12 ways pinterest

12 Ways to use pinterest

in the classroom

Rob TidrowTechnology Coordinator

Richmond Community SchoolsweRrichmond.com

Pinterest: RobTidrowTwitter: @robtidrow

Facebook: RichmondSchools

basics of pinterest

• A site to save your favorite things...

http://www.Pinterest.com

Anatomy of pinterest• Pins• Boards• Repins and Likes

• Follow• Home Feed

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PinsA pin is an image or video you add to Pinterest that leads back to the site where it was found.Pins can be added using a Pin It button, a site’s URL, or from an image you upload from your computer.

BoardsWhere you

organize your pins by topic

repins and likes

• While it's easy to pin images and videos from other pages across the web, the option to repin is what truly makes Pinterest so simple and fun to use.

• Anytime you find a pin from another Pinterest user that you'd like to save for yourself, you can easily repin it to one of your own pinboards.

• You can also choose to like a pin to save it.

followYou can following someone to see their pins

Home Feed

Your home feed is a collection of pins from pinners and boards you follow. It’s updated when someone you follow adds a pin.

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PinterestThe fastest growing social media site!

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pinterest Tips

Tip 1: Start pinning todayUse Pinterest Search

Use Pinterest Category Menu

Use Pins, Boards, and Pinners

Tip 2: SEt Up ClassRoom boards

Tip 3: Use Pin It button

Tip 4: upload a

pin1. Click on the plus sign (+) beside your name in the top-right corner and click Upload a pin2. Click Choose File and find the file on your computer

3. Choose the board you'll pin to and add a description to your pin

4. Click Pin It

Tip 5: Pin infographics

Tip 6: Pin VideosYouTube, Vimeo and Ted videos

Tip 7: Follow other teacher boards

Search and click Pinners tab

Tip 8: Pin Your Own Content

Tip 9: e-mail notifications

Tip 10: Go Mobile

Tip 11: Use tags in descriptions

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Hashtag makes keyword linkedDisplays other pins with hashtag and word in

descriptions

Tip 12: involve parents

Questions

Rob TidrowTechnology Coordinator

Richmond Community SchoolsweRrichmond.com

Pinterest: RobTidrowTwitter: @robtidrow

Facebook: RichmondSchools

12 Ways to use pinterest

in the classroom

Rob TidrowTechnology Coordinator

Richmond Community SchoolsweRrichmond.com

Pinterest: RobTidrowTwitter: @robtidrow

Facebook: RichmondSchools