#InstaSchool
Instagram's photo and video-sharing network enables people to engage in visual storytelling, which can be leveraged for strengthening the classroom community and for learning.
"Insta" Stats
72% of Teens are on Instagram (PEW)
As of June 2018, Instagram marked 1 billion monthly active users (Statista)
How teachers are using "Insta" in the classroom
Showcase student work and special class events
Feature a student of the week - Each week a different student gets to introduce him/herself with a short intro post and picture and they post shots for the class throughout the week.
Instagram as a teaching tool - Bring students closer to the most challenging topics by presenting them with IG. A recent example, the “Eva Stories” brings Holocaust education into the age of social media by transforming the diary of a 13 yr old Hungarian girl, Eva Heyman, to an Instagram page, providing insight as to how an adolescent may have experienced and documented the Holocaust had it occurred in our times.
Instagram as an assessment tool -
"Histagram" - Creating the Instagram feed for a historic figure.
"Litagram" - Creating the feed for a fictional character from a novel read in class.
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Visual step by step documentation - This is being used in science experiments, enabling students to monitor and compare results
Paige Brown Jarreau, Science Communication Specialist
From :Using Instagram as a Teaching & Research Tool: Tips & Best Practices
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References
Addyson-Zhang, A. (2017, Sept 6) Using Instagram as a Teaching & Research Tool: Tips, Resources, & Best Practices [Blog post].
Retrieved from https://medium.com/@aiaddysonzhang/using-instagram-as-a-teaching-research-tool-tips-resources-best-practices-8f1e2ae7bc20
Burnett, L. (2019, Apr 29). Eva stories- trailer [video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJecRvcVlZI
Creativepool. (2013, November 28). Histagram: If famous historical figures had Instagram. Retrieved from https://creativepool.com/magazine/inspiration/histagram-if-famous-historical-figures-had-instagram-.2397
New York Post. (2019, May 2). ‘Eva Stories’ brings the Holocaust into the Instagram era [video file]. Retrieved from https:////nypost.com/video/eva-stories-brings-the-holocaust-into-the-instagram-era/
Anderson, M. & Jingjing J. (2018, May 31). Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018, Pew Research Centre. Retrieved from https://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/
Statista. (N.D.). Instagram - Statistics & Facts. Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/topics/1882/instagram/