Presentation for Educators/Administrators of Mediapolis District 10-30-13

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PINTEREST & YOU
Jennifer Woodley
Communication Specialist
Great Prairie AEA
Jennifer.woodley@gpaea.org

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Hello @jenwoodley24
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Communications Specialist
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Internal/External
Communications
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News Blogs & E-News (The
Cornerstone)
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Website
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Social Media Diva
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
, Pinterest, Google+

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Hello @iamDublin
Puppy Tweets

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Social media defines the
activities that integrate
technology, social
interaction and the sharing
of words, images, video
and audio.

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More simply put
“Social media is people having
conversations online.”
DID YOU SEE THIS?
OMG!
RT!

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Social Media & You
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How many of you…
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Twitter
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Facebook
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LinkedIn
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Google+
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Pinterest
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Instagram
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Vine
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Tumblr
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Foursquare

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Social Media by Internet Users
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67% Facebook
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16% Twitter
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15% Pinterest
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13% Instagram
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6% Tumblr

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Social Media Users by Gender
71% Females
62% Males
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Facebook
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Facebook
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Pinterest
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Twitter
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Instagram
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Instagram
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Twitter
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Tumblr
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Tumblr
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Pinterest

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GPAEA Uses Social Media
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www.gpaea.org

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Launched in 2010
Pinterest.com

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What is Pinterest? An animated video.
http://youtu.be/oJzD4vF5dFA

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FUN FACT
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Ben Silbermann, CEO &CoFounder of Pinterest born/raised in Des Moines
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Go IOWA!

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The Basics
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70 million+ users
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Pinterest Pages are made up of
boards
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Pinterest helps people organize
the things they love through the
use of pins
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Boards showcase your brand’s
themes, ideas, topics of interest
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Follow & be followed
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Create guest (collaborative)
boards
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A pin can consist of an image or
video
People pin
quotes, styles, gifts, destination
s, recipes, etc.

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Pins
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Pins
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A pin is an image (or video)
you add to Pinterest that links
back to the website it came
from.
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“Pin it” from a website
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Re-pin within Pinterest
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Where do pins come from?
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How can you tell if a pin is
quality?

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Boards
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Boards
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A board is where you collect
your pins.
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Can be secret or public and
you can invite friends to pin
with you on any of your
boards.
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Make boards for anything
and everything!
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Group Boards
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Cover Photo

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Home Feed
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When you first log in, you land
in your home feed.
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Collection of the pins from the
pinners/boards that you follow.
(also recommendations from
Pinterest)
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Home base, if you want to find
it again, click on Pinterest logo.

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Following
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Following people and boards is
how you fill up your home feed
with interesting stuff.
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It’s all about what you like, not
who you know!
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If you want to follow
someone, click on “Follow All”
on their profile or “Follow
Board” on individual boards.
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Group Boards

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Search & Category
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Use the “Search” box to find
something specific.
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Toggle between
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Pins
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Boards
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Pinners
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Just my pins
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Category Menu lets you search
within specific categories.
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#Hashtags

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Copyright & Attribution
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http://about.pinterest.com/copyr
ight/
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Pinterest ("Pinterest") respects
the intellectual property rights of
others and expects its users to
do the same.
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Pinterest buying Metadata
rights to Getty
Images, Flick’r, etc.
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Remember! Give credit and link
to original source

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Create a Pinterest Account
www.pinterest.com

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Your Pinterest Account
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Profile
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Notifications
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Click on your name, then
“Your Boards” or “Your Pins”
Tell you when someone
likes, pins or follows you.
Account Settings
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Click on your name, then
“Settings” to make changes.

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How to Pin
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Add a pin with the Pin It
button:
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Select the image you'd like to
pin
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Choose the board for your
pin and add a description
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Click Pin It
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Type in the website's address
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Find an image on a website
that you want to pin and click
the Pin It button
Hover over the profile menu
and click Add pin
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Add the Pin It button to your
browser
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Find a pin from a website:
Click Find Images
Upload a pin from your computer:
 Hover over the profile menu and
click Add pin
 Click Choose Pin and find the file
on your computer
 Choose the board you'll pin to and
add a description to your pin
 Click Pin It

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How to RePin
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You can repin any pin you've found on Pinterest to your own
board. When you repin, the user who first pinned the image will
also get credit. A repin keeps the source of the original pin no
matter how many times it’s repinned.
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To repin a pin:
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Hover over the pin and click Pin It. Or, open up the pin to the large
view and click Pin It.
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Choose the board you'll pin to and add a description to your pin.
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Click Pin It.

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Who should I follow?
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Iowa’s AEAs - http://www.pinterest.com/iowaaea/
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Mepo Schools - http://www.pinterest.com/meposchools/
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Edutopia - http://www.pinterest.com/edutopia/
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ASCD - http://www.pinterest.com/officialascd/

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Pinterest Hunt

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1. Create a new board
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Click on the + by your name or
go to “Your Boards” to create a
new board.
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Name it "Pinterest Hunt”

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Pin/RePin to your new board
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a resource for Common Core
lessons
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ideas to keep kids reading over
the summer
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how to organize a teacher
portfolio
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an iPad app you can use for
your grade level and subject
area
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ideas to help middle school
struggling readers
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ways to increase student
engagement that use
technology
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ideas to celebrate Earth Day
(April 22, 2014) in your
classroom
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ideas for using technology in
the Language Arts classroom
resources for "flipped learning”

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Share your board!
Share with at least one other person in the room.
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Invite people to your board
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Go to the board and click Edit
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Enter the first and last name (or email address) of the invitee
under Who can pin?
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Click his/her name once it loads
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Note: You must follow at least one of the person’s boards in order to
invite him/her
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Repeat for any other people you'd like to add
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Click Save Changes

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MepoSchools

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MepoSchools&Pinterest
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Collaborate! Share resources within your subject area or grade
level
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Create boards for:
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Parents
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Students
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Community Members
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About your District (link back to your website)

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Talk Amongst Yourselves!
How
can you use
Pinterest as an
Educator? in
your classroom?

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Your Classroom &Pinterest

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Education &Pinterest
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Market Research
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Visual Storytelling/Custom Pinboards
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Collaboration
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Guest Pinners
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Contests
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Alumni/Nostalgia
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Educational Campaigns

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Overwhelmed yet?

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Social Media Tips for Educators
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Don’t friend current
students/parents
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Don’t post anything you
wouldn’t want in the newspaper
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Ask your friends to be mindful
when posting pictures of you
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Check your privacy settings
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Don’t argue

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Resources & PP:
http://bit.ly/gpaeaPin
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Contact:
Jennifer Woodley
@jenwoodley24
jennifer.woodley@gpaea.org
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Connect with GPAEA:
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Thank you!
www.gpaea.org

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Sources
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Videos
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What is Pinterest? An
animated video.
http://youtu.be/oJzD4vF5dFA
Photos
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iClipart.com (subscription)
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Pinterest.com
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Statistics
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Pew
Internet, http://www.pewintern
et.org/
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Public Assembly
Webinar, http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=vqLM3zGsbgg
&feature=youtu.be