Using Pinterest in the Classroom

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Pinterest is a powerful tool not only for teachers but for students as well. This must be used with older children because they must be able to sign up with Pinterest.
Pinterest is awesome but, as always, we must be vigilant when they are surfing to make sure that what they are perusing and pinning is appropriate! : )

Students can create boards for the various activities they are doing. If a student is doing research on Jonas Salk they could create a board and quickly pin various sources that they can peruse and possibly use later. It is much easier than trying to copy down a URL or save the page to a favorites bar especially if they are using school computers!
This works well if the students must collaborate on an activity. One board can be accessed by everyone in the group. 

Students could use their boards as a springboard for writing. Give them a topic and let them find relevant information on it. You could even use the collection as part of a research grade.

Some other ideas:
Timelines
Famous Person Report that can be shared with the class
Science Projects
Writing Projects
Researching any and everything!

Tech Bytes has an article on Pinterest that I worth the read.  
Teach Thought has another article to inspire you!
Last, but certainly not least, an article on NEA about Pinterest.

Take the time to surf for ideas. It will be worth every second you spend on it!
 BTW If you can't tell, I am SOLD on Pinterest!