This document provides an overview of how to use the visual bookmarking site Pinterest in education. It defines key Pinterest terminology like pins, boards, repinning, and following. It explains how teachers can use Pinterest to share resources with students, develop collaborative online spaces, and build personal learning networks. Examples are given of education-focused Pinterest boards and how the site can support sharing information between teachers and students.

1. Visual Bookmarking with Pinterest
Nell Eckersley

2. Agenda
What is Pinterest?
 How to use Pinterest
 Why use Pinterest in education?
 How to use Pinterest in education
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3. Pinterest
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4. Pinterest is like a Bulletin Board
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Pinterest was developed as an online inspirational
space
http://about.pinterest.com/basics/
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5. Pinterest
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6. Terminology
Pins--visual bookmarks
Boards--collections of pins
Pin Feed--displays the chronological activity from the
Pinterest boards that a user follows
Repin--adding a visual bookmark from another board
to your board
Like--showing appreciation for a visual book mark on
a board
Follow--adding to your feed the content of a board or
the entire collection of boards of a Pinterest user
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7. Pins
http://pinterest.com/nelightful/adult-education-ideas/
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8. Pins
A pin starts with an image or video you add
to Pinterest.
 You can add a pin from a
website or upload an image right from your
computer
 Any pin on Pinterest can be repinned, and
all pins link back to their source
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http://about.pinterest.com/basics/
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9. Boards
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10. Boards
A board is where you organize your pins by
topic.
 You could pin ideas for remodeling your
bathroom to your House Projects board,
for example.
 Boards can be secret or public, and you
can invite other people to pin with you on
any of your boards.
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http://about.pinterest.com/basics/
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11. How do You Add Pins to a Board?
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Copy the URL of the website where the image is
located and paste it in Pinterest
On the website where the image is located, click the
Pin it icon
Upload your own image to Pinterest
Repin from your Pinterest Feed or from another
Board
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12. The Feed
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13. Repinning, Liking, and Following
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14. Why Use Pinterest in Adult Education
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15. Sharing information
Common lesson may include
 Teacher sharing online resources with students
 Students saving online resources for their own use
outside of the lab
 Students sharing resources with each other
How do you do this now?
 Wikis
 Email
 Website
 Blog
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18. How to Use Pinterest in Education
Share resources with learners
 Develop a collaborative space online
 Develop a personal learning network for
teacher professional development
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19. How to Use Pinterest in Education
Is Pinterest a Teacher’s New Best Friend in
the Classroom?
 25 Great Educators To Follow On Pinterest
 TechChef4U Pinterest
 In The Pinterest Of Education
 LiveBinder of Pinterest in Education
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20. Examples
25 Libraries We Most Love on Pinterest
http://bit.ly/14ddITR
 Educational Technology Pinterest Board
http://bit.ly/Y5hOdl
 Pinterest for Teaching http://bit.ly/OmNg42
 Five-Minute Film Festival: Pinterest for
Teaching and Learning
http://bit.ly/QAQvRn
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21. Professors, Peers & Pinterest
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22. Pinterest in Education
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23. Evaluation Form
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http://bit.ly/NEvaluation
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24. Contact Information
Nell Eckersley
Subject Matter Expert, LINCS Community Technology
and Learning Group: https://community.lincs.ed.gov
Email: nelle@lacnyc.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nell.eckersley
Blog: http://nelightful.wordpress.com/
Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/nelleckersley
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25. Literacy Information and Communication
System (LINCS)
LINCS provides you with the information, resources,
professional development activities, and online
network you need to enhance your practice and
ensure your adult students receive high-quality
learning opportunities.
http://lincs.ed.gov/
LINCS is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult
Education. It is comprised of the Resource Collection, managed by Kratos Learning, the
Regional Professional Development Centers, and the Technical Contractor, Quotient, Inc.
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26. LINCS Makes a Difference
How can LINCS help you with your work? It offers:
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A Resource Collection containing high-quality, evidencebased materials in 16 topic areas;
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An online Community of Practice where you can share and
collaborate with your peers;
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A Learning Portal where you can engage in self-paced and
facilitated professional development courses; and
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Four Regional Professional Development Centers
(RPDCs) that deploy evidenced-based PD trainings to states.
For a video overview of LINCS, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bq6Mdn2Qg
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27. LINCS Technology Online Course
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Title: Integrating Technology in the Adult
Education Classroom
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Free, self-paced online course
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Completion time: ~ 4 hours
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Certificate received upon completion
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Course accessible through the LINCS Learning
Portal: http://lincs.ed.gov/courses
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28. Don’t Miss a Beat; Connect with LINCS
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Join the Community:
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https://community.lincs.ed.gov
Access the Learning Portal:
http://lincs.ed.gov/courses
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Search the Resource Collection:
http://lincs.ed.gov/collections
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Follow the latest updates: @LINCS_ED
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Join our professional group: LINCS_ED
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Watch webinar archives and more: LincsEd
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