• Think about two possible social media tools you could
integrate to engage, excite, and/or educate students. – How would you utilize
these tools? – What would you need to learn more about before implementing
these tools in the classroom? Prepare your simple slide presentation
individually and present in class (40 minutes)
¨If you
teach middle or high schoolers, you
know that Instagram is
one of the most popular social media channels for teens and tweens today. And
while it may not seem like it at first, there are many applications for Instagram in
the classroom.
It's important to protect students' privacy, especially when using a public channel like Instagram. If you're interested in trying any of the ideas below, we recommend creating a classroom account that you set to "private" and carefully vetting any potential followers. You might also try adapting our suggestions to an educational social media platform such as Edmodo. Finally, be sure to check your school's technology policies before you begin.
Here are 10 awesome ways you can use Instagram in the classroom.
It's important to protect students' privacy, especially when using a public channel like Instagram. If you're interested in trying any of the ideas below, we recommend creating a classroom account that you set to "private" and carefully vetting any potential followers. You might also try adapting our suggestions to an educational social media platform such as Edmodo. Finally, be sure to check your school's technology policies before you begin.
Here are 10 awesome ways you can use Instagram in the classroom.
¨
Showcase students' work. Snap pictures of students' artwork
and other special projects to share on a private Instagram account only
accessible to families and others in your school community.
¨
Feature a student of the week. Invite students to alternate
"taking over" your classroom Instagram account and sharing photos
from their daily lives. Then have the featured student share his or her photos
with the class.
¨
Capture field trip memories. Invite a student volunteer
"archivist" to take photos on your field trips or during class
parties and share them on your Instagram account.
¨
Imagine what a favorite character would post. Challenge students
to find photos that would appear in sports etc
¨
Share reading recommendations. Invite students to snap photos
of their favorite books and then browse the photos in your feed for more ideas
on what to read.
¨
Record steps in a science experiment. Watch as a plant unfurls or a
chemical compound slowly changes colors—and keep the changes preserved on
Instagram.
¨
Go on an ABC scavenger hunt. Challenge kids to find print in the
world around them—on signs, packaging and in the mail.
¨
Imagine how a famous person in history would use Instagram. Have students browse
historical photos and create a bulletin board or poster display eg: showing
about Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Dr Mahathir etc.
¨
Discover ideas for writing. Tap an "inspiration fairy"
to take 10 photos that could serve as a prompt for writing—an empty bird's
nest, a For Sale sign and a broken doll, for instance.
¨
Document student progress. Snap photos of student's writing at the
beginning and end of the year. Order inexpensive prints from sites such asPrinstagr.am to show students how far
they have come!
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