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WHAT IS PINTEREST?

• A social network focusing on collecting & sharing ideas and things found on the web.•A bulleting board/scrapbook to keep items for later use.

• Pinterest is a place to discover ideas for all your projects and interests, hand-picked by people like you.

PINTEREST TERMS

• Board• A place where images are placed or “pinned” to. These are public.

• Secret Board• Same as a board, except only you can see the pins on it.

• Pin or Pinning• A picture on your board that is linked to the website; a visual bookmark

• Re-pin• Pinning an image from some else’s board

• Pinner• An active user on Pinterest

• Follower• Person who follows you and your boards and can see what you pin.

“PINNING” HELPFUL HINTS

• Organize your boards how you like. (Try to be specific)• Theme• Color• Month• Class

• Be aware of changes

• Check links

• Invite others to follow your board• Other Teachers• Students

• Have a group/collaborative board

LET’S SET IT UP!

• Name• Email• Password• Possible boards to follow•Education category•Early Literacy Activities•Teaching Tidbits

• Confirm Email

PINTEREST PRACTICE• What is found on your “home” page• Your recent pins• What your friends pinned• What Pinterest thinks you might like• Access to your account• Search options

• Searching• You can search for pretty much anything on Pinterest.• Be specific

• You can “Pin” items from other websites.• Use the “Pin-It” button• https://about.pinterest.com/en/browser-button

• Onsite share

WAYS TEACHERS USE PINTEREST

Inspiration•Get Inspiration for decorating your classroom.•Organize your ideas.•Get ideas for an inspired bulletin board.• Follow interesting boards.•Get fun ideas for new projects.• Learn how to get crafty.• Look for ways to organize your classroom.

Lessons•Swap lesson plans• Locate amazing images for lessons•Collect ideas for virtual field trips• Find loads of printables• Pump up your science lessons with amazing experiments•Get ideas on how to make learning more hands-on

Professional Growth•Collaborate with other teachers and educators•Find out about great reads•Get links to great tech resources•Learn how to help with behavior management•Find tutorials

Fun!•Find inspiration•Create dream classrooms•Laugh after a long day.•Have fun!

RESOURCES

20 Tips to use Pinterest in the Classroom

http://elearningindustry.com/the-pinterest-guide-for-teachers

37 Ways Teachers Can Use Pinterest in the Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/37-ways-teachers-can-use-pinterest-in-the-classroom/

https://about.pinterest.com/en/goodies

www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-pinterest/

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2012/02/pinterest-101-for-teachers.html