By Juli WhetstoneS. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University

Author note: This presentation was prepared for COM 600: Social Media Theory and Practice, taught by Professor Grygiel

Pinterest & Education

What is Pinterest?

A visual way to organize your bookmarks

Boards & Pins Easily search for content Follow, like, share, repin,

commentFigure 1: Sample pin from my Pinterest account @juleswhetstone

Figure 2: Sample boards from my Pinterest account @juleswhetstone

Pinterest.com/categories/education/

Figure 3: Screenshot of Education discover category from Pinterest.com

Curate content Organize ideas Collaborate with others Allow students to use Pinterest

How can teachers use Pinterest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_YN1Ql92hM

(Online Universities, 2012)

Curate Content (Online Universities, 2012)

Make use of the visual nature of Pinterest

Find: Crafts DIY projects New books recommendations Infographics Quotes & inspiration Classroom decoration ideas Printables

Share all this content with students

Figure 4: Curate Content Infographic (Online Universities, 2012)

(Abram, 2012)

Organize Ideas (Online Universities, 2012)

Secret boards when needed (Davis, 2015)

Boards help with organization

Put most relevant board near the top

Brainstorming Use hashtags

Figure 5: Organize Idea Infographic (Online Universities, 2012)

Collaborate with Others (Online Universities, 2012)

Professional development (Singer, 2014)

Follow interesting boards

Stay current with trends and new ideas

Figure 6: Collaborate with Others Infographic (Online Universities, 2012)

Allow students to use Pinterest

Encourage student participation (Marino, 2012)

Comment on students’ works

Provide feedback Use Pinterest as part of

the lesson Student photo journal

Figure 7: Students and Pinterest Infographic (Online Universities, 2012)

(Online Universities, 2012)

Elementary school music teacher’s use of Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.com/pandarama360/music-classroom/

https://www.pinterest.com/pandarama360/teaching/

Figure 8: Screenshot of Music Classroom Pinterest Board by @pandarama360

Figure 9: Screenshot of Teaching Pinterest Board by @pandarama360

Pinterest use in college classrooms (WorldWideLearn, 2012)

Figure 10: Infographic of College Pinterest Use (WorldWideLearn, 2012)

Pinterest in Action

University of Minnesota (Holt, 2012)

Leslie Plesser’s basic media graphics class Share design ideas and inspiration

“When they post something really great, I ‘like’ it so they know I think that's a great idea and that's something they should pay attention to. If it's something extraordinary, I'll repin it as well. I think it also helps them to see my tastes and what I prefer” Plesser said to The Daily Dot

Point Park University (Glenn, 2012)

Heather Starr Fielder’s communications class Share visual materials for peer critiques

Point Park University uses Pinterest for peer critiques in communications class

https://www.pinterest.com/pointparksoc/photoshop-peer-critiques Figure 9: Screenshot of Point Park Critique Pinterest board

ReferencesAbram, S. (2012). Pinterest and Education. Retrieved from

http://stephenslighthouse.com/2012/02/08/pinterest-and-education/

Davis, V. (2015). 20 Top Pinterest Tips. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-top-pinterest-tips-vicki-davis

Fulginiti, J. (2012). Pinterest in Education at Lockerman Middle School [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_YN1Ql92hM

Glen, A. (2012). How Educations are Using Pinterest for Showcasing, Curation. Retrieved from http://mediashift.org/2012/03/how-educators-are-using-pinterest-for-showcasing-curation080/

Holt, K. (2012). Pinning Lessons. Retrieved from: http://www.dailydot.com/society/teachers-pin-their-students/

Marino, K. (2012). Professor, Peers, & Pinterest [Image File]. Retrieved from: http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/professors-peers-pinterest.html

Online Universities Staff Writers (2012). 16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest [Image File]. Retrieved from http://www.onlineuniversities.com/ways-educators-use-pinterest

Singer, G. (2014). Five top tips on using Pinterest for your primary school teachers. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/mar/13/top-tips-pinterest-primary-school-teachers

Any questions?