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Planning Pinterest: A Hands-On Approach to
Pinterest use in Academic Advising
Maggie J. Gilchrest-Dunnam & Devin McCainTexas Tech University
Why Pinterest
• Relevance• Brand management• Past NACADA interest• Traffic/linking for departmental pages• Outreach to current and prospective
students
Definitions• Pinterest: a social curation website for sharing and
categorizing images online.
• Pinterest page: A page unique to you/your department, specifically designed to reflect your advising practices, this is where you create boards.
• Pinterest Board – a place within your page that you can “pin” specific topics in relation to the board name. This of the board as a Bulletin Board.
• Pin – Image and information you place on your “bulletin board.” This of it as a push pin.
Mapping It Out
• Creation of a business account• Planning Boards:• Know your audience• Keep your mission statements in
mind• Know your goals• Keywords, Hashtags/Call to Action•What do we want to project & why?
Pinning & Pin Creation
•What should you pin?
•Who should you follow?
• How do you create your own Pins?
• Adding a Pin button to your content.
Let’s Get Started!
Creating an Account
Join as a Business
Edit Profile
Department
Your Icon
Your Pinterest Website
Your Mission Statement
Your university website
First Page
Mapping Boards
Create a Board
Board Settings
Our New Board, On to Pinning!
Search Categories
Specific Search
Search Results
Pinning from Current Pins
Add a Pin
From Your Device
Pin Description
Pin from the Web
Choosing an Image
Secret Boards
Student View
Student View
Student View
Final Thoughts
Analytics
Questions?