterest as a
source of teaching media in English subjects at the elementary school level.
This research used qualitative research. The place of this study was SDN 3
Wringin Anom Situbondo. The research was conducted in the school for two
months, from March until May 2023. SDN 3 Wringin Anom is an elementary
school in a rural area, Situbondo. The subject of the study is the elementary
teacher who teach English at SDN 3 Wringin Anom Situbondo. In this study, the
researcher chose a teacher who teach at fith grade. This research was conducted in
the second semester of the 2022/2023 academic year.
The first research objective of this research is to describe the
implementation of Pinterest as a source of teaching media for elementary students.
Based on the research procedure, some steps exist before selecting the appropriate
media to teach English. Curriculum, material and media must be suitable to reach
the teaching and learning activity goal. Besides that, we also must observe the
student's needs and abilities. By exploring Pinterest, we found a suitable media to
teach English. As a result, the researcher and the teacher select and use flashcards
which find on Pinterest to teach English vocabulary in the classroom. During the
lesson, students were happy and enthusiastic.
The second objective of this research is to determine how does Pinterest
help the teacher to find the teaching media for teaching English to elementary
students. It is the first experience for the teacher to explore Pinterest and integrate
it into the teaching-learning process. Through this study, the researcher and the
teacher got new experiences integrating Pinterest with teaching media.
In addition, there were some advantages to the use of Pinterest. The first is easy to
use. Pinterest can be accessed both from a personal computer and a handphone.
Second, through Pinterest, the teacher can search for what they need, such as
teaching media, material, worksheets, teaching idea, crafting students activities,
classroom decoration, etc. Then, Pin and Board on Pinterest have a function to
save what we are interested in or need on our account. So, it is such an "online"
folder that the teacher can save important things by pinning it on the board. A pin
may, for instance, promote ready-to-print Boardmaker images and links to the website with downloadable images for various academic and social
communication images available for instant clicking, downloading, and printing.
In other words, it is inexpensive because we can get the media (Flashcards) for
free, as the researcher gets in this study.
In this digital era, an internet connection is a crucial thing. Every day in our
life, we need an internet connection. Thus internet connection is beneficial in our
daily activities. So, without an internet connection, we could not access Pinterest.
Another thing that can happen when exploring Pinterest is getting stuck on a
different topic from what we seek. So, we have to be wise and responsible as a
social media user.
In conclusion, Using Pinterest helps teachers find the teaching media to
teach English in elementary school. By exploring the Pinterest, the teacher found
picture "flashcards" suitable for teaching vocabulary about transportation to fifth
grade students. By teaching English using media, the students also get new
experiences because they usually learn English using the textbook. Moreover,
through this study, the teacher also got new experience using Pinterest and
integrated teaching English. It also helped the teacher gains ideas, student
activities, crafting, and printable picture and exercise suitable for students in
elementary school. In other words, the teacher needs digital literacy to help them
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