As a high school teacher, apps like Instagram and Vine are
on the majority of my students’ phones. At first, they were annoying apps that
I thought were a waste of my students’ time. While I have not exactly accepted
Vine and Instagram as awesome teaching tool, I am beginning to see some of the
benefits of using these apps in the classroom. Firstly, for those of you who
are unaware of what these apps can do, let me take a moment to explain.
Instagram is an application that allows users to post and edit photos/videos,
and share those photos/videos with other users through the Instagram page,
Twitter, and Facebook. Vine is an application that allows users to take and
post short videos (6 seconds max).
Videos directly on to Vine and can be posted to Twitter and similar
sites to be shared. One thing to keep in mind is that both applications should
be used with the proper setting for students’ protection. Instagram offers more
settings to protect students from inappropriate content; however, I recommend
establishing restrictions with your students early on when using these apps in
the classroom.
Instagram
Features
Simple to use
Can be accessed through iPhone and Android
Free to use
Connects to Twitter and Facebook
Editing available
In the classroom
Can be used to display students’ projects, poems, and other
creations
Can be used to celebrate student achievement or improvement
Students can share photos of project creation or special
event
Students can post pictures of recommended books
Vine
Features
Free to use
Simple editing process
Stop and record features
Can be accessed through iPhone and Android
Connects to Twitter and Facebook
In the classroom
Students can record brief questions
Students can record answers to questions
Students document reactions to poem/stories/book endings
Students can record brief book trailers/comments
Teacher can record comments about assignments
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