Instagram and Vine in the Classroom and Library

How can we use Instagram and Vine in the classroom and library??  Because our students are all about using Instagram and Vine, we should be figuring out how to apply the apps to our classrooms and libraries. #Keeping kids interested...

Instagram
I would love to have a classroom or library account and have students add pictures of their favorite books throughout the year.  Besides getting them more into reading, their pictures could give ideas to others about books they might like to read.








Instagram could also be used to highlight student projects.



Vine
Warning...Vine videos sometimes have offensive material.  Setting up a private classroom account and monitoring will be essential.

I could probably get some pretty good intros from kids and learn more about them if I encouraged Vine videos. By the second day of school, I bet I could get to know quite a bit about many of my students!

A Vine to introduce my puppies to my students!

 


Vine could also be used for quick examples or instructions by teachers, or student work.

Spine Poetry!