What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a social media site dedicated to images. The site consists of pinboard-style social photo-sharing accounts where users can plan, organize, and explore any topic of interest (Hansen et al, 2012). Users can post not only images but videos as well. Users can also have multiple pinboards for specific topics, making it easier for followers to access many different images and videos for that topic (Hansen et al, 2012). Quick References for Pinterest Terminology • Board – the virtual corkboard to add and remove images and videos. • Pin/Pinning – the process of adding an image or video to your board. • Repinning – taking someone else’s pin and adding it to your board. • Pinners – users of Pinterest. Benefits to Using …show more content…
The issue with many training programs is that they focus on one kind of learner (visual, audio, kinesthetic). With the addition of Pinterest, trainers can add visual supplemental information to an audio presentation. Pinning videos and infographics to further explain the material can bring a stronger cohesion (Hansen et al, 2012). Each board carries a specific theme, either a new technology or process. As a user, trainers create multiple boards on their profile while learners can follow the trainer and their boards (Hansen et al, 2012). Tips to Incorporating Pinterest When you first open Pinterest there are a lot of recipes and infographics for personal use, there is not much organizational posts. But begin searching and a plethora of posts come in. Please read the below tips from eLearning Industry’s Christopher Pappas (2013) to help you incorporate Pinterest into your learning environment. 1. Team Projects. Assign specific boards to learners to collaborate on a group project so they can share ideas and learn collectively about the project. 2. Training Boards. Trainers can create different boards for different training sessions. Whether I-9 verifications or a new on-boarding process, the boards can focus learners’ attention’s to specific