1. A Look at Virtual Boards
Carroll ISD
Instructional Technology Specialist
Kristie Johnson

2. What is Pinterest?
• Virtual board…like a corkboard
 Create boards based on interests
 Upload pictures and/or websites as pins to boards
 Uploads are called pins to boards
 Add details to pins you repin or create
 Can link repins to Facebook and/or Twitter
 Follow other users boards

3. Why Use Pinterest?
• Gather new ideas.
• Share your interests with others.
• Organize ideas.

4. Setting up an Account
• You need an invite.
• You can apply through Facebook.
• Once you have an invite you will
need to login in using Facebook or
Twitter to get to the registration page.
(once registered you can turn that feature off)
• Do not choose “areas of interest”
when registering…they sent you
friends automatically.

5. Account Settings
• Email notifications
• Group
pins, comments, likes, repins, follows, frequency, Dig
est, News)
• Name – makes it easier to be found in search
• User name – attaches to Pinterest URL
• About – create a blurb about yourself
• Location – identify where you are located
• Website – add your personal website/blog
• Image – upload a profile image
• Facebook/Twitter – connect to social media
• Visibility
• Public engine searchs…ex. – Google/Yahoo search

6. Friends
• You can invite friends via email or
Facebook.
• There’s no security settings for
blocking friends from following you.
• You can follow a user or choose a
specific board to follow.
• You can unfollow someone by
opening their profile page.

7. Home Page
• Categories you see there:
• Everything
• You can choose a specific category using
the dropdown arrow
• Videos
• Not categorized in any order
• Popular
• Items with the most repins, likes, comments
• Gifts
• Categorized by cost

8. Boards
• Upon creating your account, you
automatically have boards that
appear. You can change the name
or delete those boards.
• Click “add” to create a new board
• Edit board allows you to change
title, description, who can
pin, category or delete the board
entirely.

9. Pins
• These are the actual things you
find that you like.
• You can comment, repin, or edit
pins that you add.
• Editing pins allows you to write a
description, add a link, choose the
board to link it to, or delete the pin
entirely.

10. How to Search
• Start by clicking the search icon
first.
• From there choose if you are
searching for pins, boards, or
people.
• Then enter the name of what you
are searching for in the search
window.

11. Creating your Own
• Click the ADD button
• To create a new board choose Create
a Board
• To create a Pin you have two options
• Add a Pin – enter the link to a website
and it will find the image
• Upload a Pin – upload the image and
then add the link in the edit version. (I like
this way better because I can choose what
image I want uploaded)

12. Helpful Hints
• Pin it Button – add to toolbar
• Under the About Section – Help is there
• Follow Button can be added to your
website or blog (You find the embed code for
the button under About/Goodies)
• Turn off Facebook if you do not want
your pins or boards to appear there.
• Be sure to categorize your pins…it helps
others to search for specific pins based
on categories.

13. My Favorites on Pinterest
• Curriculum Tools (Commerce ISD)
• Tons of tech resources (apps, Promethean,
web 2.0, etc) http://pinterest.com/curriculumtools/
• Janet Corder - http://pinterest.com/janet_corder/
• Great Promethean resources
• Alli Pryor - http://pinterest.com/iteamalli/
• Web 2.0 resources, iTouch/iPad resources
• Annie TeachHub - http://pinterest.com/teachhub/
• Printable lessons by grade levels, lesson
plans, bulletin board ideas

14. More Favorites on Pinterest
• 21st Century Tools – technology tools
http://pinterest.com/21stcenturytool/
• David Kapuler - http://pinterest.com/dkapuler/
• Caroline Bucky – iPads in Education
http://pinterest.com/cjbucky/ipads-in-education/
• Jennifer Jones – Digital Technology
http://pinterest.com/hellojenjones/digital-technology-apps/
• Always Learning: K-6 ideas for teachers
http://pinterest.com/alwayslearning/