I’ve had the invite in the Inbox for several months and I just never seemed to get around to activating it.
And depending on who you talk to, 58 percent to 97 percent of Pinterest users are female. So I may not be the only guy who’s been sitting on the fence with the social bookmarking site. But I’m becoming convinced that Pinterest might be a handy thing to have available.
More and more teachers are using the tool to find, share, and integrate resources. The visual look of Pinterest can be a great hook for students. A very cool infographic shares 16 ways that educators can use Pinterest:

Doing a search, middle school social studies for example, will give you a ton of links. And there are more things out there that can help you begin to understand and use Pinterest. Just a few to get you started:
Social Pinboard – National History Education Clearinghouse’s nice article on Pinterest
Teaching History – an example of a history teacher’s channel
Teaching History / Social Studies - another example from the Teaching Channel
Middle Ages – another example
Six Pinners to Follow
Five More to Follow
Pinterest Resources for Teachers – CoolCatTeacher’s Pinterest stuff
Pinterest for Education – a Livebinder with lots of stuff
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Update July 21
Great friend, tech guru, and K-State prof Cindy Danner-Kuhn has some sweet Pinterest boards including a generic Education board as well as Social Studies, iPads, and Pinterest in Ed boards.
Have fun!