Handout for session on Pinterest for Foreign Languages teachers, ICT into Languages Conference, #ililc4, 8-9 February 2014

1. #ililc4 ICT into Languages,
University of Southampton
Picture perfect?
Pinterest for the foreign
languages teacher
ISABELLE JONES,
HEAD OF LANGUAGES
@icpjones
http://isabellejones.blogspot.com

2. Pinterest basic functionalities
http://www.pinterest.com/icpjones/
https://www.pinterest.com/settings/

3. Pinterest basic functionalities

4. Pinterest basic functionalities

5. Pinterest basic functionalities
Upload a pin

6. Pinterest basic functionalities
http://uk.about.pinterest.com/goodies/#browser

7. Pinterest basic functionalities
Group boards
https://help.pinterest.com/forums/21710172-Group-Boards
https://help.pinterest.com/entries/22997543-Invite-people-to-a-group-board

8. Pinterest basic functionalities
Secret boards

9. Pinterest for students
 Photo
handout
 Homework
 Extension
handout/ Flip your lesson
work
 Choose
your own starter
 Revision
by topics
 Comment
on resources
 Collaborative
work/ students’ work gallery

10. Pinterest in your pocket
 Free
mobile app
 Home:
to see what the people you follow have
posted
 Search:
 Boards
general categories, key word search
and Pinners suggestions from Pinterest

11. Action!
Exploring Pinterest

Set up an account/ profile

Create boards for your classes

Create pins from a website, camera, place

Create boards for topics you are teaching

Browse the general education section

Repin other people’s pins to your boards

Do a search for a topic you are teaching:
Collect individual pins, follow related boards and check pinners
for following, follow them/ back

Check your notifications

12. Action!
Exploring Pinterest

Find friend from facebook/ email address book

Search ililc4 friend on Pinterest and follow

Edit board settings to make a group board and invite
contributors

Set up a secret board

Share a pin on Twitter/Facebook/via email/save to camera
roll/copy link to a pin and embed in another document (e.g.
electronic newsletter)

Like/ Comment on another person’s pin