Pinterest Resources for Educators

<br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">There is a lot of interest in pinterest from educators this summer. I pulled together a collection of all my pinterest resources to help you get started.</div><ul class="diigo-linkroll" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/02/simple-pinterest-for-beginners.html" href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/02/simple-pinterest-for-beginners.html">Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Simple Pinterest for Beginners</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This is my blog post on how to get started with Pinterest, including tips to easily score an invite (It isn't that hard.) This is a great thing to do over the summer.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/howto" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/howto">howto</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/esheninger/?d" href="http://pinterest.com/esheninger/?d">Eric Sheninger (esheninger) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">ERic has moved to pinterest and has a set of pinboards that any Administrator will learn from. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/administration" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/administration">administration</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/Reallyrachel/" href="http://pinterest.com/Reallyrachel/">Rachel Lynette (reallyrachel) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Lots of free resources for teachers. Follow the board for your grade level and find a lot of great ideas. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/Abbril/" href="http://pinterest.com/Abbril/">Sara Hart (abbril) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you are a homeschooler, then Sara Hart's pinterest boards are must follow resources for you.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/homeschool" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/homeschool">homeschool</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/mlundy5/" href="http://pinterest.com/mlundy5/">Michelle Lundy (mlundy5) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Michelle is another great teacher here in Georgia that I'm following. She likes to organize but has a technology board with 426 pins that is a great set of resources.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/Project7/" href="http://pinterest.com/Project7/">Project 7 (project7) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">I like these areas to help others on Pinterest and the ideas they have. If you like to help others, this is a great set of pinboards to follow.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/VasquezFrogs/" href="http://pinterest.com/VasquezFrogs/">Lorraine Vasquez (VasquezFrogs) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Another great teacher to follow on Pinterest. A fourth grade teacher who has lots of ideas, particularly in reading and grammar.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://joelcomm.com/7-ways-to-use-pinterest-as-a-w.html" href="http://joelcomm.com/7-ways-to-use-pinterest-as-a-w.html">7 Ways To Use Pinterest As A Writer</a></div><div class="diigo-description">This post has some information on how you can use Pinterest. If you're a company or organization supporting educators and want to dissect that pin and know how to get the word out about what you're doing, here are some tips.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/about/goodies" href="http://pinterest.com/about/goodies">Pinterest / Goodies</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Lots of pinterest goodies from Pintereset including a pinit button.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://techably.com/add-pinterest-button-to-website/5310" href="http://techably.com/add-pinterest-button-to-website/5310">How to add Pinterest Button to Website?</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you want to add a pinterest button manually to your website, here are the instructions.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://mashable.com/2012/01/08/pinterest-13-tips-and-tricks-for-cutting-edge-users/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box3719" href="http://mashable.com/2012/01/08/pinterest-13-tips-and-tricks-for-cutting-edge-users/#view_as_one_page-gallery_box3719">Pinterest: 13 Tips and Tricks for Cutting Edge Users</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Great tips on how to take your pinning to the "next level" and find people to follow. Some neat things here.</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://pinterest.com/tesResources" href="http://pinterest.com/tesResources">TES Teaching Resources (tesResources) on Pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-description">If you're on Pinterest and looking for resources, there is a fabulous set of teaching resources coming through TES on Pinterest. </div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/28/google-plus-time-dwindles-pinterest" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/28/google-plus-time-dwindles-pinterest">Time spent on Google+ dwindles while Pinterest draws growing user interest | Technology | guardian.co.uk</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Data from ComScore shows falling time spent on Google's would-be Facebook rival, as bookmarking site Pinterest rises almost unnoticed to rival longer-established sites</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edtech" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edtech">edtech</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edapp">edapp</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/facebook" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/facebook">facebook</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a></div><div class="diigo-tags"><br /></div></li><li><div class="diigo-link"><a _fcksavedurl="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/02/pinterest-why-what-its-not-says-so-much044.html" href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/02/pinterest-why-what-its-not-says-so-much044.html">MediaShift . Pinterest: Why What It's Not Says So Much | PBS</a></div><div class="diigo-description">Nice explanation of Pinterest. There are many tools for sharing but pinterest won't even let you share if there isn't a photo on it. Photos are more important than ever. Have you learned by now?  Don't let me explain it, experience it. Ask friends on Twitter to get an invitation, that is the easiest way. "There's a point where connection becomes clutter, where the networking that seemed fun and convenient a few years ago now feels like a social uzi."</div><div class="diigo-tags">tags: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pinterest">pinterest</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a> <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></div></li></ul><div class="diigo-ps" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Posted from <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com" href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher" href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.</div>

Pinterest Resources for Educators

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