I absolutely adore Pinterest - it's one of my favourite eLearning tools, not to mention one of my favourite ways to while away the hours :-)
You can find my boards here or click on the link below.
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What is Pinterest?
Using Pinterest in Education
Here's a fantastic compilation of ways that Pinterest can be used by educators:
How do I use Pinterest?
- Introduce
new topics
- Brainstorming
- Visual
bibliography for research tasks
- Class
collaboration on topics through the use of group boards
- Class
collaboration on a trip to Germany
- Extra
resources and homework tasks
- Web quests
25 Ways to Use Pinterest with Bloom's Taxonomy
How do I sign up and get started?
To sign up to Pinterest you can use your Facebook account or your email address.
- Head to www.pinterest.com and choose the method you'd like to use.
- Fill out your personal information and click on 'Sign Up'.
- Pinterest will now prompt you to follow people, create your own boards and start pinning.
How to follow people and specific boards
How do I Pin things from Pinterest?
- Hover over a Pin you want to save and click Pin It. Or, click the Pin to see it close up and click Pin It.
- Choose a board for your Pin and add a description.
- Click Pin It.
How do I Pin from a website?
- Add the Pin It button to your browser
- When you find an image you want to save, click the P at the top of your browser
- Pick your favorite image
- Choose a board for your Pin and add a description
- Click Pin It
- Click the plus (+) beside your name and click Add from a website
- Type in the website's address
- Click Find Images
How I do add the Pin It button to my toolbar?
How do I upload an image from my computer?
- Click the plus (+) beside your name and click Upload a Pin
- Click Choose File and find the file on your computer (you can upload JPG, PNG and GIF image files)
- Choose a board for your Pin and add a description
- Click Pin It
How do I edit or delete a Pin?
- Hover over the Pin you want to edit and click the pencil
- Edit the Pin description or website, or pick a new board
- Click Save Changes when you're done
- Or click Delete Pin if you want to get rid of it—you can't undo this, so be careful!
How do I share Pins on Facebook and Twitter?
Before you can share Pins on Facebook or Twitter, you'll need to connect your Pinterest profile to those accounts:
- Click your name at the top of the page then click Settings
- Switch Log in with Facebook or Log in with Twitter from No to Yes
- If you want to share all your Pins on Facebook automatically, switch Link to Timeline from Noto Yes
- Click Save Settings