1. for Parents
Hannah Lombard
EDU630
Summer 2012

2. What is Pinterest?
• Virtual “pinboards” based on topics of your
choosing (fashion, home
décor, travel, food, education, architecture –
you name it, you can find it!)
• Browse others’ boards, create your own
• “Pin it” vs. “Repin”

3. Pinterest Mission Statement
• “Our goal is to connect everyone in the world
through the 'things' they find interesting. We
think that a favorite book, toy, or recipe can
reveal a common link between two people.
With millions of new pins added every week,
Pinterest is connecting people all
over the world based on shared
tastes and interests.”

4. Pinterest in Education
• Education tab
• Search bar
• Boards and pins on:
– Classroom design
– Classroom management
– Kinesthetic math games
– Science experiments
– …and non-educational
pins…

5. • “4 Ways to Use Pinterest in Education”
1. Lesson Plans
- Use search bar, browse educators you “follow,” check
their links back
2. Sharing Ideas
- Visual idea sharing tool, easy to find again (“like” or
“repin” to your own board)
3. Organization
- Virtual file cabinet that makes you put an item in the
correct tab every time! Also, takes up no space!
4. Student Use
- Project potential (must be over 13) – I’d be wary of them
just collecting sites…require written component, too!

6. Pinterest for Parents
• Parent potential – safeguard against young
children using it, resource for parents, extend
the potential benefits to kids under 13
• Inspiration board for parents during summer
vacation: “Beating the Summer Blues – math
and science activities for you and your child”

8. Example Site 1 – Math
Source
Image from website
Description customized by me
Comments detailing associated
MA Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks

9. Example Site 2 – Science
Source
Image from website
Customized description
Comment with applicable MA Science
Curriculum Framework
Repins by others onto their own boards

10. Example Site 3 – Math and Science
Source
Image from website
Customized description on how to make
it more educational
Associated MA Mathematics and Science
Curriculum Frameworks

11. 21st Century Skills
• ** Guided by parent **
• Computer skills – mouse control, coordination of
clicking over link, practice finding a
website, finding important information from a
given site
• Safe Internet usage
• Collaboration with peers and adults
• Introduction to digital bookmarking

12. Potential Problems
• Parents don’t want to access Pinterest
• They make the activities too much work and not
enough fun
• Website glitches
(like this
one), either making
the content
unavailable or not
allowing the
teacher to
customize as they
planned

13. Sources
• Pinterest Mission Statement:
http://pinterest.com/about/
• Morrison, A. (2011). School Systems Blog - Four Ways
to Use Pinterest in Education. Pearson School
Systems. Retrieved July 15, 2012, from
http://www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/blog/?p=424
• All images: screenshots from my own
Pinterestaccount or downloaded from
http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/