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You Might Also Be Interested In These ArticlesSocial Media InfluenceGoogle+ Hangouts for SchoolsFlickr for Education – 18 Ways to Use Flickr in SchoolsTelling the Time – Online Resources RoundupFree Online Photo Editors ReviewMoving to the Cloud for... Via Patty Ball 
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Recently, I've been spending quite a bit of my time researching how to use Pinterest in the classroom in a way that is meaningful and relevant. I've posted a couple of articles about Pinterest befo... Via Patty Ball, KB...Konnected
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April 30, 2013 8:42 PM
Great Bloom! Meaningful ways to use Pinterest with students.
I love Pinterest! Want to follow me? I hope you do. :)
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Pinterest isn't just for wedding themes, DIY craft inspiration, and pretty pictures — it can also be a great educational tool! Via Beth Dichter
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Heiko Idensen reports in his curated newsradar "Online Curating & Social Learning Tools and Applications": "Learnist is a new pinboard where users can organize their learning materials. It resembles Pinterest except that Learnist is just for sharing learning resources.
The website is still in beta but looks really very promising for both teachers and students.
Here is a set of the main features that Learnist offers to its users : It is freeItis easy to useIt has a user friendly interfaceIt lets users create pinboards around a certain topicUsers can create different boards and invite others to collaborate on themIt lets you pin images,videos, and text to your boards with a single click from Learnist bookmarkletUsers can also upload resources to their boards using URLs Free to use.
Try it out: http://learni.st Via Robin Good, Shona Whyte
Beth Kanter's comment,
May 25, 2012 11:58 AM
OMG, I think I died and went to heaven .. I'm going to check this out right away - it is exactly what I had hoped to use pinterest for.
Beth Kanter's comment,
May 25, 2012 12:03 PM
Bummer, it is invite only - but requested one - hopefully won't take too long - looks like a great tool for trainers and teachers
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This article really helped me to understand how Pinterest can be a great tool for use in education. It demonstrated how it is effective for organizing vast quantities of information and brainstorming ideas though a visual nature making it particularly suited to engaging learners.