Presented as a 2 hour workshop at Indiana ICE Conference in October 2013 by Rob Tidrow.

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
1.
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