This document provides an overview of the virtual pinboard website Pinterest, including how to set up an account, create boards and pins, search for content, and some curated boards to follow for educational resources. Key features of Pinterest discussed are organizing ideas into virtual boards, uploading or linking to images and web content as pins, and sharing pins and boards with other users.

1. A Look at Virtual Boards
Carroll ISD
Instructional Technology Specialist
Kristie Johnson

2. What is Pinterest?
• Virtual board…like a corkboard
 Create boards based on interests
 Upload pictures and/or websites as pins to boards
 Uploads are called pins to boards
 Add details to pins you repin or create
 Can link repins to Facebook and/or Twitter
 Follow other users boards

3. Why Use Pinterest?
• Gather new ideas.
• Share your interests with others.
• Organize ideas.

4. Setting up an Account
• You need an invite.
• You can apply through Facebook.
• Once you have an invite you will
need to login in using Facebook or
Twitter to get to the registration page.
(once registered you can turn that feature off)
• Do not choose “areas of interest”
when registering…they sent you
friends automatically.

5. Account Settings
• Email notifications
• Group
pins, comments, likes, repins, follows, frequency, Dig
est, News)
• Name – makes it easier to be found in search
• User name – attaches to Pinterest URL
• About – create a blurb about yourself
• Location – identify where you are located
• Website – add your personal website/blog
• Image – upload a profile image
• Facebook/Twitter – connect to social media
• Visibility
• Public engine searchs…ex. – Google/Yahoo search

6. Friends
• You can invite friends via email or
Facebook.
• There’s no security settings for
blocking friends from following you.
• You can follow a user or choose a
specific board to follow.
• You can unfollow someone by
opening their profile page.

7. Home Page
• Categories you see there:
• Everything
• You can choose a specific category using
the dropdown arrow
• Videos
• Not categorized in any order
• Popular
• Items with the most repins, likes, comments
• Gifts
• Categorized by cost

8. Boards
• Upon creating your account, you
automatically have boards that
appear. You can change the name
or delete those boards.
• Click “add” to create a new board
• Edit board allows you to change
title, description, who can
pin, category or delete the board
entirely.

9. Pins
• These are the actual things you
find that you like.
• You can comment, repin, or edit
pins that you add.
• Editing pins allows you to write a
description, add a link, choose the
board to link it to, or delete the pin
entirely.

10. How to Search
• Start by clicking the search icon
first.
• From there choose if you are
searching for pins, boards, or
people.
• Then enter the name of what you
are searching for in the search
window.

11. Creating your Own
• Click the ADD button
• To create a new board choose Create
a Board
• To create a Pin you have two options
• Add a Pin – enter the link to a website
and it will find the image
• Upload a Pin – upload the image and
then add the link in the edit version. (I like
this way better because I can choose what
image I want uploaded)

12. Helpful Hints
• Pin it Button – add to toolbar
• Under the About Section – Help is there
• Follow Button can be added to your
website or blog (You find the embed code for
the button under About/Goodies)
• Turn off Facebook if you do not want
your pins or boards to appear there.
• Be sure to categorize your pins…it helps
others to search for specific pins based
on categories.

13. My Favorites on Pinterest
• Curriculum Tools (Commerce ISD)
• Tons of tech resources (apps, Promethean,
web 2.0, etc) http://pinterest.com/curriculumtools/
• Janet Corder - http://pinterest.com/janet_corder/
• Great Promethean resources
• Alli Pryor - http://pinterest.com/iteamalli/
• Web 2.0 resources, iTouch/iPad resources
• Annie TeachHub - http://pinterest.com/teachhub/
• Printable lessons by grade levels, lesson
plans, bulletin board ideas

14. More Favorites on Pinterest
• 21st Century Tools – technology tools
http://pinterest.com/21stcenturytool/
• David Kapuler - http://pinterest.com/dkapuler/
• Caroline Bucky – iPads in Education
http://pinterest.com/cjbucky/ipads-in-education/
• Jennifer Jones – Digital Technology
http://pinterest.com/hellojenjones/digital-technology-apps/
• Always Learning: K-6 ideas for teachers
http://pinterest.com/alwayslearning/