The document outlines 12 tips for using Pinterest in the classroom. It begins with an overview of the basic functions on Pinterest including pins, boards, repins, likes, following other users, and the home feed. It then provides specific tips such as starting to pin content, setting up classroom boards, using the Pin It button, uploading your own pins, pinning infographics and videos, following other teacher boards, pinning your own content, setting email notifications, using Pinterest on mobile, using hashtags in descriptions, and involving parents. The document aims to showcase how teachers can utilize Pinterest as an educational tool.

1. 12 Ways to use
pinterest in the
classroom
Rob Tidrow
Technology Coordinator
Richmond Community Schools
weRrichmond.com
Pinterest: RobTidrow
Twitter: @robtidrow
Facebook: RichmondSchools

2. basics of pinterest
http://www.Pinterest.com
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A site to save your favorite things...

3. Anatomy of pinterest
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Pins
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Boards
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Repins and Likes
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Follow
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Home Feed
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4. Pins
A 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.

5. Boards
Where you
organize your
pins by topic

6. repins and likes
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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.
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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.
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You can also choose to like a pin to
save it.

7. follow
You can following someone to see their pins

8. 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.

9. demo

10. Pinterest
The fastest growing social media site!

11. by the numbers

12. pinterest Tips

13. Tip 1: Start pinning today
Use Pinterest Search
Use Pinterest Category Menu

14. Use Pins, Boards, and Pinners

15. Tip 2: SEt Up ClassRoom boards

16. Tip 3: Use Pin It button

17. Tip 4:
upload a
pin
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Click on the plus sign (+) beside your name in the top-right corner and click Upload a pin
2.
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

18. Tip 5: Pin infographics

19. Tip 6: Pin Videos
YouTube, Vimeo and Ted videos

20. Tip 7: Follow other teacher
boards
Search and click
Pinners tab

21. Tip 8: Pin Your Own Content

22. Tip 9: e-mail
notifications

23. Tip 10: Go Mobile

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Tip 11: Use tags in descriptions

25. Hashtag makes keyword linked
Displays other pins with hashtag and word in
descriptions

26. Tip 12: involve parents

27. Questions
Rob Tidrow
Technology Coordinator
Richmond Community Schools
weRrichmond.com
Pinterest: RobTidrow
Twitter: @robtidrow
Facebook: RichmondSchools

28. 12 Ways to use
pinterest in the
classroom
Rob Tidrow
Technology Coordinator
Richmond Community Schools
weRrichmond.com
Pinterest: RobTidrow
Twitter: @robtidrow
Facebook: RichmondSchools