Pinterest



=What is Pinterest? = Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse boards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.People use boards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and share their favorite recipes. **And educators use Pinterest for LEARNING/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT! ** media type="youtube" key="oJzD4vF5dFA?list=PL1A834A972E2D5ECA" height="251" width="448"

=Pinterest Basics = According to PCWorld, here are basic steps to getting started with Pinterest: 1. Pinterest is essentially a Web-based bulletin board (think: cork, thumbtacks, and photos) where people share images of stuff they like 2. Sign up for an account at www.pinterest.com 3. Even without signing up, you can browse "pins" that others have posted. By default, Pinterest shows a little of everything: food, fashion, products, sports, travel, and so on. But you can easily focus the content by choosing a category. 4. A pin is little more than a photo with one or more comments, plus a link to the site where it originated. 5. Once you have an account of your own, you can pin items using various methods. The easiest: upload a photo from your PC, or use the Pinterest [|"Pin It" button] (which is essentially a bookmarklet) to pin from whatever site you're viewing. 6. In addition to pinning miscellaneous items using Pinterest's available categories, you can create your own "pin boards": collections of pins based on any topic you want.

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==According to Edudemic, the 20 Best Pinterest Boards to Follow: ==
 * 1) Patricia Brown: Patricia showcases a myriad of videos, articles, tutorials, and lots of other resources all about education technology.
 * 2) Vicki Davis: We love Vicki! The ‘cool cat teacher’ is a rock-star on the blogs but also maintains a wonderful collection of curated resources for anyone looking to enhance their classroom or life.
 * 3) TeacherVision: A ‘family education network,’ TeacherVision assembles a solid list of resources that are valuable for parents, students, and teachers alike.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Kathy Schrock]: Kathy (big fan!) is a big name in edtech. Like Vicki Davis, she’s a wonderful blogger and Pinterest user. She curates helpful tools and supportive information for, in particular, developing top-notch presentations.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edutopia: The always-helpful Edutopia steps up to the Pinterest plate and hits it out of the park. They update their pinboards every day with a pantload of useful information, infographics, and articles.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Eric Sheninger]: Looking to learn about life as a principal? What technology is being used by school admins? Eric has you covered and has built up a solid collection of useful resources.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Edudemic]: Might as well share our own stuff on here since we think it’s worthwhile! We like to pin apps, web 2.0 tools, guides, infographics, and interesting edtech news.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|TED ED News]: From the inspiring videos to the follow-up conversations, TED Ed has you covered here. Their Pinterest boards are worth following simply to try and keep up with everything!
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Jennie Hoffmann]: Looking for useful web tools for education? Jennie covers the best tools and focuses on activities in particular that can help boost your classroom.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Kristin Brynteson]: Kristin loves to pin (judging by the number of pins!) and includes lots of free apps and education resources. We heart free resources!
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Samia Wahab]: Who knew that Pinterest could be a news outlet? These articles posted by Samia are great reading for anyone interested in edtech news, trends, and more.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Charity Preston]: Want a pinboard that focuses on elementary school technology? Charity has an array of pins here that will help you out.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Melissa Alonzo-Dillard]: From interactive whiteboards to smart-boards to projectors, this pinboard from Melissa is useful for you. Great for any tech enthusiast too!
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Rachel Friedrich]: Ever had the Reading Rainbow song in your head? This board has a whole library of tools like that. I dare you not to start singing the theme song now. Double dare.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Education World]: Ed world focuses on science and and how it connects with education. In other words, it’s great for any science teacher or student. There are plenty of non-science resources too though!
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Shannon Smith]: A useful list of resources that is a useful tool for teachers and non-teachers. Focuses on infographics but also lesson plans worth knowing about. Great compilation Shannon!
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|K S]: This board has a focus on Canada thanks to the author (a curriculum consultant) being from there. The pinboard helps promote digital literacy and education technology thanks to many videos and resources.
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Debbie Fucoloro]: Great for beginners (in edtech), this set of pinboards are useful guides for any teacher looking to amp up their technology!
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Shelly Terrell]: Like Vicki Davis, Shelly Terrell is a big name in edtech blogging. We’ve even featured her in the Edudemic Magazine! Shelly focuses her boards on digital storytelling which basically gets tech into the hands of students and then makes them find creative uses. What could be better than that?
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|ISTE]: The one and only International Society for Technology in Education (you know, the folks who run the awesome conferences) posts some of their favorite tools and resources here. A great follow and recommendation for all teachers who want to get more tech into their classroom.

=<span style="color: #009900; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Pinterest Resources = <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">All pins tagged 'Education" on Pinterest