3. What is Pinterest?
• Pinterest is a pinboard style website for sharing
photographs and it has been around for a couple of
years.
• Pinterest allows you to share (Pin) articles, images,
songs, videos, anything you like.
4. Advantages
1) It is beneficial for visual learners.
You can also cater for auditory and kinaesthetic
learners
2) It is easy to use
3) It allows users to explore more. Browsing
pinboards is useful for educators to discover new
things and get inspiration from other teachers around
the world.
4) It enhances collaborative work
5) You may associate it to your blog
Disadvantages
1) Potential privacy concerns
2) Copyright issues
3) Careful with you eyesight
5. Pinterest in the English Classroom
• Sts can create their own boards and pin on different
topics: animals, food, climate change or their own
hobbies.
• They can follow other boards and re-pin what they like.
They can also write and like what they see (With the
Like button)
6. Links
Tutorials on how to Install the Pin Button
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4nH2A3Uobs
http://personalweb.about.com/od/pinterest/a/Pin-It-Button-forPinterest.htm
Five-Minute Film Festival: Pinterest for Teaching and Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-pinterest-teaching-learning
25 Of The Best Pinterest Boards In Education
http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/25-of-the-bestpinterest-boards-in-education/
The 20 Sites Like Pinterest to Love:
http://easylivingmom.com/top-20-sites-like-pinterest-to-love/
7. Sources
• PPT by Magíster Marina Falasca “The New in the Old:
Mobile Apps, Flashcards & Pinterest. Material from the
subject Multimedia, INSPT UTN, 2012.
Hope you have found it useful. Now, start pinning !!
I wanted to mention my former Multimedia teacher Mgter. Marina Falasca,
who introduced me to Pinterest last year and has taught me so many
things and inspired me in so many ways!!
Thanks to you All!!
Iberia.
