I have to say the layout and novelty of Pinterest could generate a lot excitement for students, but I think it does pose a lot of problems. Dirac and others have brought up the problem of integrating a social network, making the students share personal information over the web is problematic. A simple permission form may resolve the issue, but the idea still sits uncomfortably with me. I can see it implemented as a presentation tool more so than a collaboration tool.
Langrange had a nice example with this page. There's a lot of cool resources on the internet that you come across, I feel like as a teacher I can use Pinterest as a hub for resources. Students could explore and browse the page without requiring them to create an account or log in.
As an alternative to Pinterest, there is a website Imgur.com (Pronounced Image-er). It doesn't have quite as nice of a layout as Pinterest does, but it does have offer some options. It allows you to create an account while still keeping anonymity. In this way you could implement some of the ideas of collages, portfolios, and others could all be implemented and actively discussed in the comments. I still have some reservations about having students participate in an open forum (there's no restrictions from non-students from commenting), but I can envision myself using both resources to some degree.
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