Let me first begin by introducing myself. My name is Forrest McKinnis and I am a project-based high school Physical Education and Career & Tech Ed teacher in the state of Washington. For most of my students I am late to the game when it comes to social media, but I am certainly not ashamed to admit a guilty pleasure for the mindless scrolling offered me through TikTok.
Most of you are aware, and possibly a little jealous that teachers get a few weeks off in the summer to rejuvenate and fill our cups with passion projects and maybe a few DYI “honey do’s” around the house.
The idea behind starting this blog came to me while I was out powering through (maybe even limping) a jog around the neighborhood. I wondered “how” all of those Tiktokers do it. How do they take a simple platform like TikTok and grow it to a flourishing community of likeminded people by the thousands. That essential question (PBL terminology from a PBL teacher) has become my “why” for this blog.
The goal is simple. To fill my cup with intrigue during my summer vacation and crack the algorithm to grow a TikTok account from zero followers to a flourishing community using only the free resources made available on the world wide web and maybe a few inexpensive paperback books along the way.
Feel free to follow me along this journey. Add your expertise. Adopt my tips or simply tell me I’m doing it all wrong.